Nature's Valley

Road Trippin' South Africa: the amazing Garden Route

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September 2nd 2013
I could see why everyone kept saying "you have to do the Garden Route". It's simply stunning. After my bungy jump experience in Bloukrans Bridge I kept driving west. It was a short drive to my next stop and the first one of the Garden Route: Nature's Valley. The place I stayed in was one of the best I've stayed in so far i ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Garden Route

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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