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Photo by Eben P

From Hermanus, continue to Cape
Agulhas, where the Indian and Atlantic
Oceans meet. This part of the coast
is actually a Whale Sanctuary Marine
Protected Area and, between July and
November, all forms of water transport
in the proximity of the whales are
prohibited, but you will be able to
view these magnificent mammals from Photo by George Gillams
the De Hoop Dunes and the De Hoop
Nature Reserve through binoculars.

From there, follow the Garden Route,
through Wilderness and Knysna,
to Plettenberg Bay, where you’ll be
able to see the resident Cape Fur
Seal colony at their breeding site.

On your way back up to the Highveld,
be sure to swing past the Wild
Coast for some rough and ready
experiences in the rugged and unspoilt
countryside, amongst indigenous
forest and mangrove swamps. Photo by Dan Grinwis

Many travel blogs promise warmer
weather in SA during August, but up back to Gauteng, be sure to round your the country might prove to be
here on the Highveld, the month can trip off by visiting one of the nearby astronomically expensive, but
be brutal, with frost, chilly winds and game reserves, such as the Pilanesberg there’s no guarantee that things
dust. That said, they say that this is an National Park, Dinokeng Game Reserve, will get better, so perhaps forgo the
excellent time for game-spotting as Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve, overseas trip next on your bucket
the vegetation in the veld is thinner or the Rietvlei Nature Reserve. list and live in this moment. What
and the wildlife tend to congregate better way to do it than experiencing
around the water holes, which makes Yes, it’s true, with the fuel cost the wonders of the wildlife and
them easier to spot. So when you get sky-rocketing, a road trip around wildflowers right here at home?

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