Pony trekking is an excellent way to see the highlands of Lesotho. One of the best centres is thePony Trekking Centre on the road between Maseru and Thaba-Tseka. This is located on top of the dubiously named God Help Me Pass.
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Courses: Gary Player @ Sun City, Pearl Valley Estate, Hans Merensky, and Soweto CC. A giraffe on the fairway of
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Did you know the name Namibia comes from the Nama word meaning “vast place of nothingness”? Here are 10 interesting facts about Namibia for your own arsenal of trivia.
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In Swaziland, the Ncwala Festival (first fruits) is the most important and colourful occasion of the year, held in December. The Swazi people have a strong allegiance to their king who forms the central focal point of this festival. It is a chance to honour the royal family as a source of fertility for the country. This is quite apt as the late King Sobhuza had over 100 wives and 600 children!
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Limpopo is home to the Vhavenda people, an indigenous tribe who are considered to be the finest artists in South Africa. They are famous for their house painting, noisy singing, and tribal dancing. They inhabit the region of Limpopo that borders Zimbabwe, where the Shashe andVhembe rivers meet to the north and west of Makhado.
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