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The San and Khoisan were the first inhabitants of the Algoa Bay area thousands of years ago. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Xhosa moved south to the Eastern Cape. The first Europeans to visit the bay were the Portuguese in 1488, when Bartolomeu Dias landed at St Croix Island. The bay rename ... [ .... more ]
Ol Donyo Wuas
“It is indeed a great honour that Ol Donyo Wuas has been recognised as a finalist in the Community Benefit category of this year’s awards” comments Colin Bell, CEO of Great Plains. “Receiving international recognition for our work in the surrounding communities of the ... [ .... more ]
Nottingham Road Hotel
With the railway having opened up in the area, a small hotel and a store was built on the site later occupied by George Nicol's Blacksmith shop, present site of Mt West Bottle Store, but it didn't last long.  In 1889 George Orwin brought the site of the present Nottingham Road Hotel ... [ .... more ]
South Africa Regions
South Africa offers a huge diversity to tourists visiting. South Africa is divided into 9 provincial regions each consiting of a number of different  tourist regions. Each region offers a different natural terrain and the difference is quite remarkable. You could try to experience all that S ... [ .... more ]
Private Game Reserves in South Africa
South Africa offers a huge number of privately owned game reserves. Some of these private game reserves are of substantial size and very well stocked with game. Some offer hunting safaris as well. Most of these private game reserves in South Africa lie in the ... [ .... more ]
Safari walking trails in South Africa
South Africa offers very varied walking, from classic mountain hikes, to coastal trails and even desert hikes. Unlike most of Africa, South Africa is quite mountainous. The country divides into two distinct regions: the vast interior highveld plateau, and the na ... [ .... more ]
Cape Town Street Markets
The oldest of all Cape Town's street markets takes place on the Grand Parade, which was used as a military parade ground during the 18th and 19th centuries.  Once, penguin's eggs and carriages were sold here, now it is a noisy bazaar selling fabrics, flowers, knick knacks, books, foo ... [ .... more ]
Simons Town
Simon's Town's long and proud naval tradition is evident wherever you go in this seaside port with its steep cobbled streets, Victorian buildings and distinct nautical atmosphere.  Founded in 1671, Simon's Town has been used for winter anchorage since 1741, in 1814 the port becam ... [ .... more ]
The History of Wellington
"Call it Wellington.  it is a disgrace that in this colony no town bears that name."  Thus spoke Sir George Napier, governor of the Cape, when in 1840 he was asked to select a name for a new settlement int he Berg River valley, 13km north of Paarl.When the French Huguen ... [ .... more ]
Buffalo Bay
Beyond Sedgefield the N2 negotiates the valley of the Goukamma River before reaching a turn off south towards the sea and the Buffalo Bay resort at Walker Point.  The name of the resort was not idly chosen.  Last century buffalo did in fact roam these parts in their hundreds.  The las ... [ .... more ]
Belvidere
The next turn-off south from the N2, near the western shore of the Knysna lagoon, leads to the village of Belvidere with its very English village green and its unusual Holy Trinity church built in the Norman style of the 12th century.The story of the church is as poignant as its ambience i ... [ .... more ]
Belvidere
The next turn-off south from the N2, near the western shore of the Knysna lagoon, leads to the village of Belvidere with its very English village green and its unusual Holy Trinity church built in the Norman style of the 12th century.The story of the church is as poignant as its ambience i ... [ .... more ]
Belvidere
The next turn-off south from the N2, near the western shore of the Knysna lagoon, leads to the village of Belvidere with its very English village green and its unusual Holy Trinity church built in the Norman style of the 12th century.The story of the church is as poignant as its ambience i ... [ .... more ]
Brenton-on-Sea
The road continues beyond Belvidere through thronged masses of ericas to reach Brenton-on-Sea some 6km later.  This resort was part of the original Melkhoutkraal (milkwood corral) on which Knysna was later devloped.  It was named for Sir Jahleel Brenton, the admiral who helped to develop t ... [ .... more ]
Brenton-on-Sea
The road continues beyond Belvidere through thronged masses of ericas to reach Brenton-on-Sea some 6km later.  This resort was part of the original Melkhoutkraal (milkwood corral) on which Knysna was later devloped.  It was named for Sir Jahleel Brenton, the admiral who helped to develop the harbour ... [ .... more ]
Millwood
From the settlement of Karatara the road passes the forestry stations of Barrington and Farleigh before descending into the most spectacular and most difficult of all Bain's river gorge passes, Homtini, completed in 1882.  A few kilometres beyond the eastern summit a road sign invites travellers ... [ .... more ]
Noetzie
From Knysna the N2 continues east to Plettenberg Bay through remnants of the primeval forests and the serried ranks of plantations.About 3km east of Knysna a gravel road turns off south to one of the most secluded beaches on the south coast, Noetzie, at the mouth of the river by the same n ... [ .... more ]
Giants Cup
Giants Cup Wilderness Reserve (Southern Drakensberg), the premier wild-trout flyfishing destination in Southern Africa, is a registered site of Conservation Significance (site no 49). Home to prolific wildlife and waterfowl, Giants Cup has been called & ... [ .... more ]
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape boasts a remarkable natural diversity, ranging from the lush, evergreen Tsitsikamma Forest to the rugged Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, the southern slopes of the Drakensberg and the arid Great Karoo. It is known as the land of rolling hills, endless sweeps of rocky coves an ... [ .... more ]
Gonubie Beach
Gonubie Beach is situated at the mouth of the Gonubie River on the Wild Coast. Only 8km off the main East London / Durban N2 route, and twenty minutes away via the Freeway from the thriving City of East London the Gonubie is the perfect ... [ .... more ]




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