Visit South Africa
SA improves travel, tourism competitiveness
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- 10 June 2013
This year's World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report included 35 African countries. South Africa outranks more developed countries in a number of aspects.
• Grooming the future of tourism
Following in Burchell's tracks
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- 23 May 2013
A mountain bike ride along the route taken by the 19th century explorer and naturalist, William Burchell, led to some surprising discoveries, such as the hut where the sick adventurer was forced to take shelter while travelling through the wild frontiers beyond the old Cape Colony.
• Take a trip to Northern Cape
The king returns to Cradock
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- 15 May 2013
Wild lions have been released in the Mountain Zebra National Park after they were hunted to extinction in the area more than a century ago. The zebra population is now a healthy 800, along with several large antelope species, enough to support the lions.
• Addo’s elephant fence comes down
Take a trip to Northern Cape
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- 15 May 2013
The Northern Cape is a vast, open land of breathtaking landscapes and ancient history. Kimberley, the old diamond-mining town, is the provincial capital, and a good place to start your adventure through this surprising, beautiful part of the world.
• Khoisan couple home at last
Extreme adventurers do SA proud
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- 04 April 2013
South Africa provides the setting for some of the best extreme adventuring around, but local daredevils aren’t afraid to take on challenges elsewhere in the world and in many cases, raise funds and support for good causes.
• World first for SA extreme swimmers
Footsteps into the past
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- 01 April 2013
The seven-million year evolution of Homo sapiens is investigated in an inspiring walking tour of Maropeng with scientist Brendon Billings. His job is “like putting together a puzzle”, giving his tour its name – Bone Detectives.
• Stargazing in Joburg: it’s possible
Stargazing in Joburg: it’s possible
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- 15 March 2013
South Africa is fast gaining a reputation as a leading stargazing destination, but the stars don’t come out just for people in the country’s most remote areas.
• Africa is the place to see stars
