Exceptional Safari Company

CLIMATE:

Hot in summer (Dec-Feb) when most of the rain falls, but can be very cold in winter (Apr-Jul) with heavy frost over most of the province. Snow is often recorded on the eastern mountains and occasionally over the rest of the region.

SHOPPING:

Traditional dress; woven baskets; silk painting; bead work; 'mampoer' (alcohol distilled from fruit); red meat, game and 'biltong' (dried meat); cherry or asparagus products; original art; beautiful handcrafted items from Phuthaditjhaba; mohair rugs and sandstone products.

GETTING THERE:

Via N1 South from Johannesburg.