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/Ae//Gams Festival 310 |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier
Park 461//Garas Park (N) 366!Kung people 7804WD travel, see four-wheel drive
travel
Aabseiling
Cape Town (SA) 415Semonkong (L) 137Victoria Falls 605
accommodation 735-7, see also individual locationsin national parks 64
activities 737-43, see also individual activities
Addo Elephant NP (SA) 467adventure activities 737African buffaloes 151African elephants 58, 60-1, 153, 693
Tembe Elephant Park (SA) 501-2African fish eagles 157, 156African National Congress (ANC) 392,
393, 394, 395African wild dogs 57Afrikaans 775-7Agate Bay (N) 369Ai-Ais (N) 375
AIDS 38, 165, 301, 771Botswana 71Christianity 42internet resources 38Mozambique 222South Africa 396, 397Swaziland 586women 398Zambia 627
air travel, see also scenic flightscarbon emissions & offsets 756tickets 756-7to/from Southern Africa 755-8within Southern Africa 761-2
Aliwal North (SA) 480Amathole (SA) 474-5amoebic dysentery 773amusement parks
Lost City (SA) 555Anglo-Boer Wars 391-2animals 57-9, see also birds, wildlife,
individual entriesencounters 58, 607, 693endangered species 57, 59, 65 habitats 160welfare 607, 693
apartheid 393-4aquariums 414, 485, 617archaeological sites 32
Great Zimbabwe (Zim) 718-20, 719
Makapan’s Caves (SA) 559Mapungubwe NP (SA) 561Sterkfontein Caves (SA) 32, 539Western Gauteng (SA) 539
architecture 44German 366-8, 368
art galleries, see museumsarts 43-4, 48-55, see also individual
arts, arts & crafts under individual countriesbooks 43
ATMs 749Augrabies Falls NP (SA) 458Aus (N) 368
BBaaiweg (N) 351Baines’ Baobabs (B) 92Bainskloof Pass (SA) 435
ballooning 565Banda, Hastings Kamuzu 164-5Bangweulu Wetlands (Zam) 646Bantu peoples 33-5, 35-6, 36, 40
languages 778-85music 48
baobabs 90, 92Barberton (SA) 521-2Basotho blankets 127Basotho people 126-7Basotholand 124-6Basotholand Congress Party
(BCP) 125-6bat-eared foxes 155, 154bateleurs 157, 156bathrooms 751Batonga people 51Battlefields (SA) 511-13Bay Rd (N) 351beaches 30, 350, 414bearded vultures 157Bechuanaland 68, 69-70beer 46Beira (Moz) 252Bela-Bela (SA) 557Bergville (SA) 505Bhisho (SA) 474bicycle travel, see cyclingBig Bend (S) 599big cats 146-7Big Hole, the (SA) 454Biko, Steve 394bilharzia 773biltong 402Bird Island (N) 356birds 57-9, 156, 488birdwatching 57-9, 743
books 57Bvumba Mountains (Zim) 711Kasungu NP (Mal) 186Khaudom GR (N) 329Lesotho 140Liwonde NP (Mal) 192magazines 736Mamili NP (N) 333-4Moremi GR (B) 105-7Mozambique 282Nata Bird Sanctuary (B) 89Nkanga River Conservation Area
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Nylsvley NR (SA) 557South Africa 566Vwaza Marsh WR (Mal) 179Walvis Bay (N) 357Xakanaxa Lediba (B) 105
black market 749black rhinoceros 345black-footed cats 147, 147Blacks Unlimited 50, 53Blantyre (Mal) 197-204, 198, 200Bloemfontein (SA) 546-51, 549Blood River Monument (SA) 513Blyde River Canyon (SA) 522-4boat travel, see also cruises
jet boats 606to/from Southern Africa 760within Southern Africa 762
Bocarro, Gaspar 35boerewors 402Boers, the 37, 67-8
in Lesotho 125in South Africa 391-2in Swaziland 586
Bogenfels ghost town (N) 373Bogenfels Sea Arch (N) 373Bokong NR (L) 135Bontebok NP (SA) 439books 43-4, 743-5
art 43birdwatching 57economy 41fiction 44field guides 744food 47guidebooks 744health 770history 32, 35, 37, 744-5music 48plants 59politics 744-5travel 22-3wildlife 56, 59
border crossings 758-9, see also individual countries
Boskop people 32Botswana 66-121, 68
accommodation 111-12activities 112arts & crafts 72children, travel with 113climate 67customs regulations 113electricity 111embassies 113environment 72-5
festivals 113food & drink 75-6history 67-71holidays 113internet access & resources
113-14itineraries 67language 114, 780, 784-5money 114national parks 73-4safety considerations 113telephone services 114tourist information 114-15tours 120travel to/from 115-17travel within 69, 117-21visas 115weights & measures 111work 115
bows 51Brandberg, the (N) 336break-bone fever, see dengue feverBritish, the 67-8
in Lesotho 125in South Africa 391-2in Swaziland 586in Zambia 625in Zimbabwe 688-9
Broken Hill Man 32Brukkaros (N) 366Buffalo Bay (SA) 445buffalo fence 74buffaloes 58, 653Bulawayo (Zim) 721-4, 722, 723Bulembu (S) 597bungee jumping 565, 605Burnt Mountain (N) 337bus travel 762-3Bushman’s Nek (SA) 508bushwalking, see hikingbusiness hours 745, see also individual
countriesButha-Buthe (L) 134Bvumba Mountains (Zim) 711-13,
712Bwabwata NP (N) 330-1
CCabo Delgado (Moz) 277Camdeboo NP (SA) 476camel riding 352canoeing 737
Lower Zambezi NP (Zam) 664Noordoewer (N) 376Siavonga (Zam) 662
South Africa 566Zambezi River (Zim) 708-9
Canyon Nature Park (N) 375canyoning 415, 566-7Cape Agulhas (SA) 437Cape Cross Seal Reserve (N) 344cape fur seals 155cape gannets 159, 159Cape Maclear (Mal) 189-92, 190Cape of Good Hope (SA) 418Cape Town (SA) 403-29, 404-5,
408-9, 412-13 accommodation 419-23activities 415-19Atlantic Coast 414-15, 423, 426attractions 410-15Bo-Kaap 423-4City Bowl 410-11, 421, 423-4, 425-6drinking 425-6emergency services 407entertainment 426-7festivals 419food 423-5Gardens & around 411-14, 421-2,
