Travel Recommendations

  Kolmanskop is named after Johnny Coleman who was a transport rider and stopped over at this point. The site was part of the diamond mining enterprise stated in 1908 after Zacharias Lewals found a diamond whilst working in the area. German miners began the settlement...

[caption id="attachment_16099" align="aligncenter" width="360"] Marakele a world of landscapes[/caption] MarakeleNational Park (formerlyKransberg National Park) in Limpopo Province was established in 1994 in theWaterberg region. The park has a wide range of habitat due to the dramatic mountain range that rises 1000 metres from the park lowlands. The...

[caption id="attachment_16090" align="aligncenter" width="302"] The Karakal Monument[/caption] Keetmanshoop is a major junction town on the road between Upoington and Windhoek and connecting roads to the east and west. The town named after Johann Keetman (benefactor of the town)was an important centre when Namibia (formerly German South West Africa) was a colony of Imperial Germay. The German architectural influence is noticable in the town and old Imperial Monuments can be seen in the town centre.

In addition to the Military Garden of Remembrance to the east of Barberton, is the old cemetery dating back to the early days of the town founded in the 1880's.

Wynford Farm in the eastern Free State is a delightful place to stay. For those who like the simple good value offerings of yesteryear, this is the place to stay. There is no glamour or glitz, but old fashioned hospitality, well cooked home food, basic...

Mapungubwe was the capital of an ancient civilization that lived on the banks of the Limpopo River at its confluence with the Shashi River. This is now the corner of SA, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Anyone wanting an experience of incredible beauty should consider chartering a flight from Durban down the Wild Coast to Port St Johns. Better still take a week out and fly to Umngazi Bungalows , leaving Virginia airport and landing at the table top airstrip at Port St Johns. The approach going in to the strip is pure adrenalin with majestic views thrown in.

Beaufort West in the northern limits of the Western Cape is an interesting town, that still retains some of the old world charm, and lies within sight of the Great Karoo National Park.