Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Best Locations to Travel in South Africa

By Annette Hendley

Driving on winding roads, sipping champagne on a sunset boat cruise, dining on excellent cuisine while a majestic mountain keeps an eye on massive waves hitting the cliffs and you know you have arrived in the Western Cape at the most Southern point of Africa. Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Hermanus are the areas not to be missed here.

In the southern part of South Africa, the Garden Route, travelers can learn some history search for a lonely elephant or wander through magical forests. In Mossel Bay, tourists can hear the tale of Bartholomew Dias and rocky travels through stormy weather at the Cape or search for the last elephant in Knysna forest. Last but not least, visitors can partake in an interesting visit with colorful and playful ostriches.

Namibia holds visitors captivated with the silence of its wide open desert. In Sossusvlei, tourists will find the tallest dunes in the world. Silhouetted against the beautiful backdrop of the orange blanketed sand dunes, visitors to the Dead Vlei can experience the wonder of ancient, skeletal Camel Trees. To enhance your journey, partake in a relaxing drive to Swakopmund as the ever-changing dunes protectively encircle you.

Somewhere in the middle of Africa is a waterfall that beckons with its massive veil of water tumbling into a gorge since the beginning of time. Fly to Livingstone in Zambia and make your way to the Victoria Waterfalls for a lifetime experience.

While in Zambia pop across the border to Botswana and see more elephants in the Chobe National Park than you could have imagined existed. Experience the real Africa on a boat cruising the Chobe River with the afternoon sun on your skin and know you can stay forever.

Paradise can be described as the tropical islands located in the Indian Ocean. Calm, warm waters, white beaches, colorful sea life and coral reefs will have you believing that there is no other paradise. Travelers will definitely want to put a visit to Mauritius on their list as well as snorkeling at Portuguese Island where you can learn of the times of the Sultans in Zanzibar. The tranquility is amazing. For a little bit of local flavor, stop by Inhaca.

The most dangerous of the animal kingdom, the Big Five, awaits visitors at Kruger National Park. Lazy drives down dust covered roads will lead you to nature as you witness lion's on the hunt, hippos asleep in the water or elephants playing gleefully at a favorite watering hole.

Kruger National Park offers many, many splendors to its visitors. In addition, tourists can witness panoramic views, potholes carved throughout the ages and canyons that stretch till the end of time by visiting Graskop, Sabie and Pilgrims Rest.

Art lovers are sure to be in heaven with a visit to the little Town of Clarens in the Free State Province of South Africa. There, a feast of Africa's best artists will captivate you as you lazily explore all it has to offer while sipping wine from a farm in Stellenbosch.

Every man's holiday waits at Mozambique on the East Coast of Africa. There diving, fishing and unspoiled white beaches wait to mesmerize, tantalize and thrill its inquisitive visitors.

Take in these beautiful wonders of nature and then return to experience the rest.

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