424, 426, 420Green Point 414, 422-3, 425, 426,
416-17internet access 407medical services 407safety considerations 407-10shopping 427southern suburbs 415tourist information 407tours 419travel to/from 427-8travel within 428-9Waterfront 414, 422-3, 425, 426,
416-17Waterkant 414, 422-3, 425, 426,
416-17Cape Vidal (SA) 500car travel
bush driving 766-7hazards 764, 765hire 763-4insurance 764purchase 764-5road conditions 765to/from Southern Africa 759within Southern Africa 763-5
caracals 147, 147Carr, Norman 655cash 749cathedrals, see churchesCathedral Peak NR (SA) 505
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cavesChinhoyi Caves NP (Zim) 709Domboshawa Caves (Zim) 703Liphofung Cave Cultural Historical
Site (L) 135 Makapan’s Caves (SA) 559Phillips Cave (N) 315Sterkfontein Caves (SA) 32, 539
Cederberg Wilderness Area (SA) 451-2cell phones 751Central Kalahari GR (B) 108-11, 109Central Karoo (SA) 449-50Chachacha Rebellion 625chacma baboons 149, 149Chapman’s Baobab (B) 90cheetahs 147, 703, 146
De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre (SA) 546
Lion & Cheetah Park (Zim) 703Chewa (Chichewa) 778-9Chibuku 167Chikanka Island (Zam) 661children, travel with 745, see also
individual countriesChilembwe, John 164Chiluba, Frederick 626Chimanimani (Zim) 715Chimanimani Mountains (Moz) 255Chimanimani NP (Zim) 715-17, 716Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
(Zam) 644chimpanzees 519chimurenga music 49, 50, 53Chingola (Zam) 643-4Chinhoyi Caves NP (Zim) 709Chintsa (SA) 477-8Chipata (Zam) 651-2Chirundu (Zam) 663Chitabe (B) 104Chiweshe, Stella 52Chizumulu Island (Mal) 184Chobe NP (B) 92-7, 93Chobe riverfront (B) 95-6cholera 771Choma (Zam) 660Christianity 41-2churches 183, 369, 355Citrusdal (SA) 452Clanwilliam (SA) 452Clarens (SA) 552clay-pigeon shooting 605
climate 19, 745-7, see also individual countries
climate change 64, 65, 756Cobham State Forest (SA) 506-7coconut crabs 279Coetzee, JM 399Coffee Bay (SA) 478-9colonialism 37
Botwana 69-70Malawi 163-4Mozambique 220Namibia 295-9South Africa 391-2Swaziland 586Zambia 625 Zimbabwe 688-9
conservation 64-5, 654, 693, see also environmental issues
consulates, see embassiesCopperbelt (Zam) 642-4costs 19-20, see also individual countriescourses 568-9, 747, see also individual
countriesCradle of Humankind (SA) 539credit cards 749-50cricket 40, 398crocodiles 58, 59cruises
Cape Town (SA) 415Durban (SA) 489Knysna (SA) 447Lower Zambezi NP (Zam) 664Siavonga (Zam) 662Walvis Bay (N) 357
cultural considerations 22cultural tours
Graff-Reinet (SA) 476Grahamstown (SA) 473Knysna (SA) 447Livingstone (Zam) 610Manzini (S) 595Mossel Bay (SA) 442Nakapalayo Tourism Project
(Zam) 646culture 22, 38-47, see also individual
countriescurrency 749, see also moneycustoms regulations, see individual
countriescycling 742, 758, 762
Cape Town (SA) 415Grootfontein (N) 319Lesotho 143Mozambique 291Namibia 384
Nyika NP (Mal) 178South Africa 567Stellenbosch (SA) 433Viphya Plateau (Mal) 185Zambia 682
Dda Gama, Vasco 35Daan Viljoen GP 310Damara people 779Damaraland (N) 336-7, 338-9dance 44
Gule Wamkulu 166makishi 629mapiko 280performances 651sibhaca 588tufo 223Umhlanga (Reed) 593
dangers, see safety considerationsDavid Livingstone Memorial 645De Hoop NR (SA) 437-9De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre
(SA) 546Dead Vlei (N) 363-4Deception Pan (B) 108deep vein thrombosis 770deforestation 64dengue fever 771desert hiking 742, see also hikingdhow trips 278diamonds 72, 297-8, 374Diaz Point (N) 370difaqane 36-7, 124, 625dinosaur footprints 133, 139disabilities, travellers with 752diving & snorkelling 737-8
Cape Maclear (Mal) 190Cape Town (SA) 415-18Durban (SA) 488Knysna (SA) 447Nkhata Bay (Mal) 182Port Elizabeth (SA) 465responsible diving 738Sodwana Bay (SA) 500South Africa 566South Coast (SA) 494
Doubtful Spring (N) 336-7Drakensberg (SA) 502-8, 503drinks 46, see also winedriving, see car travel, four-wheel
drive traveldroughts 64drums 51dunes
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Dune 7 (N) 355Dune 45 (N) 363Elim Dune (N) 363Hidden Vlei (N) 363Namib Dunes (N) 364Skeleton Coast (N) 344-5Sperrgebiet NP (N) 372-4Swakopmund (N) 350
Durban (SA) 481-94, 484, 489accommodation 489-90attractions 485-8drinking 491-2emergency services 483entertainment 492food 490-1internet access 483medical services 483safety considerations 485tourist information 483-5travel to/from 492-3travel within 493-4
Duwisib Castle (N) 366-8
EEast London (SA) 468-72economy 41
books 41conservation 64-5internet resources 38
electricity 736Elephant Coast (SA) 497-502elephants 58, 60-1, 153, 467, 501-2,
693Elim (SA) 562Elim Dune (N) 363Elizabeth Bay (N) 373embassies 748, see also individual
countriesendangered species 57, 59, 65environment 56-65, 160, see also
individual entriesenvironmental issues 64-5
