What are the attractions in South Africa?

North Kruger National Park has Kruger National Park fans who have never ventured south of the Crocodile River. They believed that the South was a zoo at best, while the North was where the real excitement was. There are no traffic jams caused by lions or leopards in the north. The trees and birds here are unparalleled. Here you'll find herds of elephants and buffalo, as well as rare species such as wildebeest, sable, roan and eland, scattered among shrub savannas, sand forests and dense tropical river forests.

At the end of the day, along the Pafuri or Lingbobo rivers in Shingwedzi, you have a good chance of seeing an abundance of animals: hippopotamuses twirling their ridiculous ears, yellow-billed storks wading through the shallows piously habits, the placid Egyptian geese, the crocodiles that appear on every sand dune, the malachite kingfishers in their rich clothes, the giraffes that cautiously come to the water's edge to drink, and the unflappable giant herons and three-spotted owls. North Kruger is home to not only biodiversity but also glorious historical sites. Lamela has many late Iron Age settlement sites that have been restored and protected.

Ancient stone walls and giant baobab trees evoke memories of the ancient African gold trade, centuries before European exploration. Researchers speculate that Lamela is related to the ivory and gold trading civilization in Greater Africa 1,000 years ago. It starts at Mapenggubwe near Musina and then goes north to Great Zimbabwe and then south to Lamela. The ruins of Masorini near Farabowamun are older, dating back to the 20th century. Demonstrating the forging of melted metal and forged iron tools in an Iron Age settlement. Perhaps the iron tools were used for trade. It fully shows that before the arrival of Europeans, a technologically advanced economy had already been formed here. Both sites have guides.

North Kruger has also demolished its fence with neighboring Mozambique, one of the firsts of the Greater Limpopo Transnational Park. It will become the largest wilderness area in the world, covering an area of ??35,000 square kilometers. An official tourist route linking the two parks has not yet been established, but some tour operators are operating camping tours to Mozambique. Excellent facilities and rest camps (Satara, Thingvezi, Mopani, Letaba, Olifants and Penda Maria) are well maintained. All large rest camps have electricity, emergency centres, barbecue and community kitchen facilities, shops, restaurants, provision stations, launderettes and public telephones.

At each campsite, there are a variety of accommodation options, from campsites to family holiday villas. Some even have swimming pools or conference facilities. There are some smaller bush campsites. Although there are relatively few facilities, you can get closer to nature here. Kruger has some private luxury outdoor hotels that will satisfy those who want to spend their money on fun. Wilderness campgrounds and particularly popular wilderness walks are ideal for those looking for a thrill in the wild and generally need to be booked up to a year in advance. Table Mountain Table Mountain, in Afrikaans, is Tafelberg. South Africa's flat-topped mountain, overlooking Cape Town and Table Bay, rises at the northern end of the towering, rocky Cape Peninsula. Its flat hills were formed by layers of sandstone exposed to erosion by strong winds and flowing water.

The mountains are covered with clouds, which form quickly when the southeast wind blows. This is the main factor for the lush vegetation on the plateau. Five alpine reservoirs store rainwater brought by winter northwest winds, with annual rainfall of 1525 mm (60 inches) at the top and 559 mm (22 inches) at the base. There are 250 types of vegetation. There is a ropeway (built in 1929) and more than 350 roads leading to the top of the mountain. It is the Macclear Lighthouse (Macclear Lighthouse; 1086 meters [3563 ft]) near the highest point northeast, founded in 1865 by Sir Thomas Macclear. Table Mountain is located in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, which means Cape City.

This famous city located at the end of the world, with the sparkling Atlantic Bay in front and a strange-shaped mountain on the back, looks like a huge rectangular table. I don’t know which senior got the idea first and bluntly called it Table Mountain. There is a natural harbor in the bay opposite Table Mountain, which is named Table Bay because of Table Mountain.

