Protea Hotel Clarens

Cnr Main & Van der Merwe Streets, Clarens, Free State, 9707, South Africa | 4 star hotel

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Northern Drakensburg Mountains

A travel blog entry by philandkylie

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We were up early for the bus to take us to N.D. The hostel is really nice, with a jacuzzi in the bar, pool and lots of seating areas. We booked ourselves onto the 'Sentinel Peak Hike' this is a hike to the highest waterfall by altitude in Africa, the second highest in the world. It was described as a fairly easy hike, taking 3-4 hours and I'm sure they said ...

The Ever Blossoming Story of South Africa

A travel blog entry by tanyaovea

9

... campus for an overview of the area and history. We awoke to sun, but unfortunately, the clouds moved in as we made our way on the journey. Dr. Elias Malete, Principal of the Qwaqwa campus, and Teboho Manchu, the Director of Student Affairs for the Qwaqwa campus welcomed us to campus prior to Dr. Malete giving us a thorough history of the area and population that attened the Qwaqwa campus. Most of the students who attend Qwaqwa were either from the ...

Lesotho

A travel blog entry by cadkinsca

1
15

... met with one of the traditional healers. It was a bunch of mystical ******** about how he heals people who have had evil spells put on them by witch doctors. He claims to be able to heal almost anything, except for the things that are not easily jujued away, such as AIDS, diabetes or physical trauma. By the way, about 25% of the people in Lesotho, like South Africa, are HIV+. The "healer" also uses "traditional medicine," i.e. rhino horn ...

Sør Afrika - Durban/Drakensberg/Lesotho

A travel blog entry by runilinni

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... falls, som styrter over kanten av Amfiteateret og faller 800 m. Fossen var på denne tiden av året kanskje ikke den største vi har sett, men utsiken var insain! Runar fikk bryna seg litt på høydenærvene da vi på vei ned av fjellet måtte klatre ned stiger som er spikra fast i fjellveggen på 2 x 30m, uten sikring (hadde kanskje vært bedre å gå opp..?), med puls på 200 og spastiske ekstrementer kom han seg omsider ned av fjellstigen (heldigvis) :) Vi ...

Kruger to Drakensburg: Oceans, Mountains & Rivers

A travel blog entry by nathananddarja

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... a number of spots. Darja had a small accident and got some bruises on both knees and arms, but luckily her rolled ankle wasn’t too bad and she could finish the hike down. From the top we also saw some rare rock vultures that are nesting here. The shower, the couches, cold beer and the nice meal all felt especially good after this long day out.


The next morning we took the 4x4 back down the mountain and made our way to the town of Clarens ...

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