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 Wine Cellar
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WINELANDS

A World Heritage Cultural Landscape, the classic Winelands of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek is a sybarites delight with a plethora of good restaurants and charming places to stay...
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 Giraffe - Kruger National Park
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK & LOWVELD

The Big Five and so much more, this is the quintessential African experience...
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 Humpback Whale - Plettenberg Bay
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GARDEN ROUTE

Gorgeous beaches, rocky headlands, leafy forests and dramatic river gorges, world class golf resorts, whale and dophin watching, so much to do and a profusion of great places to stay...
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 Morgans Bay
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WILD COAST

An exceptionally scenic beach holiday destination offering rural tranquillity, traditional African lifestyles and architecture, whale and dophin watching, fascinating flora and fauna, plentiful seafood...
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 Marsh Harrier - Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
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GREATER ST LUCIA WETLAND PARK

A sub-tropical paradise and fun destination with awesome game viewing and birding, superb coral reef diving, turtles laying their eggs on beaches, dolphin and whale watching...
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 Sterkfontein Caves
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CRADLE OF HUMANKIND

Just an hours drive from Johannesburg, walk in the footsteps of the earliest humans at the Sterkfontein Caves where Mrs Ples and scores of other hominid fossils have been found...
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 Blood River Monument - Kwazulu Natal
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ZULULAND & KZN BATTLEFIELDS

Guns, spears, wagons, skirmishes and saving pachyderms from extinction... tramp the sites where the mighty Zulu nation, Boers and British Colonial forces dealt each other severe thumpings something akin to the tales of Asterix and Obelix...
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 Waves - Dolphin Coast
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NORTH COAST

Also called the Dolphin Coast because of the frequent sightings of bottlenose dolphin surfing the waves. A great family beach destination, there's something for everyone with great golfing, diving, surfing...
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 Sunset - South Coast
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SOUTH COAST

Diving with sharks or following the sardine run is what this region is famous for but equally appealing are the golf courses, frequent dolphin sightings and family orientated beach resorts...
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 Great White Shark - Whale Coast
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OVERBERG

Also known as the Whale Coast, here you'll experience the best land based whale watching, extreme adrenaline diving with great white sharks, numerous adventure actvities, good wines, wonderful nature reserves...
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 Lamberts Bay Harbour
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WEST COAST

A characterful region that bursts into glorious fields of wild flowers in spring, has amazing open air seafood restaurants, a fossil park, wetlands and fantastic birding. Look no further if you're into watersports, Langebaan boasts one of the best spots in the world for kitesurfing and windsurfing...
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 Aloes - Great Karoo
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GREAT KAROO

A fossil rich area famous for its dinosaur footprints and mammal-like reptiles. In springtime there are vast carpets of vibrantly colourful wild flowers. The climate can be extreme but the air is crisp and offers photographers an amazing quality of light, at night the stars dazzle and dance about...
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 Ostriches - Klein Karoo
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LITTLE KAROO & ROUTE 62

'Well if you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that's the best, get your kicks on Route 66'... lyrics by Depeche Mode. We, however, recommend you take the Route 62 and explore the incredibly scenic mountain and valley passes, interesting little towns, wineries and guest farms, the fairytale Cango Caves...
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