animal encounters 693animal welfare 60-1, 607climate change 64, 65, 756deforestation 64elephant culling 60-1endangered species 57, 59, 65internet resources 56, 59, 64, 65introduced species 60-1land degradation 64poaching 60-1, 64, 65responsible travel 20-2water shortages 64
Epupa Falls (N) 341-3
Epworth Balancing Rocks (Zim) 703Erongo Mountains (N) 315, 316Erongoberg, see Erongo MountainsEshowe (SA) 496-7Estcourt (SA) 511ethnicity 40-1etiquette 22, 46Etosha NP (N) 321-6, 323European settlement, see colonialismextreme sports 737Ezulwini Valley (S) 592-4, 592
FFalse Bay (SA) 500famine 39, 126Felsenkirche (N) 369festivals 21, see also individual
countries & eventsHarare International Festival of the
Arts (HIFA) (Zim) 6, 700, 6Lake of Stars Music Festival (Mal)
51, 211Maitisong Festival (B) 77, 113 Morija Arts & Cultural Festival
(L) 137National Music Eisteddfod (B) 53
Ficksburg (SA) 553filariasis 771films 21, 49, 51, 52, 53Fire Mountain (N) 336Fish River Canyon NP (N) 374-6, 367fishing 738-9
Durban (SA) 488Lesotho 140National West Coast Recreation
Area (N) 344Victoria Falls 605
flamingos 159, 357, 158floods 39food 45-7
books 47etiquette 46food stalls 46restaurants 47shortages 38, 39vegetarianism 47
football (soccer) 39-40, 398, 628, 739foreign exchange 750Fouriesburg (SA) 552four-wheel drive travel 764, 766
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 110Kruger NP (SA) 516-17Makgadikgadi Pans (B) 89Naukluft Mountains (N) 362Sandwich Harbour (N) 356
Francistown (B) 85-7, 86Franschhoek (SA) 433-4Free State (SA) 546-53, 547Frelimo 220-2fynbos zone 59
GGabatsadi Island (B) 90Gaborone (B) 76-82, 78-9
accommodation 79-80activities 77attractions 77emergency services 76entertainment 81festivals 77food 80-1internet access 76medical services 76-7shopping 81tourist information 77tours 77travel to/from 81-2travel within 82
game meat 45game parks & reserves, see wildlife
reserves & sanctuariesGarden Route (SA) 441-9, 442-3Gauteng (SA) 525-46, 526gay travellers 39, 748gemsboks 151, 151geography 56geology 56George (SA) 444Germans, the 295-8Ghanzi (B) 110Giant’s Castle (SA) 506giardiasis 773-4Gilmore, Kenny 53giraffes 153, 152Goerke Haus (N) 369Goerke, Hans 369Gokomere people 34, 35Golden Gate Highlands NP (SA)
551-2golf 605, 711Gonarezhou NP (Zim) 720-1Gondwana Cañon Park (N) 376Gordimer, Nadine 399Gore-Brown, Stewart 648gospel music 53Graaff-Reinet (SA) 475-6, 475Grahamstown (SA) 472-4Graskop (SA) 524Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
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Great Trek, the 37, 391Great Zimbabwe (Zim) 35, 687,
718-20, 719greater galagos 149, 149Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier
Conservation Area 63Green Point Stadium 414Green’s Baobab (B) 90Grootfontein (N) 319-20, 319Grosse Bucht (N) 370ground hornbills 159Guebuza, Armando 221Gweru (Zim) 717-18, 717Gweta (B) 89-90
HHa Kome cave houses (L) 133Halifax Island (N) 370hamerkops 159Hamilton Hills (N) 358handicrafts 43Harare (Zim) 695-703, 696, 698-9
accommodation 700activities 700attractions 699-700emergency services 697entertainment 701-2festivals 700food 700-1medical services 697safety considerations 699shopping 702tourist information 697travel to/from 702-3travel within 703
Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) 6, 700, 6
hartebeests 151Hartmann’s Valleys (N) 343Hazyview (SA) 521Head, Bessie 83health 769-74
environmental hazards 774insurance 769infectious diseases 771-3internet resources 770travellers’ diarrhoea 773-4vaccinations 769
heat exhaustion 774heatstroke 774hepatitis 771
Herero people 36, 296-7, 779-80Hermanus (SA) 436-7Hidden Vlei (N) 363hiking 739-41, 740-1
Amathole (SA) 474around Blantyre (Mal) 204Augrabies Falls NP (SA) 458Aus (N) 368Blyde River Canyon (SA) 522-3Cape Cross Seal Reserve (N) 344Cape Maclear (Mal) 190Cape Town (SA) 418Chimanimani NP (Zim) 717, 716desert 742Drakensberg (SA) 502-4Epupa Falls (N) 342Fish River Hiking Trail (N) 375Giant’s Cup Trail (SA) 508Golden Gate Highlands NP (SA)
552Gondwana Cañon Park (N) 376Grootfontein (N) 319Hermanus (SA) 436Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (SA) 498Kruger NP (SA) 517, 516Malealea (L) 138Malolotja NR (S) 596Montagu (SA) 439Mt Mulanje (Mal) 205, 206Mt Namúli (Moz) 260Namibia 318Naukluft Mountains (N) 360, 361Nyika Plateau (Mal) 179Olive Trail (N) 360Royal Natal NP (SA) 504Sani Top (L) 136Skeleton Coast NP (N) 345South Africa 566, 567Soutpansberg Mountains (SA)
560-1Strandloper Trail (SA) 478Swellendam (SA) 438Ts’ehlanyane NP (L) 135Tsitsikamma NP (SA) 462Victoria Falls 606Waterkloof Trail (N) 360Zomba Plateau (Mal) 196, 197
Himba people 336, 340, 342language 779, 779-80tours 341
Himeville (SA) 508Hinduism 42hip-hop 55hippopotamuses 58, 153history 32-7, see also individual
countriesbooks 32, 35, 37, 744-5internet resources 35
hitching 765-6HIV, see AIDSHluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (SA) 498Hobas (N) 375Hogsback (SA) 474-5hoodia 45horses, wild 369horse riding 741-2
Franschhoek (SA) 433Gondwana Cañon Park (N) 376Hwange NP (Zim) 727Kopong (B) 82Malealea (L) 138Mavuradonha Mountains (Zim) 704Nyika NP (Mal) 178Plettenberg Bay 448Port Alfred (SA) 468Royal Natal NP (SA) 504Sossusvlei (N) 364Swakopmund (N) 352Swellendam (SA) 438Victoria Falls 606Waterberg (SA) 562
