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"Located near Strand, the abandoned park is situated in the Macassar Dunes Conservation Area — a 2,760 acre reserve that protects the sand dunes and unique fynbos in the area, including the last remaining forest of white milkwood trees in the city. The reserve is also home to the largest and highest dune system in the Cape Peninsula. Macassar Beach, a beautiful windswept area, is named after Sheikh Yusuf (Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep) of the Sultanate of Gowa, in what is today Makassar in Indonesia."

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"Largely considered the most luxurious passenger train in the world, the old world Rovos Rail carries passengers from Pretoria to Cape Town through the arid Karoo in sumptuous 1920s-style locomotive accommodation. There are also longer journeys available from Cape Town all the way to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The observation car at the back of the train offers unsurpassed views as the train clacks along"

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"South Africa’s famous Klein Karoo sex shop is anything but; Ronnie’s Sex Shop is actually a popular pub and a regular stopover for locals, as well as bikers and visitors to the area. Located on Route 62, the shop which is named after its owner, began as a farm stall selling fresh produce to passersby. However, Ronnie complained of business being slow, so, in a booze fuelled prank, Ronnie’s friends amended the painted “Ronnie’s Shop” sign to Ronnie’s Sex Shop. Suddenly business was booming, and the rest, as they say, is history. The pub is one of the most popular in the Karoo and tourists from near and far stop to photograph themselves next to the sign after enjoying a pint or two."

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"Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a vast wildlife preserve in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana and South Africa, bordering Namibia to the west. It’s characterized by red dunes and dry rivers. Wildlife includes migrating herds of wildebeest and springbok, plus predators like raptors and black-maned Kalahari lions. "

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"The white crocodile of Lake Fundudzi has always been a much revered figure in Vha Venda folklore. Some believe it was an Albino crocodile, and once young virgin maidens were offered as sacrifices!! Lake Fundudzi lies in the heart of the Soutpansberg surrounded by Mountains and the sacred Thathe Vondo Forest. The sacred forest is so full of spirits that few Venda people dare to walk through it. The forests hauntings include a white lion, spirit of the chief Nathathe and a lightning bird called Ndadzi. According to Venda folklore, a divine being, Roluvimba created the world and along with it this enchanted body of water. Legend has it that even today, he sometimes returns to bath in Lake Fundudzi. In respect of the sacred VhaVenda rituals, all first time visitors to Fundudzi are required to take part in a ritual. Newcomers must turn their backs on the Lake and view the Lake from between their legs, greeting the Lake! Special permission has to be obtained to visit the lake no-one is allowed to wash or swim in this lake."

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The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is a 10-metre class optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments each with a 1-metre inscribed diameter, resulting in a total hexagonal mirror of 11.1 m by 9.8 m.[3] It is located close to the town of Sutherland in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa. It is a facility of the South African Astronomical Observatory, the national optical observatory of South Africa.

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Noetzie is 'n strandoordjie net ten ooste van Knysna. 'n Kenmerk daarvan is die aantal strandhuise in 'n boustyl wat kastele naboots. Dit lê tussen die Pezula-gholfbaan en die Sinclair-natuurreservaat. Vanaf die N2-hoofweg lei 'n pad vir 5 km suid tot by 'n parkeerterrein op die rand. Van daar lei steil trappe en 'n voetpad na die lagune, strand en visvangplekke. Weens die moeilike bereikbaarheid word die strand nooit oorstroom met besoekers nie.

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"Tiffindell Ski Resort a year round alpine resort, the only ski resort in South Africa and one of the two ski resorts inSouthern Africa. It was established in 1993 in the Southern Drakensberg, Tiffindell is rated number 19 on CNN's "Top 100 Ski Runs of the World".Tiffindell is located at 2,720 m (8,920 ft) on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui, the highest mountain in the Eastern Cape with an elevation of 3,001 m (9,846 ft). It is situated 24 km (15 mi) above the town of Rhodes and about 212 km (132 mi) east of Aliwal North"

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"Darling is a town in South Africa’s Western Cape. It's part of the Cape Floral Region and home to hundreds of species of flowering plants. The Darling Museum, in the 1899 Town Hall, traces local history, including the 19th-century butter industry. Just outside town, West Coast National Park’s Langebaan Lagoon attracts migrating water birds, like flamingos and white pelicans."

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"Sedgefield is a coastal town on the Garden Route in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the N2national road, between George and Knysna. The town offers beaches and bird-watching activities to the holiday revellers preferring its all-year mild weather.

The town was proclaimed in 1929 on the farm Sedgefield, which in turn was named in 1894 after the village of the same name in the UK where the father (Henry Barrington) of the then-farmowner was born."

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"Paternoster (pronounced /ˌpɑːtɜːrˈnɒstɜːr/) is one of the oldest fishing villages on the West Coast of South Africa. It is situated 15 km north-west of Vredenburg[2] and 145 km north of Cape Town, at Cape Columbine between Saldanha Bayand St Helena Bay. The town covers an area of 194.8 hectare and has approximately 1883 inhabitants.

The origin of the name remains unknown. Many people believe that the name, which means ‘Our Father’ in Latin, refers to prayers said by Catholic Portuguese seamen when they became shipwrecked.[3] It appears as St. Martins Paternoster on an old map of Pierre Mortier.[4] Other people believe it refers to the beads that the Khoi tribe wore that were called Paternosters.[5]"

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"Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The lakes form part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the quietest beaches in South Africa. The Kosi River Mouth is known as "the aquarium" because of the clarity of the water and the abundance of fish species.Kosi Bay is the cultural capital of the ancient Tsonga Tembe kingdom. This is the original and natural home of theTsonga people and their primitive fish traps"

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"A truly surreal off-the-grid spot along the Wild Coast. The journey over hills and through dirt roads far from the main highway is so worth it even if you don’t have a 4×4. You’ll stay in a hut overlooking the meeting of a river with the ocean, enjoy freshly-made pancakes on the beach at sunrise and savour the sun setting over the hills as farmers herd their sheep and cattle home."

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"The Augrabies Falls /ɔːˈxrɑːbiːz/ is a waterfall on the Orange River, South Africa, within the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around 183 feet (56 m) in height.[1] Some sources cite an approximate height of 480 feet; this is actually the height from the base of the canyon to the top of the walls, not that of the falls themselves.[1] The original Khoikhoi residents named the waterfall "Ankoerebis" — "place of big noises" — from which the Trek Boers, who settled here later on, derived the name, "Augrabies"."