Thursday, June 20, 2013

A Really Creative Way to Go to South Africa

By Aaron Richards


There is a fly and drive vacation that you can do, if you have at least 2 weeks and appreciate driving, that will provide you with the very best of SA. Individuals are typically hesitant about whether they ought to be doing the eastern coastline, the west coast or a safari. Well, why not do everything?

Instead of taking the usual flightstraight into Cape Town from the Johannesburg international, fly into Springbok. Her e you can rent a car and begin driving down the N7. If you are lucky enough to be here at the start of spring (August and September), you are more than likely to catch some stunning flower shows as the arid Namaqualand area blooms. This area has the richest dry bulb biodiversity in the world, and over 1000 of its three thousand five hundred

Apart from seeing this incredible spectacle, you can invest some time seeing the Cedaberg Mountains with their old rock art, and then travel down the Route 27, the "Seafood Route". Here you can consume outstanding seafood prepared for you on open-fires in classy, but inexpensivebistros. If you are a crayfish fan, then Route 27 is a must for you!

Your holidays to South Africa can continue with a couple of night's stop in Cape Town. From Springbok to Cape Town it's 563km so if you do a leisurely one hundred kilometers a day, you'll be in Cape Town before your first week is over. Here there is truly plenty to see and do. In the city center you can go to Government Avenue (bring peanuts for the squirrels), the Natural History Museum and the V&A Waterfront. Sea Point offers a lovely seafront promenade and then Camps Bay has a really classy beach, dining establishments and cafes. You can likewise go up Table Mountain making use of the cable-way, or go for day trips to the university town of Stellenbosch and to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

When you have had your fill of Cape Town, you can do a day trip to Cape Point and then head off to the Garden Route on the east coast. The major freeway taking you up the coast is called the N2 and you will come across some lovely towns such as Mossel Bay, Knysna, Oudtshoorn and Plettenberg Bay.

The Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains are rich in Cape Fynbos and native forests. They are home to some 300 types of birds and make up a range of environments, including wetlands. This is a nature lover's haven since the ecological community is secured by 10 various nature reserves. Ocean safaris are possible, and in winter season, you will be able to get a truly close look of the rare Southern Right Whale, which comes to calf here. This is a nature enthusiast's haven since the ecosystem is protected by 10 different nature reserves. Ocean safaris are possible, and in winter season you will be able to get a really close look of the rare Southern Right Whale, which comes to calf here.

You can likewise hop onto Route 62 from here likewise called the Wine Route and taste some exceptional wines which are exported worldwide. Route 62 will take you all the way to PE, a total of eight hundred and fifty kilometers from Cape Town. From here you can catch another plane which will take you to your international departure or maybe to a safari in the Kruger National Park.




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