hot-air ballooning 565hot springs
Ai-Ais (N) 375Bela-Bela/Warmbaths (SA) 557Gwisho Hot Springs (Zam) 659Kapishya Hot Springs (Zam) 647Namibia 315
Hottentots, see Khoikhoi peoplehouseboating 707hunting 65hunting dogs 155, 155Hwange NP (Zim) 725-8, 726hyenas 58, 155, 154
IIlha de Moçambique (Moz) 263-7, 264immigration 41impalas 151, 150Incwala 593independence
Botswana 70Lesotho 125Malawi 164Mozambique 220-1Namibia 299Zambia 625Zimbabwe 689
indigenous people 32-7, see also individual peoples
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infectious diseases 771-3Inhambane (Moz) 241-3, 243insect bites 774insurance 748-9, 759, 769internet access 749internet resources 23
AIDS 38air tickets 757economy 38environmental issues 56, 59,
64, 65food shortages 39health 770history 35music 48, 49, 51, 53, 54San people 33sports 40violence against women 39wildlife 56, 59
Isandlwana (SA) 512-13isicathimiya 49iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SA)
498-502Islam 42itineraries 24-31, see also individual
countriesivory trade 57, 60-1
Jjackass penguins 159jazz 53Jeffrey’s Bay (SA) 462-3jet lag 770Johannesburg (SA) 527-39, 528-9
accommodation 532-4attractions 530drinking 535-6emergency services 527entertainment 536food 534-5internet access 527medical services 527safety considerations 529shopping 536tourist information 529tours 530travel to/from 537-8travel within 538-9
Jonathan, Leabua 125-6Judaism 42
KKafue NP (Zam) 670-3, 671Kalahari, the (B) 108-11Kalambo Falls (Zam) 649
kalindula 53-4Kamieskroon (SA) 459Kaokoland, see KaokoveldKaokoveld (N) 337-44, 338-9Kaokoveld Conservation Area (N) 343-4Kapiri Mposhi (Zam) 642-3Kariba (Zim) 704-6, 705Kariba Dam (Zam) 662Karonga (Mal) 174-6Karoo NP (SA) 450Kasama (Zam) 648Kasane (B) 92-5, 94Kasanka NP (Zam) 645Kasungu NP (Mal) 186Katberg Mountains (SA) 474-5Katete (Zam) 650-8Katima Mulilo (N) 331-2, 332Katse (L) 133-4Katutura 311Kaunda, Kenneth 625-6, 626, 627Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier
Conservation Area 63kayaking 737
Lake Malawi 8, 8Nkhata Bay (Mal) 182South Africa 566Walvis Bay (N) 356-7
Kazungula (B) 92Keetmanshoop (N) 366Kei Mouth (SA) 478Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 63,
110-11, 456-8, 456Khama, Ian 71Khama Rhino Sanctuary (B) 85Khama, Seretse 70-1Khaudom GR (N) 329-30Khoikhoi people 33, 34Khoisan people 32-3, 778-85Khutse GR (B) 108Kimberley (SA) 453-5King William’s Town (SA) 474kite surfing 276Kitwe (Zam) 643Klaarstroom (SA) 450Klein Bogenfels (N) 370klipspringers 151kloofing 415, 566-7Knysna (SA) 446-8, 446Kolmanskop ghost town (N) 373Komatipoort (SA) 521Kopong (B) 82Kosi Bay (SA) 501Kroonstad (SA) 551Kruger NP (SA) 513-18, 516Kubhayi, Thomas 562
Kubu Island (B) 89Kuiseb Canyon (N) 358Kuomboka ceremony 669Kutako, Hosea 315kwaito 54kwasa kwasa 54KwaZulu-Natal (SA) 480-513, 482Kwe Kwe (Zim) 717Kyle Recreational Park (Zim) 720
LLadysmith (SA) 512Ladysmith Black Mambazo 49Lake Chivero Recreational Park
(Zim) 704Lake Fundudzi (SA) 562Lake Kariba (Zam) 660-3Lake Kariba (Zim) 706-7Lake Malawi 8, 8Lake Malawi NP (Mal) 189Lake Mutirikwe (Kyle) Recreational
Park (Zim) 720Lake of Stars Music Festival (Mal)
51, 211Lake Oponono (N) 326Lake Sibaya (SA) 501Lake Waka-Waka (Zam) 645land degradation 64languages 41, 775-85
!Kung San 780Afrikaans 775-7Bantu languages 778-85Chewa (Chichewa) 778-9clicking 782courses 568-9Damara/Nama 779Herero/Himba 779-80Khoisan languages 778-85Lozi 780-1Ndebele 781-2Northern Sotho (Sepedi) 782Owambo (Oshiwambo) 782Portuguese 777-8Shona 782-3Southern Sotho (Sesotho) 783-4Swahili 35Swati (Siswati) 784Tsonga (Xitsonga) 784Tswana (Setswana) 784-5Tumbuka 778Venda (Tshivenda) 785Xhosa (Isixhosa) 785Yao 778Zulu (Isizulu) 785
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Lealui (Zam) 670Lengwe NP (Mal) 207-8leopards 147Leribe (L) 133lesbian travellers 39, 748Lesotho 122-44, 124
accommodation 139activities 140arts & crafts 127climate 123customs regulations 141electricity 140embassies 141environment 127-8festivals 141food & drink 128history 123-6holidays 141internet resources 141itineraries 123language 141, 783-4money 141-2national parks 128safety considerations 141telephone services 142tourist information 142tours 144travel to/from 142-3travel within 143-4visas 142weights & measures 140
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) 126
Lesotho Highlands Water Project 133-4, 134
lesser flamingos 159, 158lichen fields 350Likoma Island (Mal) 183-4lilac-breasted rollers 159Lilongwe (Mal) 167-74, 168, 170
accommodation 170-1attractions 169-70drinking 172-3emergency services 167entertainment 172-3food 171-2internet access 169medical services 169safety considerations 169shopping 173tourist offices 169
travel to/from 173travel within 173-4
Limbe (Mal) 197-204,198Limpopo (SA) 557-64, 558Limulunga (Zam) 669-70Linyanti Marshes (B) 97lions 58, 147, 693, 703Lion’s Head (SA) 418Liphofung Cave Cultural Historical
