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There is a lot of scenery to view in South Africa so much that you can fit in a scenic route within any other holiday that you maybe enjoying in South Africa. Every province has its own unruffled scenic routes.
Some of the popular routes include the Garden Route which is an icon of scenic beauty, the Lighthouse route which runs in secluded places along the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. If you take the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga you can view God’s Window, Lisbon Falls, Bourkes Luck Potholes, the Blyde River Canyon and three Rondavels.
Read more about South Africa’s amazing scenery under this section of the site.
| | | The hedonistic Edward VII revelled in South African wines, especially when he was Prince of Wales, while Napoleon quaffed it to console himself in exile. The flavour and quality of the renowned Cape wines continue to exert a strong international appeal.
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| | | Mamre is situated between Darling and Atlantis, within an hour's drive of Cape Town.
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| | | Art is a way of life for the people of the Limpopo province. Every piece of art, whether by world-renowned artist or villager, has something extraordinary about it. It is little wonder that one of the world’s longest art routes is in this province.
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| A mission station route has been established north of Cape Town, along the sparsely populated west coast. There the landscape varies between wild white sand beaches washed by icy Atlantic Ocean breakers, to the mystical Cape Folded Mountain ranges, to rolling croplands of canola, wheat and vineyards.In early spring, this dry land is often carpeted with short-lived but colourful flowers.
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| | | Limpopo Province is a land of prehistoric secrets and rich archaeological sites that offer Stone Age and Iron Age relics. It’s a place where elephants are granted right of way in their ancient home and gargantuan ‘upside down’ baobabs stand sentinel over mystical and outlandish landscapes. It’s where an ancient Rain Queen’s spirit guards exotic, sacred forests of 800-year-old cycads.
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| | | Taking in the evocative towns of Dullstroom, Lydenburg, Machadodorp and Waterval Boven, the Highlands Meander is for those who love big skies, rolling mountains and cool, crisp air.
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| | | If you are the type of visitor who wants to experience the soul and character of a wide variety of South African craft sites, then the Due South Craft Route adventure has been chartered just for you.
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| | | The N12 that runs from Witbank and passes through Johannesburg, Kimberley, Beaufort West and on to George is known variously as the alternative route to the tolled N1 to Cape Town, the scenic route, the diamond route, the battlefields route or the cultural route. To travellers in the know it is simply the Treasure Route.
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| | | Almost hidden in the northeast corner of Gauteng Province is Dinokeng, the place of rivers. Here, a short distance from the major cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane, are vibrant townships, pristine bushveld, Big 5 game reserves, heritage sites, a quaint Victorian village and an unusual Buddhist temple in the veld.
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| | | South Africa has 800 species of birds, and 543 of these can be seen on the newly established Diamond Birding Route. It’s a mecca for bird lovers, both casual and serious.
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