game reserves

Victoria Falls Waterfall in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, one of Southern Africa’s most beautiful countries, borders South Africa in the North. This landlocked country has derived its name from a long past capital called “Great Zimbabwe.” The ancient stone structures that remain are the largest in Africa, except for the Egyptian Pyramids. The country itself has been […]

Zimbabwe – Southern Africa

Capricorn
The geographical Line of Latitude that lies approximately 23 degrees south of the Equator is called the Tropic of Capricorn. This line runs through Southern Africa, Australia and South America.  In South Africa the Tropic of Capricorn runs through the northern part of Limpopo Province (formerly Northern Transvaal) and gives […]

Capricorn Region

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The capital of KwaZulu-Natal is the beautiful and historically rich city of Pietermaritzburg. The original Zulu name was umGungundlovu which is, still today, the name used for the district authority. The city is also commonly known as Maritzburg. In 1838 after the Voortrekkers had won the battle of Blood River […]

Pietermaritzburg

Port Elizabeth coastline
On the southeast coast of South Africa in the Cape Province, about 800 km from Cape Town, lies the second oldest city in South Africa – Port Elizabeth. Known as the commercial capital of the Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth is the home of the automotive industry of South Africa, having […]

Port Elizabeth – Commercial Capital

Warmbaths
The most northern province of South Africa is Limpopo named after the Limpopo River and this province borders Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. This area used to be part of the Transvaal province. When touring in this area travel along the Great North Road from Pretoria and follow the route taken […]

Warmbaths