South Africa Hotels
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Planet South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland ORDER NOW
Cosmopolitan Cape Town and exuberant Soweto, rugged coastlines and
Drakensberg peaks, Winelands and grassy velds - discover the manifold delights
of South Africa and the mountain kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland with this
inspiring guide. Set out on a safari through the region's rainbow of cultures,
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South Africa without a doubt is a breathtaking, yet complex country.
Often serving as a mid-way ‘stop-off’ point for worldwide travellers,
its popularity has grown significantly in the last decade.
Table Mountain provides a spectacular backdrop to Cape Town. A diverse and
vibrant city, its main waterfront and glorious beaches, closeness to the
distinctive Stellenbosch wine district and easy access to the wonderful terrain
and wildlife of Cape Point Nature Reserve make Cape Town an ideal destination.
Travelling east away from the city, the world-renowned Garden Route –
incorporating the Western Cape - takes in mountain landscapes, coastal villages,
lagoons, sand dunes...and more wilderness! A favourite all-year round, be sure
to stay in Wilderness, George, Mossel Bay and, for something a little different,
Oudtshoorn.
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South Africa is an exhilarating, spectacular and complex country.
With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition,
there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and sense of progress about
the place. Travellers too are returning to a remarkable land that has
been off the trail for way too long.
The infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are
few better places to see Africa's wildlife. But if you want to understand the
country, you'll have to deal with the full spectrum. Poverty, the AIDS pandemic
and violence remain a problem.
The influx of foreign visitors in recent years has brought about an explosion
of tours and activities: everything from abseiling off Table Mountain to sipping
cocktails while watching lions. As a backdrop to all this, South Africa
continues to go through huge upheavals as it comes to terms with democracy, and
in these terms it is a young country. Democracy has precipitated change both
good and bad - the dissolution of physical and psychological barriers around
skin colour at one end of the scale, the well-publicised crime problem at the
other. It is both an invigorating and challenging time for South Africa, and a
great time to visit and observe this metamorphosis first hand.
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