Site (L) 135literature 22-3, 43-4, see also booksLiuwa Plain NP (Zam) 670Livingstone (Zam) 608-14, 609Livingstone, David 163, 612, 625Livingstone Island (Zam) 610Livingstonia (Mal) 176-7, 176Liwonde (Mal) 192Liwonde NP (Mal) 192-5, 193Liwonde Rhino Sanctuary (Mal) 194Lizard Island (Mal) 187lizards 59Lobamba (S) 592-3Lochinvar NP (Zam) 659-60, 659Lost City (SA) 555Louis Trichardt (SA) 560Lower Zambezi NP (Zam) 663-6, 664Lozi people 669, 780-1Luangwa Bridge (Zam) 650Lüderitz (N) 368-71, 370Lüderitz Peninsula (N) 369-70Lusaka (Zam) 631-42, 634-5
accommodation 636-8attractions 633-6drinking 639-40emergency services 632entertainment 639-40food 638-9internet access 632medical services 632safety considerations 633shopping 640tourist information 632-3travel to/from 640-1travel within 641-2
MMachel, Samora 221Madiba, see Mandela, NelsonMadikwe GR (SA) 556Maerchental Valley (N) 373Mafeteng (L) 138-9Mafikeng (SA) 556-7magazines 736Magoebaskloof Pass (SA) 563Mahango GR (N) 330-1
Maherero Day (N) 380Maitisong Festival (B) 77, 113Majete WR (Mal) 207Makapan’s Caves (SA) 559Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pan NP (B) 90-2Makgadikgadi Pans (B) 88-92, 91
safety 89Makgadikgadi Pans GR (B) 90Makhado (SA) 560Makololo people 37Makonde people 280, 281Malangatana 224malaria 771-2Malawi 161-216, 163
accommodation 208-9activities 209arts & crafts 53, 166border crossings 213-14business hours 210children, travel with 210climate 162customs regulations 210embassies 210-11environment 166-7festivals 211food & drink 167history 162-5holidays 211internet access 211itineraries 162language 778, 778-9money 211national parks 167religion 166safety considerations 210telephone services 212tourist information 212tours 216travel to/from 212-14travel within 214-16visas 212
Malawisaurus 176Malealea (L) 138Malkerns Valley (S) 594-5, 592Malolotja NR (S) 596Maloti/Drakensberg Transfrontier
Project 63Mamili NP (N) 333-4Mana Pools Game Count 707Mana Pools NP (Zim) 707-8Mandela, Nelson 393, 394, 395Manguang (SA) 548Manzini (S) 595Mapfumo, Thomas 50, 53maps 749
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Mapungubwe NP (SA) 561Maputo (Moz) 226-35, 228-9
accommodation 231-3attractions 227-31children, travel with 231drinking 218emergency services 226festivals & events 231food 233-4internet access 226-7itineraries 230medical services 227safety considerations 227shopping 218tours 231travel to/from 234-5travel within 235
Maravi people 36, 162Margate (SA) 495Marienflüss (N) 343marine parks & reserves 449marrabenta 54, 223Martin Luther steam locomotive 350Maseru (L) 128-31, 129Masvingo (Zim) 718Matlapaneng (B) 98-103, see MaunMatobo NP (Zim) 724-5Matopos, the, see Matobo NPMatterhorn of Africa (N) 336 Matusadona NP (Zim) 706-7Maun (B) 98-103, 100Mavuradonha Mountains (Zim) 704Mbabane (S) 589-92, 591Mbala (Zam) 648-9mbiras 51Mboma Island (B) 105measures 736, see also inside front
covermedical services 770-1meerkats 155, 155metric conversions, see inside front
covermining
diamonds 72, 297-8, 373lead 320uranium 351
missionaries 124, 163, 625Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (S) 592-3mobile phones 751Mochudi (B) 82-3Mogae, Festus 71Mohale Dam (L) 132Mohale’s Hoek (L) 139Mokhotlong (L) 135Mokolodi NR (B) 83
Mokopane (SA) 557-9mokoro trips 104, 107Mondlane, Eduardo 220money 19-20, 749-50, see also
individual countries, inside front cover
Mongu (Zam) 669Monkey Bay (Mal) 188-9Montagu (SA) 439-40Monze (Zam) 659Moremi GR (B) 105-7, 106Morgan’s Bay (SA) 478Morija (L) 137-8Moshoeshoe II 125, 126Moshoeshoe the Great 124-5Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP (Zam) 614-15Mossel Bay (SA) 442-4motorcycle travel 759, 763-5mountain biking, see cyclingmountain zebras 153, 153Mozambique 217-93, 219
accommodation 282activities 282-3arts & crafts 54, 223-4children, travel with 283climate 218costs 218culture 222customs regulations 284electricity 282embassies 284environment 224-5festivals 285food & drink 225-6history 35, 218-22holidays 285internet resources 54itineraries 218language 777-8, 784national parks 225safety considerations 284telephone services 286travel to/from 287travel within 291visas 287volunteering 287weights & measures 282
Mozambique Island (Moz) 263-7, 264Mozambique Liberation Front 220-2Mozambique National Resistance 221Mpalila Island (N) 332-3Mpulungu (Zam) 649Mpumalanga (SA) 513-25, 514Mswati III 587Mt Mulanje (Mal) 205-7, 206
Mt Namúli (Moz) 260Mtubatuba (SA) 498Mtukudzi, Oliver 49, 715Mua mission (Mal) 189Mudumu NP (N) 333Mueda massacre 220Mugabe, Robert 689-90Mulanje (Mal) 204-5Muluzi, Bakili 165Munda Wanga Environmental Park
(Zam) 636museums
Amathole Museum (SA) 474Anglo-Boer War Museum (SA) 548Apartheid Museum (SA) 530Bartholomeu Dias Maritime
Museum Complex (SA) 442Basotho Cultural Village (SA) 552Chamare Museum (Mal) 189Culture & Museum Centre Karonga
(Mal) 174District Six Museum (SA) 410-11Geology Museum (Moz) 230Henry Tayali Visual Arts Centre
(Zam) 633Hester Rupert Art Museum (SA) 475Huguenot Memorial Museum
