African Sands Blog » Archive for February 2010
Family Safari Holiday in South Africa
With its first world infrastructure, favourable exchange rate and varied attractions, South Africa is a great family holiday destination! It has something for everyone! One of the best holidays for an inquisitive child is a Safari! These holidays leave an indelible mark on children and give them memories to last a lifetime! Children of a sufficient age to walk and talk and communicate with ease will find a visit to a game reserve or national park … Read entire article »
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Cape Town makes Forbes List of “World’s Most Beautiful Cities”!
Popular website Forbes.com has published its list of the “World’s Most Beautiful Cities” for this year, and Cape Town, South Africa has been included, along with cities such as Paris, Vancouver, Sydney, Florence, Venice and London. The website states: “Since beauty is subjective, we surveyed city specialists from a range of fields, including urban planning, architecture and sustainable development.” According to the website, Raymond Levitt, director of the construction programme in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford … Read entire article »
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Luxury South African Tour – 16 Days / 15 Nights (top 5 star guided tour)
South Africa, resting at the bottom of the enormous African Continent, is a land of great diversity and beauty: tropical coastlines and arid deserts; carpets of dazzling daisies and Big Five safaris; proud tradition and first-class infrastructure. All these elements make South Africa a perfect holiday destination. Have you ever wanted to explore this fantastic country in true style and luxury? Well, now is you chance! Spend 16 days / 15 nights exploring this fascinating country. Visit … Read entire article »
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KwaZulu Natal Battlefields Route
Zulu wars, Shaka, Isandlwana, Rorke’s Drift, Colenso, Spioenkop, Ladysmith, Dundee, Churchill, Blood River, Cetshwayo, Boers … these are some of the terms which are associated with the internationally renowned KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields area of South Africa. Walk in the footsteps of famous military strategists such as Shaka, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and General Louis Botha – they were all part of the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields. Named after some of the fierce and gory battles that were fought here between … Read entire article »
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Help us! What are your favourite holiday places?
Have you ever been anywhere so fantastic that you just have to tell everyone about it? Share your best experiences with us and help us to know what sort of thing you are interested in reading about. Tell us what your favourite holiday place in South Africa is! 1. Golf Resorts Any hotel, lodge or resort with a proper golf course 2. Private Game Lodges A lodge offering a nature experience, preferably all or some of the Big Five 3. Spa … Read entire article »
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Want to Tee off in Africa? Go on a Golf Safari in South Africa!
South Africa is an incredible destination for golfing enthusiasts. There are hundreds of golf courses dotted around the country and many of them are top rated on an international level! Add to this the fact that the country boasts an ideal climate for spending time out on the fairways under the bright African sun and you have an almost perfect golfing destination! Have you always dreamed of going on a golfing safari, but want to be … Read entire article »
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Where do you think the perfect honeymoon destination is?
When my husband and I were planning our honeymoon, we really didn’t know where we wanted to go. We had a map of the world in front of us and we kept looking at it and saying – the Caribbean could be nice, or Bali would be fantastic or Zanzibar could be interesting or Mauritius is romantic….. and so it went on. With the whole world to choose from, and wanting this honeymoon to be extra … Read entire article »
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“Hotel Hike” the Wild Coast Meander, Eastern Cape, South Africa
South Africa has many spectacular places to explore, and the Wild Coast is certainly one of them! This is a nature lover’s paradise with access so limited that the only way to see the majority of the coastline is to hike it – and boy is it worth it! But, the most important thing about this fantastic route is that it is a “Hotel Hiking” route which means that you don’t have to rough it at … Read entire article »
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Where do you think Paradise is?
I was once asked the question – “where do you think Paradise is?” Wow, I thought. This is a really tough one. I could name a hundred places that I thought could evoke the image of paradise. But is it really that hallowed place? Ballito in KwaZulu Natal for me will always have a special place in my heart as it holds many happy childhood memories of long summers on sandy beaches and swimming in the warm … Read entire article »
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Bulungula Lodge – Backpacking at its finest!
Have you travelled the world and seen everything, done everything? Well, maybe you have, but you haven’t done everything until you have experienced Bulungula Lodge, in South Africa. This Fair Trade backpackers lodge has won numerous awards for its civic actions and responsible conservation. It was voted “One of the World’s Top 25 Ultimate Ethical Travel Experiences” in the Rough Guide 2007 awards The lodge is situated in the most beautiful location of any lodge in … Read entire article »
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