Like an old man sitting on the Atlantic Ocean, Table Mountain with an altitude of 1,087 meters is the most authoritative witness to South Africa's nearly 400 years of modern history. There are two small mountains on the side of Table Mountain near the Atlantic Ocean, called Lion's Head Signal Mountain, and the more steep peak on the side of Table Mountain south of Cape Town, South Africa is called Devil's Peak. They are like the right and left arm of Table Mountain, tightly embracing Cape Town at the foot of the mountain. Every summer (from October to March of the following year), the southeasterly wind carrying a large amount of water vapor suddenly rises rapidly after being blocked by Table Mountain. Under the influence of the cold air on the top of the mountain, it condenses into billowing clouds, and then covers Table Mountain evenly from the mountainside like a thick velvet tablecloth, which is very spectacular.

There is an old and interesting legend about the clouds on Table Mountain: One day, after a pirate named Van Hanks encountered a devil near Table Mountain, they smoked while smoking near a saddle-shaped rock. The pipes were talking to each other. That day, the devil in a good mood revealed to the pirates that there was only a warm cave reserved for the devil who was atoneing for his sins on the mountain. The pirate, who was about to change his mind, had an idea and proposed a smoking contest with the devil. Whoever wins will belong to a warm place. Their rivalry continues to this day, so there are always dark clouds over the mountains.

Why are there no clouds in winter? That's because the Devils and Pirates are now old and they stopped playing in the cold and wet winter.

Since 1929, a 1,220-meter-long cableway has been officially put into use. People can take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain. In October 1997, the ropeway was restored and opened to tourists again. The new circular cable car provides passengers with a 360-degree open view, and each car can accommodate 65 people. The round trip ticket for this cable car is 55 rand (rand is the currency unit of South Africa). Zulu Cultural Village The Zulu people in South Africa are the most populous among the nine black ethnic groups in South Africa. Most Zulu people are concentrated in KwaZulu Natal in eastern South Africa. Zulu means heaven, so the Zulu people also call themselves heavenly people. They enjoy a certain degree of autonomy and have their own way of life.

Most Zulu people do not talk about wealth in terms of the size of their houses, but show off their wealth in terms of the size of their families and the number of livestock. The Zulu people firmly believe that everything in the world happens through the transmission of the souls of their ancestors, so outsiders cannot enter the ancestral temple without permission. The Zulu people in the countryside are mainly farmers. They loved their livestock and grew corn as a staple food. Cows are the most precious livestock. Not only can they be used as dowries, but they can also help their owners plow the fields, supply milk and beef, and serve as tokens to calculate wealth. In addition, ancestor worship is also indispensable. The leadership of the Lu clan is inherited from the father's line, that is, the eldest son of his father's eldest son is elected as chieftain.

This custom and polygamy continue to this day, but intermarriage within the same family is taboo. No matter how many generations apart, members of the same family are always brothers and sisters. Although some Zulu people in South Africa have urbanized with the trend, most Zulu people are still indigenous and they still inherit traditional customs that existed before the white people landed. For example, some Zulu men still practice polygamy, and they can marry as many wives as long as they have enough cattle as dowry to satisfy their father-in-law's requirements. Wearing leopard skin is the emblem of a Zulu chief. Traditionally, leopards killed by any group were considered the property of the chief.

Zulu women use their clothes to show their race, wealth and marital status. Zu girls are all naked and wear colored beads, while married women have to wear tops. The battle dance is the most famous dance of the Zulu people and consists of various movements symbolizing fighting. It showcases their bravery and fighting spirit with nimble jumps, jabs and dodges. The Ancestral warriors are considered the most courageous and combative people in South Africa.

If you want to know more about South African culture, Zulu Cultural Village can definitely satisfy you. Zulu warriors are brave, courageous and strong. In the cultural village, you can have a glimpse of the life and environment of the Zulu people, visit the particularly traditional tribal hive, and enjoy the drumbeats and traditional Zulu dance performances that spread strength and beauty. An orthodox Zulu-style feast is waiting for you. Eat a big meal.

The Lion Park has a close contact with the King of Beasts! In the Lion Park, you can not only appreciate the natural ecology of lions, but also the heroic appearance of lions walking in groups on the grass. You can also enjoy the rare experience of hugging and taking photos with a cub. The cub lying in her arms was adorable, like a kitten. The African lion is the largest cat. Typically, lions rest almost all day and only go out at night in search of prey. Hunting is mainly carried out by lionesses in a cooperative manner. Lions go into estrus every three months, lasting about four to eight days each time. The gestation period is 102 to 113 days, and each cub has two to four cubs.

