Archive: 2007 November

Day Tours for South Africa – Website Launch in Cape Town

The new South African day tours website made in Cape Town, shows holidaymakers and day-trippers the way, taking them on exciting trips to great places nationwide. This neat travel website focuses on day trips in South Africa, with super pictures, videos and trip ideas galore. It has Google maps for its tour destinations and…

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10 Ways to Save on Fuel

10 Ways to Save on Fuel (or petrol, for South Africans) - is a handy list to help you do just that on your travels. With increasing fuel prices, hopefully these tips will help you save that extra bit of fuel on your road trips.

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Destination Africa – Preparation is Not Only for the Food…Part 2

Destination Africa is a topic that covers a lot of ground. Here is part 2 of many, called Preparation is not only for the Food , which is about preparing for your travels in Africa. What to do, before you go…

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Google Maps - New Terrain Feature

This week Google added a new feature to the online Google maps available. This new map view layer shows you the place you choose in geographic detail.

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Eat Out Restaurant Awards Ceremony – Dazzling the Taste Buds

The annual Eat Out Restaurant Awards ceremony is about rewarding
culinary brilliance and launching the discerning guide for diners across South Africa.

Last night the prestigious Eat Out Restaurant Awards for 2007 was held with delectable food and lovely bubbly in…

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Afrika Burns – South African Burning Man Festival (4 Comments)

It has arrived - Afrika Burns, the Burning Man festival of South Africa!
This arts festival is a collaborative event and participants are encouraged to make creative contributions. The Africa Burns festival is based on the US Burning Man festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. It is run as a non-profit venture at which buying […]

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Cape Town Minstrels at Igeho Hospitality Fair in Switzerland

The DSix Ghoema Cape Town Minstrels are representing the Western Cape at Igeho Hospitality Fair in Switzerland this week. This November South Africa is featured as a host country for the first time in the 40-year history of the Igeho Hospitality Fair in Basel.

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Raging Rhino in Addo Elephant Park Charges Car of Tourists

An aggressive rhino charged a car of Dutch tourists on a game drive in Addo Elephant Park over this past weekend.

It seems that is not only in peak-time traffic that you need to be careful about road rage, but in the bush too!

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Visit Robben Island – where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison

Robben Island off the tip of the South African shores of Cape Town is famous for being the place where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner under the apartheid regime. 

During the apartheid era Robben Island housed a maximum security prison for political prisoners. Most notably Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president.

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Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump South Africa - YouTube video (1 Comment)

Interested in bungee jumping in South Africa - watch this
YouTube video of some brave fellow taking the plunge off Bloukrans Bridge.

Wow! Not for the faint hearted and weak kneed!

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1-2-3 Bungee! Jump in South Africa (2 Comments)

Go bungee jumping in South Africa for the ultimate adrenaline rush!

South Africa is officially home to the world’s highest bungee jump and offers stunning settings for rushing towards the ground head first from a bridge (if that is your kind of thing).

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Go Wild - Get a Wild Card to South Africa’s National Parks (7 Comments)


What is a Wild Card?

The Wild Card is a loyalty card system that makes national parks, nature reserves and resorts in South Africa more accessible to locals and visitors.

Using the Wild Card regularly works out cheaper and easier in the long run, than paying the conservation fees cash each time you visit a park or nature reserve.

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