South Africa

Here's one sub-Saharan African country that truly has it all: sophisticated urban culture and nightlife, safaris and nature, wine country, soft adventure. You can dress it up or dress it down!

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Kariega Game Reserve: a South African recovery story

It took us three days to drive from Cape Town along South Africa’s "Garden Route" to Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, but it was well worth the drive. Once it was 27 farms, which have all been returned to the wild, and the reserve now covers 115 square kilometers (44½ sq. miles), owned and operated by two of those original farming families. A fictional British TV series, Wild at Heart, which ran from 2006 to 2012, told about much the same thing. The animals at Kariega were imported…

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Plenty of cool things to and do in and around the remarkable Cape of Good Hope

Michael Van den Burg This rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, about an hour and a half south of Cape Town, is a popular spot for visitors to the Mother City, especially for its beautiful scenery and compelling wildlife (it´s also part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cape Floral Region). And here´s a look at the top attractions at the Cape of Good Hope, nearby False Bay, and on the peninsula in general: read post

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Pantsula, the Cool Dance of South Africa's Urban Youth

Literally, pantsula translates from Zulu as "to walk like a duck". It's an energetic, syncopated urban dance that originated in Johannesburg townships during a traumatic period of apartheid in the 1950s, and is today seeing a resurgence among the black youth (as well as some whites) of South Africa. To experience and understand it, we travel to the streets of Joburg's Tembisa township, where pantsula is part of day-to-day life, with many dancers showing off their skills in the middle of the…

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South Africa´s safari menu is great for families

Unsplash The Rainbow Nation is home to 42 public and private game reserves, including Africa's largest, Kruger National Park. There are three options in particular which are particularly kid-friendly: Pilanesberg National Park - arguably the safest safari option out there. it's also very affordable. The accommodation is fenced-in, and there are many amenities for children since most visitors are families with kids. There’s no sense of wilderness as in more common safari locations, but…

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David Paul Appell January 26, 2010 at 9:01pm

am dying to remember the name of the Cape Malay restaurant I ate in in de Waterkant in Cape Town in 1998. Is it still there, and if so, what's it called? An exquisite experience...
Albert Pote January 22, 2010 at 9:33pm

South Africa is a hot destination in more ways than one... February is coming!
I also saw Invictus. Absolutely brilliant! I makes me want to meet with Nelson Mandela even more! I think he is an amazing leader and did a lot for my people! If it wasn't for him there would have been a war!
David Paul Appell January 3, 2010 at 8:38pm

South Africa gets a shout-out in this week's Tripatini blog survey of hot destinations for 2010. Check it out!
Patrick @ www.safarichatter.com December 26, 2009 at 5:10pm

Just joined this group - Howzit guys! Stop by my blog for some Safari buzz... www.safarichatter.com ...haven't seen Invictus yet, but did watch District 9, and loved ol Vickus!
Ursula Maxwell-Lewis December 14, 2009 at 7:08pm

I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.
Laughing at your comment though. You reminded me that dislocated collar bones are what I remember most about watching rubgy games during my South African school years in the Transvaal. Every game seemed to feature at least one!
David Paul Appell December 14, 2009 at 6:36pm

Just saw Clint Eastwood's Invictus, with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, set in 1990's South Africa. Very cool, very inspiring -- and for the life of me I'll never understand how rugby players keep all their teeth and other body parts more or less intact, without helmets and such. And I just got word from SA's PR folks that a tour operator called Destination South Africa has now launched Invictus-themed products, which you can check out at www.InvictusTours.com.

http://www.invictustours.com/
David Paul Appell November 22, 2009 at 12:31am

What's the safari scene in South Africa like? Check it out in the excellent safaris overview on the Tripatini blog this week: http://bit.ly/1PrM5y.

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