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Cape Town, a wonderful city surrounded by ocean

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Hermanus, whales from the beach

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Cape of Good Hope: an edge of the world

The Kruger National Park in one of the best known game reserves in the world, where you'll see a host of wild animals. Among them, you'll be able to spot the Big 5.

The Kruger, in search of the Big 5

Located at about&nbsp;six hours from Johannesburg by road (it's also possible to get there by plane), Kruger is THE national park to visit in South Africa.

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Bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, South Africa is a mosaic of hilly landscapes and stunning countryside. The mix of the different cultures of the Cape and Johannesburg makes these cities choice destinations for gourmets eager to taste Afrikaner cuisine. South Africa is the country of diversity. You will visit Robben Island, the island upon which Nelson Mandela was shut away for 18 years during Apartheid, and at the same time you will discover a country deeply marked by its history. You will stroll over the dunes of Arniston, will be amazed by the ostrich farms on the mountainous tracks of little Karoo and will end your excursion in the crystal clear waters of the rapids of the Tsitsikamma national park. The country also has a reputation for the quality of its wine. A walk in the bucolic region of Boland will enable you to sample the country's best wines directly at the producers. Finally, what would a trip to South Africa be without a safari to the heart of the most beautiful of wild animal reserves? You are bound to be charmed by the elephants, rhinos and tigers that populate the Kruger region.

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Kruger National Park

Located around 200 km from Nelspruit, Balule is a private nature reserve that has the advantage of being directly adjoined to Kruger National Park.

Balule

Ohrightad

This little village is situated at the entrance to theBlyde River Canyon in the Great Escarpment, in the northeast of the country. 

Graskop

This 275,000 hectare park, one of the Unesco world heritage sites, stretches the length of the coast, from the Mapelane reserve to Sodwana Bay, in the region just above Durban. 

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The Greater Santa Lucia national park stretches out on every side of the small, touristy village of Santa Lucia, where all the hotels, restaurants and local businesses are based. I loved going to the False Bay beach – but be careful, as the currents there make swimming dangerous. 
This region, with its swamps, is remarkably different from the others, its scenery quite a change from the neighbouring Kwazulu Natal, and very pretty. If you're planning to take a trip into the inland region around the lakes of the national park, you'll need a 4x4. 
I absolutely loved the boat trip I took downriver to see colonies of hippopotami and crocodiles. There is an impressive amount of them. By day, they sleep in the water, and you can see very little of them – but at night, the hippos come to browse the grass on the riverbanks, and so long as you have a torch with you, you can watch them! 
They may appear friendly, but keep your distance: they are the number one cause of accidental deaths in the country after car accidents. When they charge, they charge to kill, they run fast and they won't let go of you.

This 275,000 hectare park, one of the Unesco world heritage sites, stretches the length of the coast, from the Mapelane reserve to <a href="/south-africa/">Sodwana Bay</a>, in the region just above <a href="/south-africa/">Durban</a>.

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