The New Year has come and gone, but we hope you took some time to pen down some travel resolutions for the year ahead… We recommend including these on your 2022 travel bucket list:
Khoi and San Rock Art Sites
Southern Africa arguably boasts the richest legacy of Rock Art worldwide, the Western Cape in particular. You will find various Khoi and San Rock Art sites located in the mountainous areas of the Koue Bokkeveld and Cederberg surrounds.
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
This game reserve is one of SA’s oldest game reserves and plays a key role in the protection of the once near-extinct white rhino.
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
This UNESCO site should almost be at the top of your bucket list. This is also one of the top spots to catch the migrating whales each year.
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Blyde River Canyon
When talking about world renowned canyons, you generally think of the US’s Grand Canyon… but did you know the Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga is the 3rd biggest in the world and, contrary to its 2 bigger rivals, the only one with lush greenery?
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Bourke’s Luck Potholes
These naturally water eroded holes mark the start of the Blyde River Canyon.
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Makhonjwa Mountains
The Makhonjwa Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, makes up 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt and is one of the world’s oldest geological structures, presenting the best-preserved succession of volcanic and sedimentary rock, dating back billions of years ago.
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Adam’s Calendar
Known as the African Stonehenge, this series of stones, found on a plateau just above Kaapsche Hoop, is believed to be the oldest man-made structure on earth – outdating Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza.
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Goukamma Nature Reserve
Goukamma Nature and Marine Reserve stretches along the coast from Buffalo Bay up to Sedgefield. This exceptional (yet relatively unknown) Nature Reserve offers guests beautiful protected beaches, extensive dune fields, fields of coastal fynbos, forests, the Goukamma river and estuary and the Groenvlei Lake.
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Lisbon Falls
Lisbon Falls, situated on the banks of the Blyde River Canyon is the highest waterfall in Mpumalanga and an idyllic spot to cool down from the Graskop summer heat.
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Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site and is rich with history and culture. Visit the Maropeng Visitor Centre to find out about the human evolution development, or Sterkfontein Caves where many fossils have been excavated.
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