(SA) 433Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum (SA) 411Iziko Sa National Gallery
(SA) 411-14Iziko Slave Lodge (SA) 411Johannesburg Art Gallery (SA) 530Khama III Memorial Museum
(B) 84KwaMuhle Museum (SA) 488Livingstone Museum (Zam) 610Masitise Cave House Museum
(L) 139Morija Museum & Archives (L) 137Moto Moto Museum (Zam) 648Museum Africa (SA) 530National Art Gallery (N) 310National Art Gallery (Zim) 721National Art Museum (Moz) 227National Gallery of Zimbabwe
(Zim) 699National Museum (Mal) 199National Museum (SA) 548National Museum (Zam) 633National Museum of Namibia
(N) 309Natural History Museum (Moz) 230Núcleo de Arte (Moz) 227-30Oliewenhuis Art Museum (SA) 548
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of Namibia (N) 309Paul Kruger House Museum
(SA) 543Phuthadikobo Museum (B) 82-3Port Natal Maritime Museum
(SA) 485Railway Museum (Zam) 610Sasol Art Museum (SA) 429-31Smuts’ House Museum (SA) 546South African Jewish Museum
(SA) 414Swakopmund Museum (N) 349Tatham Art Gallery (SA) 509
music 48-55books 48events 48festivals 51, 53history 48-9internet resources 48, 49, 51,
53, 54styles 52-5
musical instruments 49-52Musina (SA) 561musiro 265Mutare (Zim) 709-11, 710Mutharika, Bingu wa 165Mutinondo Wilderness (Zam) 646-7Mwabvi WR (Mal) 208Mwanawasa, Levy 627Mzuzu (Mal) 179-81, 180
NNalatale (Zim) 718Nama people 36, 296-7, 779Namakwa (SA) 458-9namaqua sandgrouses 159Namib Desert (N) 345Namib Dunes (N) 364Namibia 294-387, 296
accommodation 377-8activities 378arts & crafts 302border crossings 383-4business hours 379children, travel with 379climate 295costs 295, 297customs regulations 379electricity 377
embassies 379-80environment 302-4festivals 380food & drink 304history 295-9holidays 380internet access & resources 380itineraries 295language 380, 775-7, 779-82money 381national parks 303safety considerations 379telephone services 381tourist information 381-2tours 387travel to/from 382-4travel within 384-7visas 382volunteering 382weights & measures 377women travellers 382
Namib-Naukluft Park (N) 358-62, 359Namibrand NR (N) 365Nampula (Moz) 261-3, 262Nata (B) 88Nata Bird Sanctuary (B) 89Nata Delta (B) 88-9National Music Eisteddfod (B) 53national parks & nature reserves 61-4,
see also private wildlife & conser-vation reserves, transfrontier parks, wildlife reserves & sanctuaries //Garas Park (N) 366Addo Elephant NP (SA) 467Agulhas NP (SA) 437Augrabies Falls NP (SA) 458Blyde River Canyon NR (SA) 522-4Bokong NR (L) 135Bontebok NP (SA) 439Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve
(Zim) 711Bwabwata NP (N) 330-1Camdeboo NP (SA) 476Cathedral Peak NR (SA) 505Cecil Kop NR (Zim) 710Cederberg Wilderness Area
(SA) 451-2Chimanimani NP (Zim) 715-17, 716Chinhoyi Caves NP (Zim) 709Chobe NP (B) 92-7, 93De Hoop NR (SA) 437-9Etosha NP (N) 321-6, 323Fish River Canyon NP (N) 374-6,
367
Garden Castle NR (SA) 507Goegap NR (SA) 459Golden Gate Highlands NP
(SA) 551-2Gonarezhou NP (Zim) 720-1Gondwana Cañon Park (N) 376Highmoor NR (SA) 507Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (SA) 498Hwange NP (Zim) 725-8, 726iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SA)
498-502Kafue NP (Zam) 670-3, 671Kamberg NR (SA) 507Karoo NP (SA) 450Kasanka NP (Zam) 645Kasungu NP (Mal) 186Krantzkloof NR (SA) 494Kruger NP (SA) 513-18, 516Lake Malawi NP (Mal) 189 Lake Mutirikwe (Kyle) Recreational
Park (Zim) 720Lengwe NP (Mal) 207-8Liuwa Plain NP (Zam) 670Liwonde NP (Mal) 192-5, 193Lochinvar NP (Zam) 659-60, 659Lotheni NR (SA) 507Lower Zambezi NP (Zam)
663-6, 664Makgadikgadi & Nxai
Pan NP (B) 90-2 Malolotja NR (S) 596Mamili NP (N) 333-4Mana Pools NP (Zim) 707-8Mapungubwe NP (SA) 561Marakele NP (SA) 562-3Matobo NP (Zim) 724-5Matusadona NP (Zim) 706-7Mkhomazi Wilderness Area (SA) 507Mlawula NR (S) 598Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP (Zam) 614-15Mudumu NP (N) 333Namaqua NP (SA) 459Namib-Naukluft Park (N)
358-62, 359Namibrand NR (N) 365Nkanga River Conservation
Area (Zam) 660North Luangwa NP (Zam) 657-8Nsumbu (Sumbu) NP (Zam) 649-50Nxai Pan NP (B) 92Nyanga NP (Zim) 713, 714Nyika NP (Mal) 177-9, 178Nylsvley NR (SA) 557Oribi Gorge NR (SA) 494-5Paarl Mountain NR (SA) 435
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Pilanesberg NP (SA) 555-6Robberg Nature & Marine
Reserve 449Royal Natal NP (SA) 504-5Sehlabathebe NP (L) 136-7Skeleton Coast NP (N) 344-5South Luangwa NP (Zam) 6,
652-7, 653, 6Sperrgebiet NP (N) 372-4Spioenkop NR (SA) 511-12Table Mountain NP (SA) 410Ts’ehlanyane NP (L) 135Tsitsikamma NP (SA) 461-2Umhlanga Lagoon NR (SA) 495Vergelegen NR (SA) 507Victoria Falls NP (Zim) 620-1Waterberg Plateau Park (N)
317-19West Coast NP (SA) 451Wilderness NP (SA) 445Zambezi NP (Zim) 621
National West Coast Recreation Area (N) 344
National Women’s Memorial (SA) 548nature reserves, see national parks &
nature reservesNature’s Valley (SA) 461Naukluft Mountains (N) 360-2, 361Ndebele people 688, 781-2Ndola (Zam) 643Ndumo GR (SA) 502Nelspruit (SA) 518-21, 519Ngonye Falls (Zam) 668Nguni people 35Ngwempisi Gorge (S) 599Ngwenya (S) 596Nikwalini Valley (SA) 497Nkanga River Conservation Area
