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The Backpacker's Guide to Southern Africa

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The beginning

The introduction pages, index, information on on-line booking services, information services, getting around, national car hire, volunteer organisations and overland companies. (3.2mb, 29 pages.)

Cape Town

A Seriously Scintillatingly Sexy city. (4.2mb, 35 pages.)

Winelands and the the West Coast

From the vineyards of Stellenbosch to the beaches and rugged mountains of the West Coast. (407kb, 12 pages.)

The Overberg

Rolling hills and blue seas. (370kb, 9 pages.)

Route 62

Ostriches and Oudtshoorn, wine, country roads, mountain passes and the glories of the little Karoo.(1.7mb, 8 pages)

Garden Route

Holidays, adventure, paradise and wilderness. One of SA's favourite destinations. (3.5mb, 33pages)

Sunshine Coast

More hours of sunshine, more miles of beaches, some great surf spots and herds of elephants too. (2.5mb, 19 pages.)

Eastern Cape Inland

Leave the highway and step back in time. Cruise gloriously lonely roads and gawp at the unique towns of this inland region. (950kb, 8 pages.)

The Wild Coast

Fascinating. Africa. African. Don't leave it out. (2.6mb, 20 pages.)

The South Coast

Holidays by the sea, a warm ocean, astonishing diving and loads of outdoor fun. (1.8mb, 16 pages.)

Durban

Vibrant and alive, the city where it's always summer. (2.2mb, 14 pages)

The Midlands

Home to the renowned Meander, an extended shopping/eating/wandering/ experience with something for (almost) everyone. (670kb, 5 pages.)

The Drakensberg

Magnificent mountains and bloody Battlefields. (1.2mb, 9 pages.)

Zululand

Expanses of wilderness, reserves, heritage sites and prolific game. (2.5mb, 17pages.)

Swaziland

Traditional culture, accessible game parks and plenty of adventure on offer.(1.2mb, 11 pages)

Mpumalanga

Home to scenic wonders, glorious contrasts of mountain and lowveld, the Kruger Park and gateway to Mozambique and Swaziland. (2.5mb, 19 pages)

The Kruger National Park, and Limpopo.

The Kruger Park from north to south and Limpopo province.(2.1mb, 10 pages)

North West.

The Pilanesberg, Sun City, Magaliesberg, Lost City. From wilderness to wild nights. (772kb, 3 pages)

Pretoria

Administrative capital of the country, home to Afrikaans culture, loads of students and a heap of embassies. (726mb, 5 pages.)

Johannesburg

Egoli, the Big Apple of Africa. Wildly exciting and definitely happening. (1.5mb, 11 pages.)

Lesotho and the Northern Cape

Lesotho, the highest kingdom in the world. And Kimberley, the largest man-made hole in the world... (750kb, 6 pages.)

Namibia

Endless wide open spaces. Vast skies. Teeming game. Desert dunes at sunrise. Icy oceans. Magnifique. (950kb, 7 pages.)

Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana

The smoke that thunders, walks with lions, elephants in the streets, a vast lake and oodles of adrenaline activities. (1.6mb, 8 pages)

Mozambique and the end pages

Marvellous Moz, a fun glossary and an alphabetical index (1.7mb, 9 pages)



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