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SOUTH AFRICAN TRAVEL REVIEWS
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South African Travel Reviews - Read South
African travel reviews submitted by travellers and local South Africans about their
experiences to popular and some off-the-beaten-track destinations in South Africa. Real stories by real
people ...
Congratulations to Elizabeth Owen who was the overall winner of this
competition for her travel story "My return to South Africa" and a big thank you
to all who shared their South African travel experiences with us. |
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"The
Rock": (Pat Nieh, 28 November, 2007)
"Everything I said it would be?" Karl asked
me, smiling. "Everything. And more." I replied. Actually I wanted to go on and
on but I didn't quite know how to put our week in South Africa into mere words. How to
describe the vastness of the plains? The beauty of the beaches? The ... more » |
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Cape
Town - A wonderful surprise: (Gillian J, 24 Nov, '07)
If you ever get the opportunity to visit Cape Town in
South Africa just KNOW that you are in for a wonderful surprise. The brilliance of the
clouds descending over the very appropriately named 'Table Mountain' looks like an
exquisite smoky table cloth, rolling ... more » |
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Holiday
in the Klein Karoo: (Jacqui Haddock, 22 Nov, '07)
The Klein Karoo - ever heard for it, well for us it
turned out to be a magical experience first in a place called Oudtshoorn. Just getting
there, driving through the Swartberg Pass is breathtaking. Coming from Texas and getting
to experience the vast and ... more » |
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Holiday
of a Lifetime: (Julia Black, 12 November, 2007)
Twenty two of our closest family and friends set off
in convoy and headed to Hazyview, which lies north of White River. From the Sunday to the
following Friday our base was to be Sabi River Sun and Kruger Park Lodge timeshare
resorts. Through my parents ... more » |
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A
Holiday in Cape Town: (June Crawford, 4 November, 07)
There are no words to describe when I flew into Cape
Town. As we circled the airport, and looking out of the window, it was so beautiful to
see the circumference of the very tip of South Africa and realizing that we were on the
other side of the hemisphere and it ... more » |
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My
Return to South Africa: (Elizabeth Owen, 25 October, 07)
My journey started with a weekend at the Hluhluwe
Mfolozi Game Reserve. It is quite incredible to think that this enormous conservation
area, set in the heart of Zululand and home to the Big 5 is only a few hours drive from a
major city like Durban. We set off early in ... more » |
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The
"Basotho Experience": (Francis Olufemi L ., 15 Oct, 07)
My visit to the Basotho cultural village, which
nestles at the foothills of the imposing Maluti Mountains of the Eastern Free State, gave
me a deeper insight into the lifestyle of the South Sotho. I found out that in the village
lies the culture and tradition of these ... more » |
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My South
African Pilgrimage: (Shirley N., 11 October, 2007)
It was very important to me to connect with Africa in
a spiritual way when I took my South African pilgrimage. I call it a pilgrimage because it
was more than just a vacation at least that is what I was hoping to find. I wasn’t
disappointed. I decided to do the Essence ... more » |
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My visits
to Aberdeen: (Valerie Solly., 1 October, 2007)
I am 24 years old and I live in Benoni. Well - i know
my story might not excite everyone but whenever I go on holiday I always go to a small
place called Aberdeen. Aberdeen is a small town in the Eastern Cape close to Graff Reniet.
I have travelled to ... more » |
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The Magic
of Maropeng: (Marlene R., 30 September, 2007)
Maropeng , which means "returning to the place of
our origins" in Setswana, is situated in the centre of the Cradle of Humankind World
Heritage Site. Maropeng takes the visitor on a journey that started millions of years ago
and continue to present day. So wear ... more » |
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Wine
Farms Cape Winelands: (Melody J., 30 September)
Always having the taste buds for delicious red wine,
my husband and I always go wine tasting in the Winelands area whenever we visit Cape Town.
We have explored Boschendaal, Neetlingshof, Durbanville Hills and Nederburg. The winelands
area is ... more » |
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Family
holiday in Franschhoek: (Alison S., 18 September)
About an hour and a bit drive out of Cape Town, lies Franschhoek. A little town that bustles in July around
Bastille Day and lures tourists from across the globe to savour their cuisine and enjoy
their exquisitely-made tipple - wonderful stuff. Best you find ... more » |
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Anniversary
at Shamwari: (Nolene B., 17 September, '07)
It was our 1 year anniversary and the search for the
perfect place was on! I had never been on a game drive before and always wanted to. My
husband decided to look into Shamwari after hearing about all the awards it has received.
When we visited ... more » |
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Annual
Holiday in Knysna: (Cheryl., 8 September, 2007)
Knysna has always been and always will be one of my
favourite places to visit! I first fell in love with Knysna when I was 7 years old.
It’s a small town nestled between mountains, lush forests and shimmering estuaries
and lagoons. The entire town has a ... more » |
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Robertson
Weekend: (Lwazi Bovu., 23 August, 2007)
The best time I have had was travelling the Wine Route
in Robertson over one weekend. I really enjoyed my tour because it was the first time
being on this route and our guide was my friend Maxwell Jansen who knows this route and we
also stayed at his friends ... more
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Canopy
Tour in Tsitsikamma: (MJ., 18 August, 2007)
It’s like Tarzan! But Safe and on Pulleys!
