South Africa Travel Guide

A small settlement on the Cape of Good Hope in  South Africa "Table Mountain cable car, Cape Town"

South Africa is an exhilarating and complex country. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and a sense of progress about the place. Travellers are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long. Read South Africa introduction

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Bust of Gandhi, Durban

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Just inside the door of the main Tourist Information Bureau in the old railway station, 160 Pine Street, is a large bust of Gandhi. Gandhi was, of course, a leader of Indian nationalism and, famously, an advocate of non-violent protest. It …
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Parktown & Westcliff Heritage Trust, Johannesburg
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Shongweni Resource Reserve, Durban
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Bean Bag Bohemia, Durban
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War Memorial (The), Cape Town

Ten Bompas Hotel, Johannesburg

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Situated in the leafy suburb of Dunkeld West and in close proximity to the business areas of Johannesburg and the northern suburbs, lies the exclusive Ten …
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Sheraton Pretoria Hotel & Towers, Pretoria
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Ellerman House, Bantry Bay
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Metropole Luxury Boutique Hotel, Cape Town
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Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Colony (The), Durban

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This restaurant has moved from the beachfront area where it was housed in a shabby apartment block. It now stands in the shady Windemere Road which is far more suited to its eclectic style. The frequently changing menu is printed to …
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Brasserie de Paris, Pretoria
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Snap Wine Bar & Cafe, Durban
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Senses Restaurant, Durban
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Tsunami Seafood Emporium, Johannesburg

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Overview of South Africa's West Coast

For many the West Coast is an acquired taste -- kilometers of empty, often windswept beaches and hardy coastal scrub, low horizons and big skies, lonely tree-lined dirt roads and distant mountains behind which lie lush pockets carpeted in vineyards make this a truly off-the-beaten track …

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South Africa Country Information

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the African coast for a sea route to the East. See Portugal .

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Containing some of the most varied landscape in North Africa,

Tunisia extends from the vast stretches of the Sahara to the salt lakes in the centre, to green valleys and full lakes which support an abundance of birdlife. There are many historical sites to visit too, the most famous being Carthage, now on the edge of Tunis. Bikinis are OK on the beaches, but dress …

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Overview of South Africa's Holiday Coast

Durban's coastline is a 5-hour drive from dry, dusty Jo'burg, and even less from the Free State. With every middle-class family demanding their place in the sun, this subtropical belt south of the Tugela River has been swallowed up by condominiums, timeshares, brick-face homes, and tatty …

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The 'Pearl of Africa' -

- at least, that was how Winston Churchill, moved by Uganda's great beauty, declared it when he visited in 1907. Its alluring features include shimmering lakes, grand mountain ranges and impenetrable forests where chimpanzees and mountain gorillas still roam wild. Although off-limits in …

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