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Mountain View Cottages in South Africa, Where You can Catch Your Breath
South Africa has some of the most spectacular uncharted mountain ranges that often go unpublicised and remain unknown, even to return visitors. So, it’s almost as easy to find mountain view cottages in South Africa as it is beach cottage stays. It boils ...
Best Places to Stay on the Waterberg Meander, South Africa’s Mountain Wonderland
South Africa’s Waterberg is pure bushveld. It’s also known as Africa’s Eden. You’ll find the Waterberg immediately north of Pretoria, with its northerly reaches snug up against the country’s border with Botswana - declared both a biosphere reserve and an in...
Incredible Places to Sleep Under the Stars in South Africa
Sleeping out in the wilderness, under a star-strewn sky, is not something you can do just anywhere anymore. In fact, few holiday destinations can promise places to sleep under the stars, like South Africa can; free of light pollution. South Africa is hug...
Best Long Weekend Getaways, South Africa
Long weekend getaways South Africa – why there are plenty of options for locals, and visitors, within driving distance of each of the four major cities. With an extra day, or two, tagged onto a weekend, South Africans need little excuse to pack a bag and he...
Where to Safari in South Africa
It's the number one question for any traveller: where to safari in South Africa? The country is geared up for safari. And there is such a selection of safari lodges and game reserves that the issue is less about where, and all about how to choose the best s...
20 Best Secret Scenic Spots in Limpopo
Limpopo is home to South Africa’s biggest attraction - the Kruger National Park - with plenty of exceptional scenic spots to keep one camera-happy. But South Africa’s wildest province is not limited to the Kruger. There are other wonders too - baobab trees,...
7 Wilderness Areas In South Africa You Probably Don’t Know About
Wilderness areas are the most intact, undisturbed, truly wild spaces left on the planet... They are unaffected by any development and many, if not all of them, practice the highest level of conservation – legally protected and untouched by man. There are no r...
Top Ten Natural Attractions in Limpopo
Named after the river that runs through it Limpopo is the country's most northern province, often overlooked by visitors who head, instead, to the country's more exciting provinces like the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. But if you consider that seven of t...
10 reasons to head to South Africa’s Waterberg
The Waterberg is a chain of blue-tinged mountains that stretch all the way from Thabazimbi to Lapalala River in Limpopo, just three hours' drive from Johannesburg. The world's only savanna biosphere reserve the Waterberg is a geological treasure. Its base is...
The Cultural Wealth of the Waterberg
The Waterberg is a visual extravaganza of the natural wealth and beauty that belongs to South Africa. Characterised by rugged mountain ranges that are sometimes tough to negotiate, but always spectacular to admire, the region is impressive in its sheer scale a...
Three Must-Do Hikes in Limpopo
Limpopo province is filled with hiking opportunites through some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable. So many hikes are there that the choice is difficult. Not only are there hikes through private nature reserves and farmland, and over mountainous terrain...
I Love Bela Bela Because…
Hi, I’m Christine from the Mabula district of Bela Bela. Bela Bela IS BEST KNOWN FOR its beautiful malaria free bushveld surrounds and sub-tropical climate that averages 286 sunny days per year and for the fantastic game and Big 5 experiences that are on of...
Exploring the Marakele National Park
There’s a reason why so many foreign films are shot in South Africa. It’s not just the readily available local skills and the cheaper prices – it’s also because of the location. Very few places in the world offer such diverse locations in one place. The Marake...
Limpopo top things to do
The northernmost province of South Africa, Limpopo is regarded as the eco capital of the country and is where you go to experience wildlife, incredible scenery and a lot less traffic congestion, unless the Kruger National Park in peak holiday season is your id...
Winner 5 Star Luxury Bush Breakaway for Two
CONGRATULATIONS to Hannes Visser of South Africa who has won a 3-night luxury bush breakaway for two persons, at the 5-star graded Botsebotse Bush Retreat, in the malaria-free Zebula Game Reserve and Golf Estate in the Limpopo province’s Waterberg region. ...