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South Africa :
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fiogf49gjkf0d HOTELS ARE GRADED USING STAR SYSTEM, 5-1 STAR.
MANY OF THE LOWER RATED HOTELS HAVE AIR CONDITIONED
ROOMS AND EN SUITE BATHROOMS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS
OPTIONS FOR ACCOMMODATION DEPENDING THE REASON OF STAY.
THERE ARE HOTELS, MOTELS, REST CAMPS, ROOMING HOUSES,
BEACH COTTAGES, BUNGALOWS AND HOLIDAY FLATS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY. RESERVE IN ADVANCE DURING THE SOUTH
AFRICAN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, DEC TO JAN, EASTER, JUN AND
JULY AND OCTOBER. THERE IS AN ANNUAL DIRECTORY PUBLISHED
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOURIST CORPORATION WHICH LISTS
ACCOMMODATION AND MANY OTHER DETAILS CONCERNING
ACCOMMODATION.
YOUTH HOSTELS, Y.M.C.A. AND Y.W.C.A HOSTELS EXIST
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, MAINLY LOCATED IN THE CITIES.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:-
SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION.
P.O. BOX 4402, CAPE TOWN 8000.
CAMPING
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 650 CAMPING AND CARAVAN
SITES THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY. FACILITIES ARE
USUALLY VERY GOOD. FULLY EQUIPPED CAMPING CARS
CAN BE RENTED AS CAN CARS AND TRAILER TENTS.
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
IT IS ADVISABLE TO RESERVE UP TO ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.
WITHIN THE PARK THERE IS A RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION TO
SUIT ALL TASTES. THERE ARE FAMILY COTTAGES WITH SELF
CATERING FACILITIES. THATCHED ROOF HUTS WHICH MAY OR
MAY NOT HAVE TOILET FACILITES, CAMP SITES. SURROUNDING
THE PARK THERE ARE MANY ACCOMMODATION OPPORTUNITIES
SUCH AS HOTELS AND CAMPSITES. WITHIN THE PARK THERE
ARE 14 REST CAMPS. LOWER SABIE, PRETORIUSKOP, SKUKUZA,
SATARA, OLIFANTS, LETABA. THE ABOVE MENTIONED ARE THE
BETTER EQUIPPED OF THE 14.
WHEN PLANNING A TRIP TO OR THROUGH THE GAME PARKS
IT IS ESSENTIAL TO REMEMBER THAT THE GATES CLOSE IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON, NORMALLY AT 1800. DAY VISITORS
MUST BE OUT BY THAT TIME AND THOSE WITH ACCOMMODATION
BOOKED MUST BE IN THEIR REST CAMP BY THAT TIME.
IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO IGNORE THESE DEADLINES,
WHICH ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
THERE ARE ALSO SPEED LIMITS (30 OR 40 KPH) WHICH
ARE ENFORCED. NORMALLY IN ORDER TO BENEFIT FROM THE
GAME VIEWING POSSIBILITIES A LOWER SPEED WOULD BE AVERAGED.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE PARK AND
VISITORS MAY NOT LEAVE THEIR CARS EXCEPT AT CERTAIN CLEARLY
MARKED AREAS. THE PARK IS NOT A ZOO - THE ANIMALS ARE WILD.
ALTHOUGH MOST WILD ANIMALS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE, THEIR INSTINCT
IS TO ATTACK IF THREATENED, CORNERED OR FRIGHTENED.
VISITORS WHO FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS AND THEIR COMMON
SENSE WILL BE 100% SAFE.
FUEL AND REFRESHMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT MOST REST CAMPS.
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CAR TO RUN LOW ON FUEL AS DISTANCES
CAN BE DECEPTIVE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION HIGHER THAN
NORMAL WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING, ESPECIALLY
WITH AIR-CONDITIONING OPERATING.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
MANY PRIVATE HOMES, IN CITY, SUBURB AND COUNTRY,
PROVIDE COMFORTABLE, CONVENIENT, RELATIVELY
INEXPENSIVE LODGING.
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