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fiogf49gjkf0d JOHANESBURG:
THE RISSIK STREET POST OFFICE WHOSE CONSTRUCTION WAS
BEGUN IN THE LAST CENTURY AFTER THE BOER WAR. THE
JOHANNESBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY, LOCATED BEHIND THE CITY
HALL. IN THE SAME BUILDING IS THE AFRICAN MUSEUM
WHICH DEPICTS THE HISTORY OF THE EARLIER SETTLERS.
ORIENTAL PLAZA IS A NEW SHOPPING CENTER WEST OF NEWTON
MARKET. DIAGONAL STREET IS THE EQUIVALENT OF WALL STREET.
VISITS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN STOCK EXCHANGE ARE POSSIBLE
MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
THE RAILWAY MUSEUM IS HOUSED IN THE OLD SOUTH BUILDING OF
THE RAILWAY STATION.
THE JOHANNESBURG ART GALLERY IS SITUATED IN JOUBERT PARK.
THERE IS A GOLD MINE MUSEUM AT THE SITE OF 14 SHAFT IN
ALAMEIN ROAD.
PRETORIA
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THE HEART OF PRETORIA IS CHURCH SQUARE. HERE THERE ARE
SOME HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THE RAADSAAL OR PARLIAMENT
BUILDING, THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK AND THE PALACE
OF JUSTICE.
OTHER SIGHTS ARE THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, THE
NATIONAL CULTURAL HISTORY AND OPEN AIR MUSEUM, THE TRANSVAL
MUSEUM IN PAUL KRUGER STREET.
EASTERN TRANSVAAL
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THE TOWN OF NELSPRUIT IS SURROUNDED BY CITRUS FRUIT TREES.
THIS AREA IS KNOWN AS THE CITRUS BELT.
PILGRIMS REST WAS ONCE A THRIVING GOLD TOWN WHEN THERE
WAS NO LONGER ANY GOLD LEFT THE AUTHORITIES BOUGHT THE
TOWN AND TURNED IT INTO A MUSEUM. THERE ARE NOW MUSEUMS,
GOLD PANNING DEMONSTRATIONS, SOUVENIR SHOPS AND HOTELS.
BLYDE RIVER CANYON PROVIDES SPECTACULAR SCENERY.
BLYDEEPOORT PUBLIC RESORT IS A STATE RUN HOLIDAY VILLAGE.
HERE THERE ARE AIR CONDITIONED CHALETS, RESTAURANTS, GARDENS
AND SPORT FACILITIES.
KRUGER PARK
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THIS IS SOUTH AFRICAS LARGEST WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
SITUATED IN THE NORTH EAST OF THE TRANSVAAL. THERE ARE
14 CAMPS WITHIN THE PARK OFFERING VARIOUS STYLES OF
ACCOMMODATION AND FACILITIES TO VIEW THE ANIMALS.
THE VISITOR CAN EXPECT TO SEE GIRAFFE, ELEPHANT, BUFFALO,
HIPPOS, LIONS, WARTHOG AND EVEN LEOPARD, CHEETAH
AND RHINO WITH LUCK. THERE IS ABUNDANT BIRDLIFE.
NATAL
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THIS IS THE SMALLEST OF SOUTH AFRICAS PROVINCES. THERE
ARE MANY PARKS AND RESERVES WITHIN THE PROVINCE. SEVERAL
PARKS ARE LOCATED AMONG THE DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS.
THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES TO WALK, CLIMB AND HORSE RIDE IN
THE PARKS. THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL IS PIETERMARITZBURG.
THE CITY HALL IS REPUTED TO BE THE LARGEST ALL BRICK
BUILDING SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
DURBAN
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ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS HERE IS THE SURF. THE MOST POPULAR
BEACH FOR SURFING IS NORTH BEACH. THERE ARE HARBOUR TOURS TO
VIEW THE DURBAN SKYLINE. ALSO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT, CITY
HALL THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ARE ARCHITECTURAL SIGHTS.
THERE IS THE INDIAN MARKET IN WARWICK STREET AND MANY PARKS.
THE JAPANESE GARDEN AND THE JAMESON ROSE GARDEN ARE JUST TWO.
PORT ELIZABETH
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ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE THE BEACHES, THE OCEANARIUM COMPLEX,
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT,AND OUTSIDE THE CITY AREA THE ADDO
ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK.
BETWEEN PORT ELIZABETH AND CAPE TOWN IS JEFFREYS BAY A WELL
KNOWN SURFERS RESORT AND THE MAGNIFICENT GARDEN ROUTE WITH
ITS RESORTS SUCH AS KNYSNA AND PLETTENBERG BAY.
CAPE TOWN
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AN ATTRACTION ITSELF IS THE FIRST SIGHT OF CAPE TOWN'S
SKYLINE, DOMINATED BY THE MASSIVE BULK OF TABLE MOUNTAIN.
THE TOWNS MAIN STREET IS ADDERLEY STREET. THERE
IS ALSO THE NICO MALAN OPERA HOUSE AND THEATRE, HARBOUR
CRUISES AND THE FLOWER MARKET IN TRAFALGAR PLACE.
THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IN THE HARBOUR OFFERS SUPERB VIEWS
OF CAPE TOWN, A MULTITUDE OF DINING, DRINKING, AND
ENTERTAINMENT POSSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THEATRES, ART
AND CRAFT MARKETS, HARBOUR CRUISES, SHOPPING, AND OTHER
FACILITIES. THIS IS ALL SET IN A WORKING HARBOUR WHERE THE
DAILY ACTIVITIES CONTINUE, CREATING A SETTING AND AMBIENCE
UNIQUE IN THE WORLD. THERE IS AMPLE PARKING AVAILABLE, AND
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION BOTH IN THE HARBOUR AND WITHIN EASY
WALKING DISTANCE.
THE MALAY QUARTER IS FASCINATING WITH THE PASTEL COLOURED
HOUSES.
OTHER SITES INCLUDE CAPE TOWN CITY HALL, THE CASTLE OF
GOOD HOPE, THE OLD TOWN HOUSE WHICH WAS FORMERLY THE CITY
HALL.
THE MUSEUMS INCLUDE THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY,
THE JEWISH MUSEUM AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM.
THE TOP OF THE FAMOUS TABLE MOUNTAIN CAN BE REACHED ON
FOOT OR BY CABLE CAR ALTERNATIVELY IT IS POSSIBLE TO
DRIVE ALONG THE FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN.
THE CAPE PENINSULA
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THE SCENERY IN THIS AREA IS THE MAIN ATTRACTION.
ADDITIONAL TO THE SCENERY THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIGHTS. THE
COUNTRYS OLDEST WORKING LIGHTHOUSE IS SITUATED AT
GREEN POINT. SEA POINT, CLIFTON, CAMPS BAY, AND HOUT BAY
ARE ALL KNOWN FOR THEIR BEACHES.
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NATURE RESERVE ABOUNDS WITH MANY
SPECIES OF WILDLIFE.
THE MOST SPECTACULAR POINT IS CAPE POINT WHERE THERE
ARE SHEER CLIFFS AND WONDERFUL VIEWS AND WHERE IT IS SAID
THAT THE ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS MEET. IT IS ALSO
POPULARLY HELD THAT CAPE POINT IS THE MOST SOUTHERLY POINT
OF AFRICA. IN FACT THIS IS NOT CORRECT, THIS DISTINCTION
BELONGING TO CAPE AGULHAS, A PLEASANT 50 KM DRIVE EAST.
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