Non-Wildlife Tourist Attractions in Winter in South Africa?

South Africans, what does our country have to offer the tourist in the low season? Just animals, or are there other sights that ONLY the winter can offer? I don麓t mean the sometimes torrential rain in the Cape in winter!Non-Wildlife Tourist Attractions in Winter in South Africa?
The Big Hole in Kimberley - awesome rain or shine.


Bushman Rock art - we North Americans (I'm Canadian) don't have that so that makes it interesting. In fact just about anything about the Bushmen but especially the Rock art.


You have one of the biggest, if not the biggest, telescope for viewing the skies in Sutherland. South Africa skies are quite spectacular to a North American, probably Europeans too.


The Barnyard puts on some very good shows.


Cape Town is the Jazz Capital of the country, probably the continent.


You could keep history buffs happy for years - tons of good site just off the N3 of Boer War history.


The Dias Museum in MosselBay has some very unique exhibits.


S. A has the best golf courses I have ever laid eyes on.


I know it's nothing much to most of you but the painted tribal rondovels and houses are very interesting to tourists.


That's what I come up with without looking anywhere but I am sure if I got out my old site stuff (I used to sell golf tours in S.A. over the Internet) I could find lots of stuff.





If you try looking at things like a tourist instead of a South African, it is easier to find things. Not easy I know. I would have the same problem selling eastern Canada for the same reason - it's old hat to me.Non-Wildlife Tourist Attractions in Winter in South Africa?
Well you can hire a little cottage in Hogsback during the ';christmas in July'; season and look at the snow, you can got up to Rhodes in the Drakensberg, so beautiful there and go skiing at Tiffendell, you can just hire any cottage along the Garden Route, stock up on lots of wood, meat, brandy and games and have a ';snug'; weekend. There is Oudtshoorn with all its Kango caves, there are lots of things to do, I like playing golf in winter because the sun is not so hot, I do not burn and usually there is little wind during winter in PE.
The Western Cape and Eastern Cape offers a lot of sightseeing whether it rains or not. If you travel away inland there are the mountains. Travel from Cape Town to P.E. and the coast line changes all the time.


It depends on the tourist. You can see the animals better in winter in the Kruger Park and less mosquito's.


My personal opinion is that we give too much attention to the big 5 and forget about the smaller animals in South Africa.
You could always wait for the next winter strike and witness the locals toyi-toying in the streets and destroying shops and other businesses. But be sure to do it from the comfort of an armoured car.
Maybe somewhere in the Drakensberg or Cape mountain ranges , where it snows, a secluded mountain cabin, get a cosy fire going, sip some wine, good music, candle light and good company..............

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