| J Roan |
10 April 2005 |
Stayed at Balmoral - Durban, South Africa.
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Visit the Longhorn and Piatto restorants. Ballito, Umghlanga and Uvongo are amazing places.
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| L Fawcett |
31 January 2005 |
Stayed at Park Plaza - Johannesburg, South Africa.
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We stayed in Santon and travelled by taxi and foot (although not by foot late at night on the advice of the hotel staff). Would recommend the Bull Run in Santon and the Butcher's shop in Nelson Square to eat. We used a local taxi for tours and were given a personal guide to Soweta which was moving and informative from a local's point of view. We found the local people in Santon extremely helpful and friendly.
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| M Aveta |
04 September 2004 |
Stayed at Park Inn - Cape Town, South Africa.
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From there you can easily visit the Water Front, where everybody seems to be at night, table mountain, shuttle leaving from the Tourist Information Center, just two minutes walking distance from the hotel. For the Wine Route, we rented a car, ask the hotel concierge, they worked an ok deal for us. The car is also useful to visit all the bays surrounding the city, Cape Point, and you can get to Hermanus too, just to try your luck on see whales, we didn't see any, and apparently September is the best month, we saw whale thought just driving down on the coast to Cape Point. On Long Street, try Mama Africa, for good ambience and African Food. And for the most adventurers, try Bob's Place, a dodgy looking but very friendly pub.
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| A Uffels |
18 August 2004 |
Stayed at Radisson Waterfront - Cape Town, South Africa.
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Go to Hermanus (between August & October) to see the whales...it's unique!
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| J Blagg |
30 April 2004 |
Stayed at Park Inn - Cape Town, South Africa.
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Weather was great (even though it was Autumn). Visited Table Mountain which was spectacular because of the clear skies and lack of wind. Also drove to Cape Point which again was stunning. Our first trip to SA, but not our last!
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| T Vaidya |
07 February 2004 |
Stayed at Westcliff - Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Not much to do in Joburg. Went to watch cricket at Centurion Park on a warm sunny day. Awesome. A meal at the Butcher Shop and Grill and Vilamoura (sea food) in Sandton City is a must.
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| T Vaidya |
24 January 2004 |
Stayed at Zimbali Lodge - Zimbali Estate, South Africa.
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Go for three nights - that's just right. If you are an avid golfer, then maybe four. Ten minutes away is the town of Ballito which has one or two nice seafood restaurants and a beach (swimming in sea allowed) as opposed to Zimbali where the beach is accessible but swimming in the sea is forbidden.
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| B Sisk |
12 September 2003 |
Stayed at Capetonian - Cape Town, South Africa.
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Cape Town is an excellent destination for starting a trip in SA. There was enough to do to concentrate on the garden route/wine route and Cape Town surroundings without venturing further. Car hire and driving are exceptionally easy as roads are fairly empty and SA drives on the left. B&Bs as well as hotels are plentiful and cheap as is eating out. People are very friendly and helpful and always willing to give ideas of where to stay, eat, travel to next, etc. Local private game parks near Port Elizabeth are malaria-free hence no need for medication. We went to Schotia Game Park which was very good value. The advantage of a small private reserve is the guarantee of seeing whatever animals are around as the rangers will contact each other to inform of whereabouts. There are others in the vicinity which may be worth also having a look at.
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| A Craven |
24 April 2003 |
Stayed at Balmoral - Durban, South Africa.
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We did a clock-wise tour from Durban of KwaZulu-Natal. Highly recommended were the Drackensberg mountains, the midlands battlefields and the game reserves at Ithala and Umfolozi.
We hired a car. We changed our first car which was a Toyota Tazz with no AirCon or Power Steering. This was poorly explained by the on-line car hire company and I would recommend people to book an up-graded car.
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| I Qureshi |
04 March 2003 |
Stayed at Balmoral - Durban, South Africa.
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Places visited proir to booking in Balmoral included St. Georges Hotel in Capetown(6 days) then on to Mossel Bay for a short stop before continuing to Oudstshroon for 2 days in Caves Lodge Hotel. Left for George for quick stop and then to Knysna for a night stay. Following day to Port Elizabeth for 3 days (stayed Caboose Hotel which burned down) and further 3 days in East London. Next stop Margate and finally Durban (Balmoral Hotel).
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Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in South Africa