Flinging myself through the Tsistikamma Canopy system has probably been one of the most
fun things I have ever done. The Tsistikamma Canopy Tour starts with a very detailed
safety instruction session. After that we got ... more » |
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Kragga
Kamma Game Reserve: (Vince P., 7 August, 2007)
Often we feel like just taking the day off and
sighting magnificent wildlife in their natural surroundings. Thankfully, living in PE
gives us the opportunity to do just that. The Kragga Kamma Game Reserve is situated right
in Port Elizabeth taking only 15 minutes to ... more
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Turtle
Tour: (Gavin Mitchell, 3 August, 2007)
As an urban resident who has an embarrassing affinity
for nature shows, when we were deciding where to holiday this year, I pushed and pushed
for South Africa until I got my way. Mostly I wanted to see the turtles - specifically The
Loggerhead turtles. If I had gotten my full ... more » |
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Robben
Island Tour: (Caroline., 24 July, 2007)
"I was put off by how unmoved my group was by all
of the things our tour guide was telling us. Nobody really asked any good questions, and
so I didn’t get as much information from the guide as I hoped. The tour is also done
very quickly, and the prison is only ... " more » |
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Backpacking
in Cape Town: (Gina., 22 July, 2007)
As a backpacker, the Cape Peninsula day tour was one
of my favorite stops in South Africa: I got picked up at my lodge, or as I liked to call
them (no matter which one I was at) my hovel away from my hovel and we went up the beach
to Hout Bay harbour. Out the ... more » |
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Fun at
uShaka Marine World: (Sue B., 16 July, 2007)
If you are traveling with kids, you will have to take
a day and go to Ushaka Marine World. It’s a great stop no matter what age of
traveling companion you are exploring with. We certainly had fun there. It was one of the
few parts of the trip that didn’t have a single family ... more » |
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Pilanesberg
Experience: (Michelle Sharp., 7 July, 2007)
Two very excitable children and two very anxious
parents board flight VS601 bound for Johannesburg. For the kids they were going were the
lions live, for my husband he was going to be bitten by mosquito’s for 3 weeks and
for me, well I was going ‘home’. Upon our ... more » |
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This
Beautiful Country: (Robert Jones., 20 June, 2007)
It has always been a dream of mine to visit South Africa but I had to wait
many years before being able to achieve my ambition. At the age of 55, with the help of a
very good travel agent, I managed to put together what I thought would be a wonderful
journey ... more » |
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My Most
Memorable Holiday: (Chantel van Wyk., 11 June)
I never in my wildest dreams thought that you could
create so many wonderful memories right here in South Africa, ever since then, I set
myself short term goals to at least see a few places every few months. The most amazing
thing was that this costs me close to ... more » |
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A Break
Away from Everything: (Nadine S., 6 June 2007)
About two hours outside of Johannesburg, the trip was
relatively short and painless. We found Sun City with ease considering the last time my
partner and I had been there was almost 10 years ago. The four of us stayed at the
Vacation Club in one of the ... more » |
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Experience South
Africa: (Jacki Middleton, 14 May)
I have proudly brought my fiancée to South Africa,
from Britain, to experience the most beautiful country in the world! We went from Jo'burg
to Phinda Forest Lodge, then onto Port Elizabeth and the Garden Route to Cape Town. From
there, back to my family in ... more » |
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St Lucia
Wetlands & Cape Vidal: (Janet de Jager, 2 May)
St Lucia and Cape Vidal go together. They have
wildlife, sun, sea and stretching white beaches. There are camping, hiking, horse riding,
walking, biking, driving, diving, boating, fishing, eating, swimming, resting and shopping
opportunities in abundance. There ... more » |
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An Escape
to Robertson: (T. Adams, 27 April, 07)
We recently stayed on an organic guest farm, close to Robertson,
in one of several beautiful little cottages that offer privacy, tranquility and skies I
haven’t seen since I was a child.'Tierhoek and Spaarkloof farm is 1500 hectares set
in the most idyllic valley ... more » |
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Doing it
in style on the Blue Train: (Dana T, 20 April, 2007)
Not only was I lucky enough to spend a day in the
Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape - where we were all treated like the very
important people most of us were, except for me - but I got to travel there on The Blue
Train - the epitome of pay-through-your-nose ... more » |
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A
visit to Ushaka Marine World: (Nadine B, 20 April, 2007)
I had never been to Durban before so when we received
an invite for a wedding there, we jumped to the opportunity. I was rather excited about
the trip until my husband decided that we would drive up with one of our friends in his
car. They told me that it would ... more » |
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Place in
the shade of the Umthunzi Tree: (Mary G, 18 April)
If you haven’t stayed in the municipal log cabins
in Mtunzini a coastal town in Zululand about 130 kilometres from Durban, then you have yet
to experience a little piece of heaven. The whole town of Mtunzini is a conservancy and
committed to preserving the environment ... more » |
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Sanctuary
in the Mountains: (Geraldine H. 14 April 07)
In a way I feel as though I’m selling out writing
about one of the local hideaways in the Magaliesburg just outside Johannesburg. We
hadn’t even told acquaintances about it in the hope that it would remain relatively
un-invaded. We used to head out there periodically in a bid to .... more » |
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Honeymoon
in the Cedarberg: (Simone V. 13 April 2007)
We had just flown out from the UK for a rather hurried
wedding - a number of Nathan’s family and friends came out for the occasion which,
despite much trepidation on my part that the two very distinct families would get on at
all, ended up being a huge success, if not .... more » |
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A
day in the Addo Elephant Park: (Margie B. - 15 March 07)
We made our way up here on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Situated just before the park is a smaller game park home to lions, tigers, cheetahs and
different species of wild cats. We decided to stop here first. This park enables one to
get a close view of the rare and magnificent .... more
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