Newborn cubs take six to nine days to open their eyes and one and a half to two years to become independent. During this time, the cubs are very vulnerable and they are targets for other predators, which contributes to infant mortality rates as high as 80%, so male and female African lions are very different in appearance. The lion's body is more majestic than the tiger's, with a larger head and wider face. From the head to the neck, there is a fluffy mane, extending to the chest and forelimbs. The roar is loud and rhythmic. Lions are small and have no fur. An adult male lion is about 3.0-3.3 meters long, weighs up to 260 kilograms, and has a shoulder height of 1.10-1.15 meters. Females are slightly smaller. Lions live in the wild, inhabiting open grasslands or the edges of sparse forests.

Lions do not need a rich water environment like tigers, nor do they frequent jungles like tigers. Lions cannot climb trees or swim. Lions like to live in groups, often consisting of several female lions and several cubs forming a small group. They usually sleep in the bushes during the day and go out for activities in the morning. The sexual maturity period of African lions is 3-4 years old. The estrus cycle of female lions is about 21-23 days, and the duration of estrus is 4-8 days.

In the reserve, African lions are in estrus all year round, but are most obvious in early spring and early autumn. If males and females are not separated, they can mate continuously, even up to 7-10 times an hour. This is bad for the health of both male and female lions. They must be controlled to mate in the cage twice a day, morning and evening, and then separated. Take a yacht to Seal Island in Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula of Good Hope to see the lively and funny pod of seals and the huge colony of African penguins near Simon's Town. Not only are they wild, but their ecology of foraging, foraging, and breeding is revealed without reservation. Very cute, no ice. Spring is also a great time for whale watching in South Africa.

Southern right whales are abuzz with the spectacular water column along the coast of Half Bird Point.

Enjoy a Cape lobster dinner from the Atlantic Ocean for lunch at a seaside restaurant, allowing you to appreciate the natural and exquisite Cote d'Azur of the Cape Peninsula and enjoy delicious food. There are about 35 species of seals in the world, and they are all cute, smart, and interesting. Seals hear better underwater than on the surface, and they can keenly discern the direction of sounds. When diving, they temporarily stop breathing by closing their ears and nostrils, even while they sleep in the water. Small seals surface every 15 minutes, and large seals breathe every 30 minutes. Female seals get pregnant for the first time around four years old, and male seals don't go into heat until they are eight to twelve years old.

The mating season is in November and February every year. During the mating season, male seals are too busy planting seeds to eat and live only on stored oil. It takes about a year from conception to delivery, usually for a single pregnancy. When a baby seal is one and a half months old, it can swim in the water. At seven months old, it can stay alone in the sea for two or three days. Seals eat fish, squid and crustaceans, usually hunting on the surface of the water. They rarely dive deeper than 36 meters, and their swimming speeds can reach 38 kilometers per hour. The lifespan of a seal is approximately 20 years. Male seals can weigh up to 350 kilograms and are about two and a half meters long, while female seals rarely exceed 1.7 meters and weigh only 113 kilograms.

According to a report in 1985, there were nearly 10,000 seals on Tangke Island, most of which were male, but the island was not an ideal breeding ground. Due to the sharp rocks on the island, young seals are easily injured or killed, and the molting period is from January to March. So at this time the island is crowded with seals and no one wants to go into the water to eat during the skinning period.

Konstanza Wine Farm talks about world-famous South African wines, all thanks to the Netherlands, France and the UK. After the Dutch landed in Cape Town in 1652, affected by the religious persecution in France, 220 Huguenots who arrived in Cape Town, South Africa to escape the persecution of the Nantes Edict came here. They were later occupied by the British and became the British. of colonies.

The pioneering efforts of the Dutch, French and British ancestors created the special national cultural flavor of today’s wine country. The Cape region is located at the top of Africa and has a typical Mediterranean climate, with rainy winters and dry summers. Grape growing experts believe that grapes for world-class wine should be grown near 34 degrees north latitude, and the Cape region of South Africa is exactly at this location, close to the equator and with high light intensity. In summer, the Cape region has a maximum of 14 hours of sunshine per day. At that time, the British took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land, which was suitable for growing high-quality wine grapes. At the same time, the British also spread European brewing technology to Africa. Since then, grapes have been grown in the Cape region.

