South Africa

Somehow the beautiful Woodhouse Falls are unlucky. At least for some visitors. Nevertheless, this is a fine waterfall, a popular bathing place for locals. Description...

Most tourists know about the nearby Howick Falls but even more impressive are the Karkloof Falls. It is not quite clear how high are Karkloof...

In the Midlands near Pietermaritzburg can be found quite many nice waterfalls but the best known are Howick Falls. Description of Howick Falls This waterfall is...

An unusual and magnificent monument of nature of South Africa is Augrabies Falls. Here the mighty Orange River (Gariep River) plunges into a chasm,...

There are not many pure stands of cycads in the world. One of the most impressive ones is Modjadji Cycad forest in South Africa...

Most rivers flow away from the giant Drakensberg escarpment near the north-eastern borders of Lesotho. Happily there is one stream which bravely flows towards...

The Swartwater Tree is one of the largest known baobabs (Adansonia digitata) in South Africa. This tree is somewhat smaller than the two largest...

People have been living at Tswaing crater for more than 100,000 years but only in 1990 it was proved that this is impact crater. Meteoroid Some...

Most interesting landmarks of South Africa Below are listed the most amazing natural and man made landmarks of South Africa. Natural landmarks of South Africa Geologically South...

One of the largest baobabs in South Africa is Sunland Baobab (Platland Tree). Sunland Baobab is the best known due to a peculiarity –...