The KZN South Coast is infamous for its beautiful beaches, and year round warm weather and warm oceans. Margate and surrounds have long been popular destinations for holiday makers from Gauteng particularly. This stretch of coastline offers so many attractions, with over 20 popular bathing, swimming and surfing beaches.
Enjoy a 360 degree panoramic view of some of the beaches, including Umzumbe Beach, Southport Beach and Port Shepstone beachfront.
We visited Kuruman to shoot 360 Virtual Tours and photos of some of the Lodges and Guest Houses in Kuruman. It is a small town about 600km west of Gauteng, on the road to Upington. The area is arid (dry), and forms part of the Kalahari Desert region. The town was first formed around the natural spring which provides water to travellers, and soon become a popular rest point. Known as Die Oog van Kuruman, or The Eye of Kuruman, this oasis is still to be found in the town center of Kuruman.
Red Sands Country Lodge near Kuruman
Amphitheatre Hike from Sentinel Peak car park.
Sentinel View of Amphitheatre in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa
Chain Ladder on Amphitheatre Hike in the Drakensberg in South Africa
We recently had the pleasure of staying at The Point Hotel Mossel Bay for a few nights while photographing a number of Virtual Tours in the Mossel Bay area (more on that over the next few months). This Hotel Virtual Tour of The Point Hotel shows its wonderful location, situated right on the point of the natural bay of Mossel Bay, below the St Blaize lighthouse, and right on the rocks! Looking out your hotel suite, one almost feels like you are on a ship!
Enjoy the 360 degree Virtual Tour of The Point Hotel Mossel Bay:
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We recently visited the Addo Elephant Park in Port Elizabeth, home to hundreds of African Elephant. We parked the car at Hapoor Dam for about 2 hours, and sat watching these magnificent animals coming down to the dam to drink, cool down, and play!
In this 360 degree panoramic photo you can get an idea of how close these elephants were to us, and how big they are. Enjoy!
Elephants at Hapoor Dam in Addo Elephant Park in South Africa
Found right in the heart of Pretoria, locals will tell you that Loftus Versfeld Stadium IS itself the beating heart of Pretoria! Home to the Blue Bulls, a passionate rugby team, with hundreds of thousands of local rugby supporters who regularly bring the stadium alive all dressed in the iconic blue jersy of the Blue Bulls.
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium will host a number of games of the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup. Enjoy the 360 degree virtual tour!
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Riverbend Art Gallery was opened by the late Dennis Cominos the then mayor of Margate on the 17th August 1984. Riverbend Art Gallery is home to works by many of South Africa’s finest artists including, Dino Paravano, Titta Fasciotti, Rob Wareing, Rob McIntosh, John Smith, Kobus Kotze, Peter Hall, Louis Audie, Richard Rennie, Coral Spenser, Isabel Le Roux, Marc Poisson, Tony De Freitas and many others.
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The Ou Raadsaal (old Council Chamber), served as the first parliament of South Africa. The building was designed by Sytze Wopke Wierda in a classical style of Greek and Roman architecture. Originally supposed to be two storeys high, president Paul Kruger insisted a 3rd storey added so that it would not be shorter than the nearby hotel. The Ou Raadsaal building was restored in 1962, when the British Coat of arms over the entrance was replaced by the South African Republic’s coat of arms, a replica of the one originally sculpted by Anton van Wouw. After many years of planning and research, the Raadsaal was once again restored in 1992, in an effort to return it to its former glory.
Click for full screen high quality 360 degree Virtual Tour of the Ou Raadsaal in Pretoria.
The Union Buildings in Pretoria are home to the form the official seat of the South African government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa, and have always been central to South African history. It is here that Nelson Mandela became the state President in 1994, changing the face of South Africa. The beautiful gardens around the Union Buildings are very well maintained, and offer a lovely garden park to stroll through and relax.
The great grey colossus of the massive Voortrekker Monument can be seen from all directions as you approach Pretoria. Built in honor of the Voortrekkers (Pioneers), who left the Cape Colony in their thousands between 1835 and 1854.
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This 360 degree photo (Roof of Voortrekker Monument) was taken on the north east side of the roof, 60 meters above the ground. The photographic equipment used to capture the 360 degree image was mounted on our new 4.5 meter high pole (more on this new elevated pole in a future article).
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