Honeymoon In Africa: Going Beyond The Ordinary

No other continent on Earth evokes a sense of romance and wonder in quite the same way as the continent of Africa. If you and your soon-to-be husband or wife had been dreaming of a romantic and exotic honeymoon adventure, you will find no better place to have it than in Africa.

Imagine yourself honeymooning in a secluded romantic getaway along one of Africa's coasts. Picture yourself enjoying the solitude of one of Africa's vast wilderness areas, or cruising along the shores of one of the pristine African islands. Your honeymoon in Africa will give you an experience far removed from a honeymoon spent in one of the world’s more traditional honeymoon destinations, with their mass tourist appeal.

A honeymoon in exotic Africa will let you spend your time in a location which is secluded and uncrowded. You will find yourselves completely removed from the noise and bustle of more popular honeymoon spots, as your African safari honeymoon find you driving on wild game-viewing tours through unspoiled African bush or the endless spaces of the Serengeti before returning to your secluded luxury lodgings. Dine under the African stars as the calls of night creatures sound overhead.

Book your African honeymoon stay at a remote Botswanan lodge, where you’ll be close to one of the world's most romantic natural wonders, Victoria Falls. Combine your visit to Victoria Falls with a trip to either the Madwike Game Preserve or Kruger National Park. A stay at the Royal Malewane Lodge in Kruger National Park will let you immerse yourself in every imaginable luxury from butler service and four course meals, to outdoor showers or soothing bubble baths.

Whether you are honeymooning as a brand-new couple, or as a couple with a blended family, a honeymoon in exotic Africa will be nothing short of magic. Every day of your stay will bring its own adventure, and you will leave Africa knowing that you have been touched in an unforgettable way!

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Botswana Emerges as an Up Market Safari Destination

Botswana is a country of seemingly endless open spaces. Though it occupies an area the size of France, the human population is only 1.6 million. This is one country where wildlife does not face stiff competition for land resources from man. As a result the animals have multiplied with a flourish. Botswana can justifiably claim to host some of the finest game sanctuaries in Africa. The worlds’ largest exporter of diamonds by value, the country is not under pressure to get in more tourists. And the government has adopted a deliberate policy of keeping visitor numbers low. The hidden hand of the market has responded by adjusting the price to reflect this reality. Botswana has therefore emerged as an exclusive up market safari destination.

Bill Clinton, together with his wife went on safari in Botswana in 1998. The power couple was greatly fascinated by the wildlife, and the serious games of life and death they play. Affirming his position on top of the food chain, the president ate for dinner some of the animal species he had watched earlier. His evening buffet included zebra, crocodile, impala in monkey sauce, and giraffe. "I tried it all", he declared with satisfaction. But the former American president is only one in a long line of heavy hitters to enjoy the wildlife havens of Botswana. Hollywood legends, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor chose to remarry here, for example.

Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert. It occupies 84% of the land area, mostly in the west, central and north of the country. But the Kalahari is not a desert in the Sahara sense. You find the occasional sand dune, but also substantial vegetation in the form of short thorn and scrub bush, trees and grasslands. Very little water though, and hence the desert tag. To the northwest, you find Okavango, the world's largest inland delta. The northeast is a land of gently rolling tablelands interrupted by granite hills and rock formations. The east and southeast, where 80% of the people live has more varied relief. And the rain clouds linger more and unburden themselves more freely, relative to the rest of the country.

Today Botswana is a peaceful, well-managed and relatively prosperous country. The country wealth per man indicator places among middle-income nations alongside Mexico and Russia and ahead of Brazil. But it has not always been so and the country has come along way. The San people (otherwise known bushmen) are believed to be the original inhabitants of Botswana. Their descendants survive to this day, some living as their forefathers did for most of the 30,000 years historians guess they have been around. Later –much later, Bantu groups, prominent of which were the Tswana, became the masters of these realms.

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Burgerhuis Museum, Stellenbosch

Burgerhuis Museum, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands

The Burgerhuis (Burger house) - a cultural museum in Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa - is one of a group of historical buildings that surround the village green, also know as the Braak. Stellenbosch’s village green was laid out as early as 1703 as a parade ground that today lies at the heart of the oak-lined streets, water canals and beautiful white-washed Cape Dutch style buildings that are the hallmark of this beautiful town.

The Burgerhuis is regarded as a typical dwelling of the more well-to-do citizen of the old Cape, and the museum captures the elegance of the 17th and 18th centuries most wonderfully. The town council have tried to maintain a replica of the private dwelling the building would have been in its day, although when they first received the house is was in something of a state.

Stellenbosch is full of buildings of historical interest, particularly Dorp Street where one of the longest rows of old buildings survives, many of them run as little shops and restaurants. Other places worth a visit, other than the Burgerhuis Museum, are the Stellenryk Wijn Museum, also in Dorp Street, the Oude Meester Brandy Museum in Old Strand Road, the Van Rhyn Brandy Cellar on the outskirts of town and even the University of Stellenbosch’s campus, which has one of the most beautiful grounds that includes its Botanical Garden – a wonderful place to sit for a while.

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