You Asked For It...My South Africa HM Review With TONS of PICS!!! (Few More PICS Added PAGE 3)
Original post by AndreaLMT
Just tell me if it's too much info, ok???
What an amazing journey it was…A trip we will never forget. I have lots of pictures to share, Please Enjoy!!! Southern Africa in a nutshell ;) … Our first stop was Cape Town. We stayed at the Arabella Sheraton. It was a lovely hotel, very contemporary, GREAT beds, close to the V & A Waterfront & our room had great views of Table Mountain. We had a guide take the two of us around the first day & show us Table Mtn. (simply stunning), the views are amazing. There are animals called “Rock Dassies” (sort of look like a prairie dog) that sunbathe on the rocks right next to you- they are really cute! Believe it or not, they are most closely related to the elephant! (Hope you don’t mind my commentary, I’m a wildlife junkie!!!) We also made a stop @ Penguin Island- adorable little penguins running all around you!!! All with a turquoise water backdrop-What could be better!!! Please be Patient, I'm adding LOTS more pics...
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1. Waterbok (DH ate some of this- well, not this one in particular) 2. Zebras!
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Our last destination for the HM was Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Let me start off by telling you that Zimbabwe is a glorious country-but it is in poor shape. Their unemployment rate is at 80%. Tourism is their main industry. Tourism is very bad right now. We talked to many locals & got to know how they live… We must consider ourselves very lucky.
We stayed at The Victoria Falls Hotel. It was a beautiful hotel, very colonial, with lovely gardens & grounds. Baboons & warthogs roam the grounds freely, & we came in close contact with lots of them- it was fun!!! The Falls were stunning they are one of the 7 natural wonders of the world!
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We also did a “wine tour” canoe trip on the Zambeze River. This was beautiful AND frightening. They promote it as taking a guided tour while drinking wine on a lovely river- which it WAS. HOWEVER, they forgot to mention that you have the danger of getting killed or eaten by a hippo or a crocodile!!!! Now we’re in this dinky little canoe, and there are hippos IN the river- I SEE THEM!!! So it was kind of like extreme canoeing!!! (Hippos are pretty much the animals that are MOST dangerous to man in Africa). Just what we wanted to hear...
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So that’s pretty much my South Africa story, there were many details that I left out, but I can see I’ve already created a mini-novel! If there’s anything else you want to know, please ask!!!! GO TO AFRICA!!!!!
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wow that was a dream HM, congrats on the wedding and great pics
Jola
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Wow, sounds like you had a great time. Beautiful pictures
Jax430
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Wow - what an amazing trip! Your pictures are stunning - very professional looking. What kind of camera did you use to get those shots?
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wow sounds like an amazing trip - glad you had so much fun - thanks for the review - now i want to go even more
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Posted by Aga
omg, I am in love, I think I found the next place I want to visit was it very expensive?
We did it on a more HM/Luxury level, so it wasn't cheap, but it doesn't have to be that way. It really depends on what you want to do. The Rand is doing pretty well, so going there now isn't as cheap as it was a couple of years ago.
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PS- Thanks to Dave from In & Out Travel for planning our trip!!!
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Posted by Jax430
Wow - what an amazing trip! Your pictures are stunning - very professional looking. What kind of camera did you use to get those shots?
It's a digital- Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom. Got is esp. for the HM... Still haven't figured the darn thing out!!!
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Beautiful pictures!! Sounds like it was such an amazing HM!!!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE your pictures. You did a magnificent job of capturing S. Africia's beauty. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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How AMAZING!!!! Looks like you guys had a wonderful time. Congrats, and thank you for sharing it with us!
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<---- veryyyy jealous!!! LOL
You guys look like you had an awesome time!!! The pics are amazing!!!!!!!!! Thank you soo much for sharing!
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So amazing...I never knew how beautiful South Africa was! My FH would absolutely love that place. He is so into outdoor adventures & wildlife! You might have said this before, but I am still relatively knew to this website, what made you guys decide to go to South Africa for your HM? P.S. I saw your wedding pictures & Review the other day...how beautiful!
