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Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a city in the center of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. The capital of Kwazulu-Natal, it is famous for its history and architecture.



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Hotels in Pietermaritzburg

Old Halliwell Country Inn Score 8.875 from 4 reviews
Main Road Curry’s Post 8.88/10
The inn houses 3 luxury suites, 5 luxury rooms and 7 garden rooms, all with private patios, fireplaces and beautiful views of the grounds and the Karkloof Valley. ... more
 
Golden Horse Casino Hotel Score 6.45 from 2 reviews
45 New England Drive, Scottsville 6.45/10
The Boston BBQ offers a selection of 140 dishes. It is open for dinners every day and lunches on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and race days. Bookings are essential. Cafe Cavallo is an Italian themed restaurant overlooking the casino floor. The elegant Silks restaurant and grill offers exciting dishes as well as authentic Indian cuisine and a superb wine list. It is closed on Mondays, but opens for dinners from Tuesday to Sunday and lunches from Tuesday to Friday and on Sunday’s. The Boston Derby Express and Dairy Way is a fast food court open daily from 10:00 until 00:00. There is also Richard Tattersall’s bar. ... more
 
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Full Day Durban Highlights with Ushaka Marine World 8 hours

Durban Discover the highlights of the city of Durban, with the morning dedicated to showing you the cultural and historical contrasts of this city.

Travel along the beachfront towards the harbor entrance where you can see anything from sari clad Indian ladies walking on the sand to traditional healers collecting bottles of seawater to use as muti (medicine).

Continue past Durban City Hall and the Playhouse Theatre complex to the Indian Markets, where you can get a taste of Indian culture. Enjoy the scents of spices and see the hawkers and herbalists ply their trades.

The tour then heads off to Durban's newest attraction: Ushaka Marine World, for lunch (not included).

Afterwards enjoy a guided tour of this world class facility, which will comprise a saltwater aquarium with both indoor and outdoor displays and exhibits of South Africa's unique Indian and Atlantic Ocean Marine life. Also included is a wonderful Dolphin, Seal and Penguin show.

At the end of Durban's Golden Mile, is the beginning of a new world of fun, entertainment end excitement. Ushaka Marine World , spanning over 15 hectares of prime beach front, is Africa's largest marine theme park. Incorporating fresh and sea water, lush vegetation, natural materials and the recreation of a 1920's cargo ship wreck, Ushaka Marine World had created a magical world of sea and marine life.

The park is made up of 5 zones:
Sea World
Aquarium, dolphinarium, seal pool, dive tank, snorkel reef and lots more

Phantom Ship
Culinary delights at the Cargo Hold and Upper Deck

Wet 'n' Wild
A fun fresh water world of slides and pools for the adrenaline junkie

Ushaka Beach
Non-stop beach and surf action

Village Walk
There's nothing to beat the marine theme shopping adventure

With shark cage dives, ocean walkers, helicopter rides, surf lessons and scuba divi Click here for more information and Booking Details


Footsteps Township Combination - Cape Town, District Six Museum 7 hours

Footsteps Township Combination - Cape Town, District Six Museum

The streets, squares, monuments and memorials of historic Cape Town provide the setting for the first part of your tour. Here, on the Footsteps to Freedom City Walk ©, look back in time at how Africa, Asia and Europe conspired to create cosmopolitan Cape Town. Absorb the sights, sounds, and smells of the city.

This leisurely stroll incorporates most of the significant historic attractions in central Cape Town such as Greenmarket Square, the Grand Parade, Castle of Good Hope, City Hall, District Six Museum, Slave Lodge, Parliament, Company's Garden and St George's Anglican Cathedral. (Tour enters the District Six Museum and St George's Anglican Cathedral).

After a break for a light lunch at one of the sidewalk cafes (not included), set off for the township of Langa. Here you can look forward in time as you walk and talk with Xhosas of the Cape. Hear about their rites and rituals, culture and traditions, challenges and dreams.

See their children, homes, churches, feel and smell township life. This tour is not about rushing around the Cape Flats ticking township names off a list. Rather, to pause, engage and interact. Your journey is about connecting and reflecting, and most importantly it is about people.

The Footsteps Township Combination © tour starts at the official Cape Town Tourism Office. This is within easy walking distance of Foreshore hotels (10 minutes) and the V and A Waterfront (20 minutes). Undercover parking is available at the nearby Picbel Parkade in Strand Street.

Tours depart in all weather conditions - fair and foul, please dress accordingly and wear comfortable shoes.

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Five Day Victoria Falls and Chobe Fly-In Tour 5 days / 4 nights

Elephant, Chobe National Park

Leave the hustle and bustle of South Africa's largest city behind and experience the natural wonder of The Victoria Falls.

During your stay you will take a guided walking tour of the Falls, along with a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and see tribal dancing at the "African Spectacular".

On day three you will continue on to Botswana's Chobe National Park, home of Africa's largest concentration of elephants. It is also a bird watchers paradise with over 450 species populating the park.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to arrival in Zimbabwe and Botswana. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.

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