SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHLIGHTS
Southern Africa
HIGHLIGHTS D
From the mountains of the Fairest Cape to the game-rich waters and deserts of Botswana to the bush paths of Zambia, Southern Africa offers a world of choice, says Andrew Eames and Steve Hartridge
avid Attenborough’s magnifi cent documentary series Africa, broadcast early this year, helped to lift the lid
on a veritable treasure-box of landscapes. From mountains in the mist to game-rich savannah, it was tantalising stuff, both for those yet to tackle the vast continent and for old Africa hands inspired to see more. Many ‘fi rst-timers’ will head to South Africa, for a line-up of attractions that includes year-round sunshine, scenic beauty, abundant wildlife and cosmopolitan Cape Town and the nearby Winelands. For agents there is a rich choice of
‘combination holidays’ to suggest in South Africa: Cape Town and the Garden Route; Durban and the Drakensberg and/ or Zululand; the Midlands Meander and
Clockwise: Mokoro paddle at Sunset in Botswana; Zafara Camp, Selinda Reserve, Botswana; White rhino, South Africa
iSimangaliso (Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) in KwaZulu-Natal; The Kruger and the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga, fi lled with scenic wonders and Boer War history; the Wild Coast and malaria-free game reserves in the Eastern Cape; and the wild west coast and summer fl owers in the Northern Cape – to name but a few options. With its well advanced transportation
system –including low-cost airlines, budget buses and luxury trains – and easy-to-reach safari parks (between the luxury lodges and national and provincial parks there’s a game-viewing experience to appeal to all budgets) South Africa is a largely stress-free introduction to Southern Africa. However, old Africa hands looking
to the region beyond Cape Town and Johannesburg, will likely be attracted to Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. For it is here where you fi nd Africa writ large on the most spectatcular
of canvasses. Although all are very different destinations they share a common trait in that they all offer a more exclusive, less well-trodden profi le that encourages more adventurous, ‘raw’ and at time adrenaline- fuelled wildlife experiences. Yet their proximity to Johannesburg means a convenient choice of air links, and the possibility of twin-centre breaks that combine the sophistication of South
“Victoria Falls can function as a key beginning and end point, with its mixture of relaxed tourism by the riverside and its big menu
of activities” ELLIE DUNKELS, ZAMBIA SPECIALIST EXPERT AFRICA
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