There's only one national park in the country that exists purely to protect grass.
Defending grass might seem an odd intention, but these tiny treasures are vital to South Africa’s survival.
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Every year, there's a bloom of incredibly-coloured carpets on the West Coast of South Africa and travellers migrate to catch the impressive spring spectacle. Here's how to find those astonishing wildflower fields in an easy weekend road trip from Cape Town.  Ready for a fight, I went on a nine-day trip to catch my first tiger fish with my dad two years ago. As fortune would have it, these freshwater giants live in heavenly places - the rivers of Botswana and Namibia.  My first job at South Africa’s oldest travel magazine, Getaway, was as the Gear Editor. I learnt loads about tech and admired the specs of all travel kit while compiling features on everything from hiking boots to solar panels, tents to blow-up mattresses, cameras to paper maps and more.  That's why the lovely folks at Hi-Tec asked me to check out the new Lady Lizzy 3-in-1 jacket. I took it for a spin in the wintry Drakensberg Mountains.
Did you know that the Okavango Delta is visible from space? Yep. This enormous green mass is one of Africa’s greatest and wildest nature areas.  Recently named a UNESCO world heritage site, the Okavango Delta is an entrancing beauty best appreciated from above. Here's what it's like to see these incredible wetlands from the sky.
A few shops, bottle stores and butchers line the main street in Williston, a small Karoo town between Calvinia and Carnarvon, but if you turn away towards the sandstone church you'll find an extraordinary oasis.  Welcome to the chaos of Williston Mall.
Little learnings about the iconic 'red bush' tea that exists in only one small place in the whole world and it's right here in South Africa.  Kolmanskop is a famous deserted diamond-mining town, which has slowly been taken over by time and sand, blown in from the Namib Desert. The town now stands empty and is best explored at dawn when the light sparkles off the sand.  |
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