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Tuesday, 01 March 2005 |
Botswana
Botswana has some of the most extensive and unspoiled wilderness areas in Africa, and the Okavango Delta is one of the world’s most spectacular wetlands.
Landlocked, a little larger than France, and with an average elevation of about 1000m, much of Botswana is semi-desert-the wide plains of the kalahari extend over two thirds of the country. To the north the Okavango river flows into the country, opening out to form a massive delta of almost 15 000km.
The Okavango Delta is a complex series of channels, lagoons, floodplains and islands, entirely surrounded and flowing over the kalahari sands. The area is alive with wildlife and to explore it by dugout canoe is one of the best ways to experience its beauty and tranquillity..
Many of Botswana’s national parks and game reserves, including Moremi wildlife reserve and Chobe national park are world renowned. Here some of the largest herds in southern Africa roam free and wild. Here too, visitors delight to some of the continent’s most spectacular and varied birdlife. Botswana is famed for its basketry, wood carvings and Bushmen craft.
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Tuesday, 01 March 2005 |
South Africa
Glorious beaches, gracious winelands, cosmopolitan cities, sanctuaries teeming with game. South Africa offers the visitors an endless range of excellent options.
Truly cosmopolitan, South Africa are often described as ‘The rainbow nation’.
South Africa is a vast country, (about 5 times greater than the United Kingdom) which offers a great variety of holiday options and endless things to see and do.Among the most popular excursions are visits to the country’s many superb national parks and game reserves, including the world renowned KRUGER NATIONAL PARK.Cape Town with its familiar landmark, Table Mountain, remains a favorite destination. The picturesque wine estates and quality wines produced there attract great interest. Durban with its year-round sub tropical climate and popular beaches has rightfully been called the ‘Holiday City’.
Any visitor in Johannesburg should include a visit to Gold Reef City, a re-creation of historical Johannesburg while to the north west of the city of gold lies Sun City- South Africa’s answer to Las Vegas.
Magnificent mountain scenery, including the famed Drakensberg and the awe-inspiring Blyde River Canyon, competes with the semi desert of the Karoo and ancient forests of Tsitsikamma and Knysa for visitors’ attention.
South Africa’s sunny climate and outdoor lifestyle has produced a very sport conscious nation and visitors may participate in, or watch, virtually any sport from polo to golf, fishing or surfing, soccer to basket ball.
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