The Rhino & Lion Park 02 Me

The Rhino & Lion Park

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January 2nd 2011
Geo: -25.9803, 27.7891Today we spent the day at the nearby Rhino and Lion Park. It isn't a genuine wildlife experience, as the animals are segregated and in cages, but it is a guaranteed sighting of predators. Our first stop was to see the animals that were in the small area. Here we saw tigers, including an albino tiger, lions – both male and female and hippos. We drove across the r ... 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