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You will struggle to count countries that are as well endowed with natural attractions as much as South Africa is.
A complete desert turns into the richest natural floral city in the world almost overnight in Spring only, two oceans meet at the tip of a major city, a place had to be aptly named God’s Window because it is literally a window to one of the most breathtaking views you can ever imagine, awesome scenery is within an almost walking distance from any city, so many beaches some have yet to be explored and the big five roam in any national park that you can find across the country.
This is South Africa, the world’s beauty queen of natural attractions.
| | | This area of eastern Mpumalanga has more waterfalls than any other area of South Africa – some small cascades and others dramatic curtains of water. While some of the waterfalls can only be seen by hikers, many of the most spectacular ones are actually very close to main roads....
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| | | Follow the miracle of the reproduction of the gigantic (up to 1200kg) leatherback and loggerhead turtles in their annual nesting (Nov-Jan) and hatching (Jan-Mar) rituals in the St. Lucia World Heritage Site....
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| | | The unspoilt coastline of the Wild Coast is extraordinarily beautiful, one of the few places in the world where waterfalls tumble directly into the sea. There is an unsophisticated, yet timeless air that invites relaxation, friendly encounters with local tribes and walks on the beach, where you may come across cows…...
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| It’s called the ‘Untamed Spirit of the Zulu Kingdom’, and if you’re looking for wild and wonderful adventures, look no further than KwaZulu Natal’s Elephant Coast....
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| | | Half-tree, half-legend, the ‘upside down tree’ as the Baobab is affectionately called, is part medicine cabinet, part bushveld larder and in the case of the Sunland baobab, one of the most unusual watering-holes you’re ever likely to enter....
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| | | The Modjadji Nature Reserve is home to the largest concentration of cycads in the world. It is also the realm of Modjadji, the mysterious Rain Queen of the BaLobedu tribe: the only people in Africa with a female line of succession....
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| | | Sub-tropical splendor, beautiful beaches, rich Zulu culture and endless sunshine is what sets apart the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal from other up-market beach hotspots in South Africa....
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| | | African penguins, with their white chests and black bowtie markings, look like charming knee-high cartoon waiters waddling around Cape Town’s tourism beaches. Just don’t expect them to bring you the catch of the day without taking the first bite....
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| | | To be awarded World Heritage Natural Site status, each site must be of ‘exceptional natural beauty’ or an ‘outstanding example’ of a major stage in the Earth's 4- to 6-billion-year history or offer ‘unique richness’ in biological diversity. That’s quite a recommendation for South Africa’s 4 Natural World Heritage Sites....
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| | | Forty five minutes from Johannesburg is the Sterkfontein Valley, better known as the Cradle of Humankind. It is aptly named because this 47 000 World Heritage Site is the richest hominid area on earth....
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