South Africa trip
Feb 9th 2003, 5:02 pm
#1
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South Africa trip
hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
reserves etc
Many thanks
M Rowlands
airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
reserves etc
Many thanks
M Rowlands
Feb 9th 2003, 5:25 pm
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Re: South Africa trip
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:02:24 -0000, "Michael Rowlands"
wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
It seems you have planned about the same trip than we have done in
2000. We also took 3 weeks for this, it can be done without a problem.
I have a travel report on my website (url below).
We plan to go back to SA but then stay near the parks (Kruger,
Hluhluwe...) longer.
Bye Maurice
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wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
It seems you have planned about the same trip than we have done in
2000. We also took 3 weeks for this, it can be done without a problem.
I have a travel report on my website (url below).
We plan to go back to SA but then stay near the parks (Kruger,
Hluhluwe...) longer.
Bye Maurice
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Feb 10th 2003, 4:19 pm
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Re: South Africa trip
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:02:24 -0000, "Michael Rowlands"
wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
> Many thanks
> M Rowlands
Hi Michael.
Shouldn't be a problem. Just watch out for the speedtraps!
You've chosen about the best itinerary one could think of, depending
of course where you'll be going to in KwaZulu-Natal when you're in
Durban.
There are a number of game reserves in the northern parts of that
province and the St Lucia wetlands are beautiful.
Enjoy your visit.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
> Many thanks
> M Rowlands
Hi Michael.
Shouldn't be a problem. Just watch out for the speedtraps!
You've chosen about the best itinerary one could think of, depending
of course where you'll be going to in KwaZulu-Natal when you're in
Durban.
There are a number of game reserves in the northern parts of that
province and the St Lucia wetlands are beautiful.
Enjoy your visit.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
Feb 10th 2003, 6:52 pm
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Re: South Africa trip
On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 18:25:23 +0000, Maurice ON4BAM
wrote:
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>It seems you have planned about the same trip than we have done in
>2000. We also took 3 weeks for this, it can be done without a problem.
>I have a travel report on my website (url below).
>We plan to go back to SA but then stay near the parks (Kruger,
>Hluhluwe...) longer.
>Bye Maurice
Hi Maurice.
I just had a look at your website, the part about your South African
vacation.
Very informative, excellent pictures.
I especially liked your "That was the first time that we came across a
genuine friendly custom officer..." remark!
Seems that friendly Customs officials are an endangered species.
Re the part about Cape Point, many people (including a few tourist
guides) think that Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa but it
isn't. That particular honour belongs to Cape Agulhas (also referred
to as L'Agulhus) in the Overberg region.
I hope you'll do a similar addition to your website after your next
visit here.
Regards.
wrote:
snip
>It seems you have planned about the same trip than we have done in
>2000. We also took 3 weeks for this, it can be done without a problem.
>I have a travel report on my website (url below).
>We plan to go back to SA but then stay near the parks (Kruger,
>Hluhluwe...) longer.
>Bye Maurice
Hi Maurice.
I just had a look at your website, the part about your South African
vacation.
Very informative, excellent pictures.
I especially liked your "That was the first time that we came across a
genuine friendly custom officer..." remark!
Seems that friendly Customs officials are an endangered species.
Re the part about Cape Point, many people (including a few tourist
guides) think that Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa but it
isn't. That particular honour belongs to Cape Agulhas (also referred
to as L'Agulhus) in the Overberg region.
I hope you'll do a similar addition to your website after your next
visit here.
Regards.
Feb 10th 2003, 6:52 pm
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Re: South Africa trip
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:02:24 -0000, "Michael Rowlands"
wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
> Many thanks
> M Rowlands
Me again.
Sorry for almost "flooding" this thread!
Michael, I think you should take a look at Maurice' website - see his
reply to your original post for the link.
It's very informative and more-or-less covers the general route you're
thinking of.
Cheers.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
wrote:
>hi I,m going to JBS in Oct of this year . I,m picking a car up at the
>airport driving to Kruger for a couple of days then through Swaziland then
>down to Durban . then I shall be driving to Cape T. Is this possible in 22
>days allowing myself time to do a bit of sightseeing.I,ve driven in the USA
>a few times ,how does it compare to this,.I,d be very grateful if any one
>could give me as much advice as possible on this trip inc car hire and game
>reserves etc
> Many thanks
> M Rowlands
Me again.
Sorry for almost "flooding" this thread!
Michael, I think you should take a look at Maurice' website - see his
reply to your original post for the link.
It's very informative and more-or-less covers the general route you're
thinking of.
Cheers.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
