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PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK - SAFARI

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June 21st 2011
Pilanesberg was just incredible! We got picked up by our guide form the airport and started the 3 hour drive out to the park. As soon as we got there we took a couple of hours and went on our first game drive, within a few minutes we saw our first animal, a Black Backed Jackel, followed by a family of Warthog. I can definatley say that the Warthog were my favourite animals, they were just so cute ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more