(Zam) 660Nkhata Bay (Mal) 181-3, 182Nkhotakota (Mal) 186-7Nkhotakota WR (Mal) 187Noordoewer (N) 376-7North Luangwa NP (Zam) 657-8North-West Province (SA) 553-7, 554Northern Sotho (Sepedi) 782Nsumbu (Sumbu) NP (Zam) 649-50Ntwetwe Pan (B) 90Nujoma, Samuel Daniel
Shafiishuna 300Nxai Pan NP (B) 92Nyanga NP (Zim) 713, 714Nyangani 713Nyasaland 164Nyika NP (Mal) 177-9, 178
OOdi (B) 82Okahandja 315Okavango Delta (B) 98-107, 99Okavango Panhandle (B) 107Oktoberfest 310Okwa Pan (B) 108Olifants River Valley (SA) 451-2Olive Trail (N) 360Ombalantu (N) 327Ondangwa (N) 326-7Opuwo (N) 340-1, 340Organ Pipes (N) 337ostriches 159Otikango 315Otjinjange (N) 343Otjiwarongo (N) 317Otjozondjupa (N) 334-5Oudtshoorn (SA) 440-1Outjo (N) 317Overberg, the (SA) 435-9overland trucks 763Ovivero Dam (N) 343Owambo (Oshiwambo) 782Owela Museum & National Theatre of
Namibia 309
PPaarl (SA) 434-5pale chanting goshawks 157Pan African Congress (PAC) 393, 394paragliding 565parks & gardens
Bvumba Botanical Gardens & Reserve (Zim) 711
Freedom Park (SA) 542Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
(SA) 415National Botanical Gardens (SA) 546
passports 755Paton, Alan 398Pemba (Moz) 274penguins 159petrified forest (N) 337Phalaborwa (SA) 564Phillips Cave (N) 315photography 750-1Pietermaritzburg (SA) 508-11, 510Pietersburg (SA) 559-60Piggs Peak (S) 596-7Pilanesberg NP (SA) 555-6Pilgrim’s Rest (SA) 525planning 19-23, 769-70plants 59-61Plettenberg Bay (SA) 448-9
poaching 60-1, 64, 65politics 16-18, 744-5Polokwane (SA) 559-60Pomona (N) 373pony trekking, see horse ridingPopa Falls (N) 331Port Alfred (SA) 467-8Port Elizabeth (SA) 463-7, 464Port St Johns (SA) 479Portuguese (language) 777-8Portuguese, the 163, 220, 623Potgietersrus (SA) 557-9prehistory 32, 33Pretoria (SA) 539-46, 540-1primates 148-9Prince Albert (SA) 449-50private wildlife & conservation
reserves 63, see also national parks & nature reserves, transfrontier parks, wildlife reserves & sanctuariesCanyon Nature Park (N) 375Daan Viljoen GP 310Inkwenkwezi GR (SA) 477Manyeleti GR (SA) 518Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
(S) 592-3Mokolodi NR (B) 83Namibrand NR (N) 365 Sabi Sand GR (SA) 518Skeleton Coast Wilderness Area
(N) 345Timbavati GR (SA) 518
Puku Flats (N) 333
QQacha’s Nek (L) 137quad biking 352, 606Quelimane (Moz) 258Quirimbas Archipelago (Moz) 7,
276-9, 7quiver trees 366Quthing (L) 139
Rrabies 772-3race relations 41
South Africa 41, 392-4, 396Zimbabwe 688
radio 49, 51, 54rap 55religion 41-3, see also individual
religionsRenamo 221reptiles 59
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responsible travel 20-2carbon emissions & offsets 756diving 738hiking 740-1
restaurants 47Rhenish Mission Church (N) 355rhinoceros 57, 58, 65
black 153, 345Khama Rhino Sanctuary (B) 85Liwonde Rhino Sanctuary (Mal)
194walks 606-7white 8
Rhodes (SA) 480Rhodes, Cecil 69, 625Richards Bay (SA) 496river-boarding 607riverine rabbit 57road rules 765, see also car travelRobben Island (SA) 410Robberg Nature & Marine Reserve
(SA) 449rock art 33, 34rock climbing 418, 567, 185rock dassies 153rock-art sites
Domboshawa Caves (Zim) 703Giant’s Castle (SA) 506Ha Baroana (L) 132Kamberg NR (SA) 507Liphofung Cave Cultural Historical
Site (L) 135Malealea (L) 138Ngomakurira (Zim) 703Qomoqomong (L) 139Royal Natal NP (SA) 504Tsisab Ravine (N) 336Twyfelfontein (N) 336-7White Lady of the Brandberg
(N) 336Roma (L) 132Rorke’s Drift (SA) 512-13Rössing Mine (N) 351Route 62 (SA) 439-41Royal Natal NP (SA) 504-5Ruacana (N) 327-8rugby 398ruins 718-20, 719Rundu (N) 328-9, 328Rustenburg (SA) 553-4Rustler’s Valley (SA) 552-3
SSabie (SA) 524-5safaris
Hwange NP (Zim) 727Imire Safari Ranch (Zim) 704iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SA) 499itineraries 25Kruger NP (SA) 517Lengwe NP (Mal) 208Liwonde NP (Mal) 194Nkhata Bay (Mal) 182Nyika NP (Mal) 177-8Pilanesberg NP (SA) 555South Luangwa NP (Zam) 6, 654, 6Upington (SA) 455Victoria Falls 607Zambezi River (Zim) 708-9
safety considerations 747-8, see also individual locationsdriving 764, 765, 766-7environmental hazards 774hitching 765-6wildlife watching 58
samango monkeys 149Samfya (Zam) 646San people 32-3, 34, 37, 74-5, 334-5
internet resources 33music 48
sandboarding 352, 355, 418sand skiing 355Sandwich Harbour (N) 356Sangalala 53Sani Pass (L) 8, 135, 507-8Sani Top (L) 8, 135-6, 8Savuti (B) 96-7scenic flights 376, 605, 606schistosomiasis 773sculpture 562, 692seals 155, 344secretary birds 157security, see safety considerationsSehlabathebe NP (L) 136-7Semonkong (L) 137Senanga (Zam) 668Senga Bay (Mal) 187-8Serenje (Zam) 644-5Serowe (B) 83-5Sesfontein (N) 337Sesheke (Zam) 667-8Sesriem (N) 362-5, 363Sesriem Canyon (N) 363Setswana 114, 784-5sexual violence 39Shaka Zulu 37Shakaland (SA) 497
Shark Island (N) 371shark-cage diving 436, 442Sharpeville massacre 70, 393Shiwa Ng’andu (Zam) 647-8Shona 782-3Shosholoza Meyl 5, 521, 551, 557,
575, 581, 5Siavonga (Zam) 662-3, 662Simunye (S) 599Simunye (SA) 497Sinazongwe (Zam) 661Sioma (Zam) 668sitatungas 151, 151Siteki (S) 597-8Skeleton Coast (N) 344-5Skeleton Coast Wilderness Area
