Travel Impressions

0 300 miles 0 300 km S O U T H A F R I C A Z I M B A B W E SWAZILAND LESOTHO I N D I A N O C E A N AT L A N T I C O C E A N Cape Town Windhoek Pretoria Mbabane Maseru Gaborone Bulawayo Victoria Falls Garden Route Winelands Johannesburg Kruger National Park When the first Dutch colonialists and spice traders reached the tip of Africa, they knew they had arrived at the ends of the Earth and the beginning of an entirely new world—fantastical, exotic, and rich beyond measure. While the Republic of South Africa's heart of gold provides 20% of the world supply, even more priceless are the country's eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites; the over 900 species of birds found in its skies; the more than 1,500 plant species on Cape Town's Table Mountain; and the "Big Five"—buffalos, lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, and leopards—in the savannahs. Out of the bush, visitors are invited into the vines to see another treasure: grape varietals that have been lovingly cultivated in mountainous Winelands. You'll find the fruits of these labors in the three unique capitals of Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein, where further wealth shows itself in the fusion of African and European culture; or in charming Johannesburg and along the captivating Garden Route. But just miles away from the grace and gentility of these destinations, the untamed wild is easily discovered. Head inland, away from the behemoth waves of surfing legend, to the famous Kruger National Park, where the greatest variety of wildlife in all of Africa roams freely. Go north, and feel the might of nature in the thunder of Victoria Falls—impressions all that will last longer than all the riches in the world. Welcome to the south africa and Victoria falls Welcome to South Africa | 3

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