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 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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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.
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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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Church Square in Pretoria is home to a statue of Paul Kruger, the man famous for the Kruger National Park and the Kruger Rand coin that bears his name. Pretoria is the administrative Capitol of South Africa, and home to many historic buildings.
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Red Desert in Port Edward is (claimed) the smallest desert in the world. It is just 200 meters in diameter, forming a near perfect circle in the middle of a lush, green area of KwaZulu Natal. Very strange indeed! This had lead some to believe that aliens must have landed here, and the pollution from the circular space ship caused instant desertification. Haha!
Locals tell a different story however, of a time long ago when a small village lived on this land, and kept the cattle in a confined space for long periods, thus forcing them to eat everything in sight, and trample the ground, starting the desertification process. Personally I find this quite hard to believe, as when you are there in person its clear to see this is far more than merely compressed soil. This is a REAL desert, tiny that it may be.
Whatever you choose to believe caused the worlds smallest desert, the virtual tour will give you some more insight into this phenomenon. Enjoy!
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