Escaping the Crowds in South Africa
South Africa boasts mild weather throughout the year, and has the plus point of being nicely placed - making it a fantastic holiday away from the frozen European and American winters.
In this brief piece, we’re going to look at the less well known areas of the South African peninsula, so you can get away from the crowds while also enjoying the lower costs that you can find off the beaten path.
Kruger Park
Kruger Park is the biggest game reserve in the South African peninsula and expands 350 km from north to south and 60 km from east to west. Kruger has 8 main gates that provide entryway to the different camps there. There is plenty of hotels near Krugar National Park so it doesn’t need to be a lengthy return journey from Cape Town or wherever you’re staying.
Drakensberg Mountain Range
The Drakensberg Mountain Range is the most dramatic range of mountains in South African, climbing to 3,482 metres (11,420 ft) in height. Caves are predominant in the easily eroded sandstone, and many have rock murals sketched by the indigenous people. The Drakensberg Mountains have between 35000 and 40000 works of bushman art and is the greatest assemblage of such drawings on earth. There is some proof that the bushman civilization subsisted in the Drakensberg at least 40,000 years ago, and possibly over 100,000 years ago. The Drakensberg Mountain Range is easily accessible from adjacent Durban and you can normally book guesthouses in Durban without any trouble.
KwaZulu Region
The KwaZulu area has been progressively popular with tourists - mainly sold as the Zulu Kingdom. It is a shame that many from abroad don’t go to this area, as many locals know that it offers holidaymakers a long list of things to do. For a long time it has been known as the Garden Province - and a well deserved name it is too. There ought to be no worry finding guesthouses near KwaZulu.
