by Abrie Coetzee | Mar 8, 2016 | Travel Talk |
Table Mountain National Park offers a number of wonderful picnic and braai sites. However keep in mind that braaing should be undertaken with care and is often banned due to high winds. Alcohol, dogs and music are prohibited in the picnic braai areas. Oudekraal...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 26, 2016 | Travel Talk |
Tugela Falls, in South Africa, is located in the Drakensberg within the Royal Natal National Park. The combined total drop of its five distinct free-leaping falls is 948 m and it is accepted as the world’s second-tallest waterfall. The Royal Natal National Park...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jul 15, 2013 | Travel Talk |
Birds of Eden, east of Plettenberg Bay in the Garden Route, is the biggest single free flight aviary in the World. This unique two hectare dome spans over a gorge of indigenous forest which comprises 70% of the aviary. The volume allows the creation of habitat niches...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jun 25, 2013 | Travel Talk |
The Quiver Tree is probably the most spectacular aloe species that is found in South Africa because of its sculptural form. Aloe dichotoma, also known as Quiver tree or Kokerboom (Afrikaans), is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa. Quiver Trees are...
by Abrie Coetzee | Nov 22, 2012 | Travel Talk |
When it comes to wine, South Africa is not the first country that comes to mind for a lot of people. Many people do not associate South Africa with wine at all, which might be somewhat surprising when you consider that wine has been made here for hundreds of years....
by Abrie Coetzee | Oct 24, 2012 | Travel Talk |
The gardens were only officially founded in 1982 as a botanical garden, but there is evidence that the area was popular for picnics and hikes as far back as the early 1800s. Walter Sisulu has been ranked as the 2nd best botanical garden in the world on the Huffington...