After the first grapes in the Cape were pressed into juice in February 1659, the Cape became a paradise for wine production. South Africa is currently one of the six famous grape-producing regions in the world, and its wine production accounts for 3% of the world's total production. Its main wine-producing region is in the Cape Province. The land and climate of the Cape region are ideal for growing grapes for winemaking. This is a world-famous wine-producing kingdom, with vineyards spread all over the mountains and fields. The majestic scenery and pleasant scenery make people feel relaxed and happy. Every citizen here is proud of the delicious local wine. When you arrive in Cape Town, don’t forget to visit the wine country. The two most famous wine towns are Stellenbosch and Paarl, about two hours' drive from Cape Town city.

You can enjoy the endless wine gardens along the way, and you can also take a break and taste the fragrant wine in the farm. The most famous wine tasting site is GrootConstantia Constanza, a farm not far from Table Mountain. It is the most luxurious of the many Cape Dutch homes in the area. It was once the home of Governor Steer, the founder of Cape viticulture. This is a memorial depicting the early social and cultural life of the Cape. Here is the oldest winemaking center in South Africa, as well as a wine museum built in 1685. This is an ancient Dutch-style building with pink and white walls and an elegant mirrored roof. The museum displays furniture, glassware and ceramics from the 17th century. There is a large wine cellar in its basement, which is filled with many giant round wooden barrels, with a capacity of 10,000 liters and some of 5,000 liters. There are fermenting grapes in the barrel, and there are many small tubes inserted in the barrel to control the temperature, because the sweetness of the wine will increase or decrease with the change of temperature.

This is labeled sweet or semi-sweet. To make wine here, the grape juice must be pressed first. The red wine does not need to be peeled, and the skins can be used to deepen the color of the wine. After four days, the skins are filtered off and the juice is fermented in wine tanks. After about a month it is moved into an oak barrel and then placed in a wine cellar. It takes at least a year and a half before it can be bottled and sold. Red wine becomes more fragrant as it ages. Making liquor is relatively simple. The grapes are peeled and juiced, placed in a wine vat for fermentation, moved to a clean vat after one month, and bottled for sale two months later. Kestenbers National Botanic Garden South Africa is one of the six largest flower kingdoms in the world. South Africa accounts for 10% of the world's flowering plant species. There are more than 21,000 species of flowering plants in South Africa.

The Kerstenbosch National Botanic Garden is located on the eastern slope of Table Mountain, covering an area of ??560 hectares. There are about 10,000 species of plants in the park, accounting for 40% of the country's plants, of which 2,600 species are unique to the Cape Peninsula and bloom all year round. They are beautiful, especially in the spring when you can see endless wonders covered in a sea of ??flowers.

Cape Town has a Mediterranean climate, with humid winters and dry summers, so most of the plants growing here have rainy winters, including heather, rhododendron, malewort, agave, etc.

There were originally fewer plants planted in summer, but since the construction of a reservoir on the slopes of Table Mountain in the 1930s, the problem of summer drought has been solved. Summer rain like royal flowers, mountain roses, and red orchids , Begonia flowers, daisies, etc. They all bloom in time and are so beautiful. Due to the obvious flower seasons, the landscape and colors in the botanical garden have their own characteristics with the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and there is no repetition. The origins of the botanical garden date back to the seventeenth century. At that time, Van Riebeeck, the leader of the Dutch immigrants, led the owners of the mountain to reclaim wasteland and cut down a large number of original trees. Seeing the rapid deterioration of the natural landscape, he established a reserve on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, prohibiting logging.

Today, there is a Riebeecks Hedge in the Botanical Garden, which is probably the site of that year. This reserve continued to be carefully managed by later reclamation workers, and its scale gradually took shape. Until 1895, Cecily. Rhodes, then the governor of Cape Province, bought the place for 9,000 pounds and began to plan it into a national park. He not only planted a large number of flowers and plants, but also laid a walking path among them, gradually forming what it looks like today. Cecily. Rhodes died in 1902. In his will, he explicitly donated the botanical garden to the country, becoming the first botanical garden in South Africa open to the public.