Cape Town & Kruger

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 Cape Town

 Experience The History And Culture

The Horse shoe shaped area between Table Mountain , Signal Hill and Devils Peak is what the people of Cape Town call The City Bowl. Some of Cape Town’s oldest and wealthiest Victorian suburbs together with hotels, guest houses and restaurants are all situated here. Further down the slopes towards the Atlantic Ocean are the high rise blocks of Cape Town’s central business district and the Bo-Kaap (Cape Malay Area).It is very easy to experience Cape Town on foot as most of the important sights and historic buildings are concentrated within a very compact area. The three main streets include Aderley, Strand and Long which are home to some fantastic colonial architecture that characterise the city’s history.

The Bo-Kaap is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill and is the city’s old Islamic Quarter and more recently has become a very trendy area to live and work. This region started to develop in the 1760s during the height of slavery in the Cape and today feels a world away from Cape Town city. Bo-Kaap has a web of tightly knit cobbled streets with houses painted in bright red, green and blue colours. The main museum here is an 18th century house still in the original form and dedicated to the Cape Muslim community.

The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in South Africa which was completed in 1679. The castle was originally built by the Dutch East India Company to defend the Cape Colony from their rival European powers and any potential threat from the indigenous tribes. The British seized control of the Cape in 1795 and used the castle as the government headquarters until 1917 when it became the South African Defence Force domain. Today this castle is visited by tourists to watch the changing of the guard and view the military museum.

The Slave lodge is the second oldest building in Cape Town and also built by the Dutch East India Company to house up to a 1000 slaves at a time. The conditions here were extremely harsh and up to 20% of the slaves who worked the Company gardens would die every year. Slavery was eventually abolished in the Cape in 1834 and the building was then used as the Supreme Court. The Slave Lodge today is home to The Cultural History museum focusing on the history and culture of the Dutch East India Company in the early days of the Cape Colony.

Table mountain cable car or a visit to one of the city’s beaches is only 10 to 20 minutes by car from the city centre and taxi ranks are situated conveniently all over Cape Town.

Have a look further on our Cape Town Travel-Day Tours as well as our Cape Town Hotels & Acommodation pages to view a large selection from which to choose. Remember that you will benefit from all our Special Preferential Rates should you book your Tour/Safari/Accommodation through us.

South Africa’s Kruger National Safari Park

The Kruger Park is definitely one of the best safari destinations in Africa and is situated in the north eastern corner of South Africa and borders the countries of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This world renowned conservation park covers an area of 21,497sq km (8,384 sq miles) of about the same size as Israel .Kruger boasts an incredible diversity in wildlife that includes 146 mammals, 500 bird species, 114 reptile, 49 of fish, 33 amphibians and 23 000 plant species. This magical land fulfils every tourists dreams of seeing herds of game moving through the Savannah and it is the home of Africa’s Big Five ( buffalo, rhino, elephant, leopard and lion ).Despite the enormous size of the Kruger the park is exceptionally well developed in terms of road networks and camps. The park was initially designed for self-drive tourists making use of the simple bush camps but nowadays most overseas tourists make use of private lodges like Sabi Sabi, Thornybush, Jock Safari Lodge and Ulusaba were guests are treated to luxury accommodation and sublime cuisine. The game drives here are all conducted by professional game rangers who track the animals in four by four vehicles. For the more adventurous the most exciting way to see the animals is on a foot safari through the wilderness trails. Each group is accompanied by an armed ranger with intimate knowledge of the animals and their surroundings. The trials are between 3 and 9 miles long and give hikers a once in a life time experience of sharing the bush with African wildlife.The Kruger Park looks at its best after the summer rains when the bush becomes green and lush, attracting all the various types of antelope in search of new grazing grounds, and this increase in grazers obviously attracts lion, leopard and many other carnivores. Summer time also brings all the migratory birds proudly displaying their brightly coloured breeding time plumage. Winter time is dry and this forces all the animal species to remain close to the available waterholes and rivers, while the shorter grass and thinner foliage makes it easier to see the animals. Game viewing at any time of the year is best done in the early morning and late afternoon when the temperature is cooler. Animals just like humans do not like the heat and tend to hide out in the thick bush during the day and then become active as the temperature decreases.

View important tips when visiting the park are the following

• If you are on a self drive – never leave the safety of your vehicle.
• Do not ever try to feed any animal.
• Kruger is positioned within Africa’s malaria belt – make sure to take anti-malaria tablets and to cover up after dark against mosquitoes.

Have a look further on our African Safaris Category to view a large selection of safari lodges from which to choose. Remember that you will benefit from all our Special Preferential Rates should you book your Safari through us.

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