by Abrie Coetzee | Mar 20, 2012 | Nature & Wildlife |
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), the National Animal of South Africa, is the only gazelle-like antelope which occur in South Africa. Springbok antelope originally occurred in the drier north-west regions of the Northern Cape and the Free State. It is a smallish...
by SA Places | Mar 15, 2012 | Travel Talk |
Salt water makes up 97.5% of water on Earth, leaving 2.5% as fresh water. Nearly 70% of fresh water is frozen in the icecaps, which means there’s not much left for us to use. In fact, humans use less than 1% of all water on Earth. This water has to be shared amongst...
by Abrie Coetzee | Mar 14, 2012 | Nature & Wildlife |
Each year more than a million wildebeest, about 300,000 zebra and other antelope start their long trek from Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains, further north to Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. They do it in search of food and water. The Serengeti plains and...
by Abrie Coetzee | Mar 1, 2012 | Activities |
If you budget is low and you are looking for something to do in Cape Townthat will not cost you anything or is almost free, try the following: Take a Township Tour Townships were created as living areas for non-whites under the old system of Apartheid. Most of Cape...
by SA Places | Feb 28, 2012 | Travel Talk |
Some of the most frequent questions asked by visitors planning their first safari, are: Will I see the Big Five? Maybe. Many reserves have all the big five – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo – but it’s not that easy to see them all,...
by SA Places | Feb 23, 2012 | Travel Talk |
Rooibos, the Afrikaans for “red bush”, is a broom-like plant and member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa’s fynbos. The plant has very similar growth and flowers to the redbush. The plant is used to make an herbal tea called...
by SA Places | Feb 20, 2012 | Nature & Wildlife |
Kuruman is famous for the “Eye of Kuruman” (Die Oog in Afrikaans), a fresh water fountain that gushes from a seemingly barren dolomite rock to deliver 20 million litres of water a day even during the worst droughts. It is the source of the Kuruman river...
by SA Places | Feb 16, 2012 | Activities |
Most people associate Sun City with entertainment, live shows, gambling, golf and the water world. Not many realize that Sun City and Pilanesberg Game Reserve combined, offer one of the best adventure centres in South Africa. Five of the more popular adventure...
by SA Places | Feb 13, 2012 | Activities |
Anysberg Nature Reserve lies in the Klein Karoo between Ladismith, Laingsburg and Touwsrivier (about 70km from each) , only 4 hours from Cape Town, and offers the visitor some of the most striking scenery in the Karoo. Here you can relish in the peace and tranquillity...
by SA Places | Feb 10, 2012 | Destinations |
Ngwenya Glass Village in Muldersdrift, only 20 minutes from Johannesburg, is the ideal venue for a day or weekend outing with 12 shops to browse around. Explore the process of brewing beer at the local Gilroy’s Brew House and Pub, enjoy a scrumptious tea time treat at...
