Paraphrenitis Blog

South Africa boasts a moderate climate throughout the year, and has the bonus of being nicely placed in the Southern Hemisphere – turning it into a lovely holiday away from the cold North American and European wintertimes.

During this short piece, I’m going to show you the not so well known regions of the South African peninsula, so you can escape the crowds and at the same time enjoy the lower prices that you can discover in the lesser known places.

Kruger Park
It’s the largest game park in South Africa and expands 350 km from north to south and 60 km from east to west. Kruger National Park has 8 main gates that permit entryway to the different campsites there. There is an abundance of hotels near Kruger National Park so it doesn’t have to be a mammoth return trip from Cape Town or wherever you’re staying.

The Drakensberg Mountains
The Drakensberg Mountain Range is the most dramatic range of mountains in the South African Peninsula, going up to 3,482 meters (11,420 ft) in elevation. Old caves are predominant in the easily weathered sandstone, and numerous have rock paintings drawn by the Bushmen. The Drakensberg Mountains have roughly 40000 works of cave drawings and is the greatest collection of such artwork on earth. There is some proof that the bushmen existed in the Drakensberg Mountains as long ago as 100,000 years ago. The Drakensberg Mountain Range is simple to get to from nearby Durban and you can normally book hotels in Durban without any trouble.

KwaZulu Natal
The KwaZulu area has become increasingly popular with holidaymakers – mainly advertised as the Zulu Kingdom. It is a pity that many tourists don’t visit this location, as many who DO come here know that it gives holidaymakers a long list of things to do. For a long time it has taken the moniker as the Garden Province for good reason. There should be little trouble locating hotels in and around KwaZulu.