SAFARISOUTHAFRICA
WELCOMETOSOUTHAFRICA...THEWORLDINONECOUNTRY
Anearlymorningsafari,notonlyagoodtimetoseewildanimals, butalsothebesttimetoseeMotherNatureputonanunforgettable displayofhervastcollectionofallthingsbeautiful. Thecolour oftherockformations,thevariousgrasses,thealmostbluecolour ofthemountains...allseemtobechangingcoloureveryfewseconds asthefirstraysofsunshinetouchthem.Andnevermoresothanin SouthAfrica-the placeoftherisingsun. It's abreathtaking experience,indeliblyimprintedinyourmemorybank. Giveyourself timetoexploreouranimalsandgloriousscenicsplendour. Stop oftenonyourjourney...andcomebacktothatwhichtookyour breathawaythefirsttime. YourloveaffairwithwhatSouth Africaoffershasonlyjustbegun...MotherNatureispatient. She knowsshewillhaveyourheartforever!Joinusonanunforgettable safariinbeautifulSouthAfrica.Awarmwelcomeawaitsyou.
GETINTOUCHANDWE'LLTAKEYOUTHERE!
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WeproceedtotheBlydeCanyon...GOD'SWINDOW
IfGodweretohaveawindowontheworld,it's fittingtheview bethisbreathtaking. It's theviewofAfricauntouched. It projectsastoundingviewsoftheLowveldescarpmentatanaltitude ofabout1730m. OnacleardayonecanseepartsoftheKruger NationalParkanduptotheMocambicanborder. ThemajesticBlyde RiverCanyon..thelargestgreencanyonontheplanet.Itplunges hundredsofmetres toasubtropicalLowveldwhich ishometo greatherdsofgame.
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KRUGERNATIONALPARK....thejewelinSouthAfrica'stourism crown....thesizeoftheKrugerParkis19485sq.kilometres..about thesizeofIsrael.Morethan90countriesaresmallerinsizeand itisoneoftheworld'slargestwildlifesanctuaries.It'shard todescribethismassiveParkandthethousandsofanimalswhose homethisis...wherenearly2millionhectaresofunrivalled diversityoflifeformsfusewithhistoricalandarchaeological sights-thisisrealAfrica.
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UNESCOWORLDHERITAGESITE..The extraordinaryMakhonjwamountains, madebygeologicalstrata,areworldfamousfortheirstaggering ageofabout3500millionyears!Thatmakesthem,togetherwith similarrocksinAustralia,theoldestwellpreservedrockson Earth!AGeotrailwasestablished,usingrichlyillustratedpanels, drawingasidethecurtainsofarcanegeologicalcommunication,and revealthesignificanceofthisextraordinarysiteineveryday conceptsandlanguage...ittakesyouonajourneyintothemistsof animpossiblydistantpast.
SHANGANACULTURALVILLAGE...AnAfricanculturalexperience.Visit thegreatKraalofChiefSoshangana. ChiefIsraelNgobeniandhis familyhostaneveningfilledwithchoirs,actorsanddancers tellingthestoryoftheShanganapeople.Aspectacularandmoving experience. Share a meal with the wives of the Chief...a traditionalfeastservedintheirownhouses.
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SecretaryBirdkillingasnakeattheDullstroomBirdofPrey RehabilitationCentrewhoseprimaryobjectiveisthecareof injuredandorphanedraptors.Thisisfirstandforemostan educationalfacilityandnotanentertainmentfacility.
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SUDWALACAVES...BurieddeepintheLowveldeartharetheancient SudwalaCaves,formedinsomeoftheoldestrocksontheplanet. Theywereformed2.5billionyearsagoandboastanimpressive numberofstalactitesandstalagmites.
Duringthe1800'sthecaveswerethesettingofanepicbattle between2rivalcontendersfortheSwazithrone. Thecaveshave beenusedforhumansheltersincetheStoneAgeasisevidentfrom thecollectionofprehistorictoolsondisplay.
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Mpumalangaisahiker'sparadiseandtheBlydeCanyonHikingTrails arescenicwonders.Therearemanytochoosefrom...
BezhoekNatureReserve;theforestsaroundthetownofSabie;Trails situated in the Skurweberg Mountains between Badplaas and Machadodorp.Accommodationrangefromcomfortable overnighthuts tobeautifultentedaccommodation,eveninarestoredrailway carriage.
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Avastarrayofchoices...fromthemostluxurioustotheverybasic. Allhaveoneaspectincommon...they'reallinthebush!
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FORTHEADVENTUROUS...Somuchtochoosefrom...kloofing,rock climbing,ziplining,whitewaterrafting,quadbiking,horse riding,tubing,paintball,mountainbikingetc.
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Thejourneyofdiscoverycontinues..toamanmade20thcentury phenomenon..theGraskopGorgecustomdesignedviewingelevatortheonlyoneofit'skindinAfrica. Ittravelsdownacliffface intothecoolmountainforestbelow. Anextensivenetworkof elevatedwalkways,suspensionbridgesandinteractiveexhibitslead youalongtheforesttrails,waterfallsandacrossstreams.
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ToSABIE...surroundedby,notonlythelargest man-madeforests intheworldandknownasthehuboftheforestindustryin SA...itisalsoknownforitsmanyspectacularwaterfallsamidst theevergreenforests.Locatedonthescenicgrandeurofthe Drakensbergescarpment,itisa Hiker'sparadisewithsomeofthe besttrailstraversingtheevergreenforests.Andifallthat grandeurisnotenough,themanywaterfallsaddtoascenic wonderland...2ofthesewaterfallshavebeendeclarednational monuments,ietheLoneCreekandMacMacwaterfalls.
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LOSKOPDAM&NDEBELEVILLAGE...aniconicfeatureoftheCultural HeartlandofMpumalanga...homeoftheNdebelepeoplewhose colourfulhousesandattirearesymbolicoftheregion.TheDam covers2385hectares,withastaggering348millioncubiclitre whenfull.LoskopDamisoneofthebiggestdamsinSouthAfrica andtheNatureReserveishometo70wildlifespecies,including leopard...Crocodileandhippoarelegendaryresidents.It'salsoa man-madeplaygroundforfishermenandboatowners.Thisisabird watcher'sparadise..it'shometoavarietyofwaterbirds,raptors, includingthemajesticfisheagle.
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GAMEVIEWINGFROMAHOTAIRBALLOON..Wetaketotheskyinthe earlymorningforaflightnearthefootoftheDrakensberg
Escarpment.Theterrainisamixtureoffarmland,privatenature reservesandwildlifeestates..themountainstothewestandsouth provideshelterfromtheprevailingwinds,aswellasprovidinga stunningbackdroptoanalmostperfectsetting(photo opportunities).Thisis hometolargeherdsofgame.
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Establishedin1990,theHOEDSPRUITENDANGEREDSPECIESCENTRE(HESC) isconcernedwiththeconservationofrare,vulnerableor endangeredanimals
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