(N) 345skiing 134, 480skydiving 6, 352, 6slavery 35, 36, 163, 623Smith, Ian 688snake bites 774snakes 59soccer 39-40, 398, 628, 739Sodwana Bay (SA) 500-1Solitaire (N) 365solo travellers 751Sossusvlei (N) 362-5, 363Sotho people 123Sotho-Setswana people 36South Africa 388-582, 390
accommodation 564-5activities 565-8arts & crafts 44, 54, 398-9border crossings 574-6business hours 568children, travel with 568climate 389-91costs 389courses 568-9customs regulations 569disabilities, travellers with 573embassies 569-70environment 399-402festivals 473, 570food & drink 402-3history 36, 37, 391-6holidays 570-1internet access 571itineraries 389language 775-7, 781, 782, 783-4,
784, 784-5, 785money 571-2national parks 400-2safety considerations 396, 569
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telephone services 572tourist information 572-3tours 581travel to/from 573-7travel within 577-82visas 573volunteering 573weights & measures 565
South Luangwa NP (Zam) 6, 652-7, 653, 6
Southern Sotho (Sesotho) 783-4Southwest African’s People
Organisation 298-9Soutpansberg Mountains (SA)
560-1Sowa (Sua) Pan 88-9Soweto (SA) 532Sperrgebiet NP (N) 372-4Spioenkop NR (SA) 511-12Spitzkoppe, the (N) 336sports 39-40, see also individual
sportsspotted hyenas 155, 154Springbok (SA) 458-9St Lucia (SA) 499-500Stellenbosch (SA) 429-33, 432Sterkfontein Caves (SA) 32, 539Storms River (SA) 462Sturmvogelbucht 88-9Sua Pan (B) 88-9Sun City (SA) 554-5surfing 742-3
Cape Town (SA) 418Durban (SA) 488Port Alfred (SA) 468Port Elizabeth (SA) 465South Africa 567-8
sustainable travel, see GreenDexSwahili-Arab people 35Swakopmund (N) 6, 346-55, 348, 6
accommodation 353activities 351-2attractions 346-51drinking 354emergency services 346entertainment 354 food 353-4internet access 346medical services 346safety considerations 346shopping 354-5tourist information 346tours 352-3travel to/from 355
Swakopmund Salt Works (N) 351
Swapo 298-9Swartbooi’s Drift (N) 342Swati (Siswati) 784Swaziland 583-603, 585, 8
accommodation 599-600activities 600arts & crafts 588, 600books 600border crossings 602business hours 600children, travel with 600climate 584costs 584culture 586-8, 593customs regulations 600electricity 600embassies 600environment 588-9festivals 600-1food & drink 589gay travellers 601history 584-6holidays 601internet access 601internet resources 601itineraries 584language 601, 784lesbian travellers 601media 600money 601national parks 589politics 586population 587-8religion 588safety considerations 600telephone services 589, 601-2tourist information 602tours 603travel to/from 602-3travel within 603visas 602weights & measures 600
Swellendam (SA) 438-9swimming 182, see also beaches
TTable Mountain (SA) 418Table Mountain NP (SA) 410telephone services 751, see also
individual countriesTembe Elephant Park (SA) 501-2Temple of Understanding (SA)
488Teyateyaneng (L) 133Thaba-Bosiu (L) 132
Thaba-Tseka (L) 134-5Thamaga (B) 83theatre 629, see also arts & crafts
under individual countriestime 751tipping 750toilets 751Tonga people 37, 661tourist information 751-2tours 760-1, 766-8, see also safaristraditional religions 42-3train travel 5, 768, 5
Martin Luther steam locomotive 350
Shosholoza Meyl 5, 521, 551, 557, 575, 581, 5
steam train trips 607transfrontier parks 63, see also
national parks & nature reserves|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier
Park 461Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
63, 720Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier
Conservation Area 63 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
(B) 110-11Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (SA)
456-8, 456trans-Karoo express, see Shosholoza
Meyltravel literature 22-3travel to/from Southern Africa
755-61travel within Southern Africa
761-8travellers cheques 750travellers’ diarrhoea 773-4trekking, see hikingTsams Ost (N) 361Ts’ehlanyane NP (L) 135Tsisab Ravine (N) 336Tsitsikamma NP (SA) 461-2Tsonga (Xitsonga) 784Tsumeb (N) 320-1Tsumkwe (N) 334-5Tsvangirai, Morgan 690Tswana 114, 784-5tuberculosis 773Tuli GR (B) 87-8Tumbuka people 36, 778turtles 57Twyfelfontein (N) 336-7typhoid 773Tzaneen (SA) 563
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UUgabmund (N) 344Ulundi (SA) 497Umhlanga Rocks (SA) 495-6uMkhuze GR (SA) 500Underberg (SA) 508ungulates 150Upington (SA) 455-6Uutapi (N) 327
Vvaccinations 769Valley of 1000 Hills (SA) 494Van Zyl’s Pass (N) 343Vasco da Gama 35vegetarian travellers 47vegetation, see plantsVenda people 36, 785vervet monkeys 149, 148Victoria Falls 7, 604-21, 7
activities 605-8books 619border crossings 610internet resources 619national parks 607tours 607visas 608
Victoria Falls NP (Zim) 620-1Victoria Falls (town) (Zim) 616-20,
618Victoria Falls World Heritage National
Monument Site (Zam) 615video systems 750-1Vilankulo (Moz) 247violence against women 39, 398Vioolsdrif (SA) 459Viphya Plateau (Mal) 184-6visas 752, see also passportsvolcanos 366volunteering 83, 753von Wolf, Hans Heinrich 368Voortrekker Monument (SA) 542Voortrekkers, the 123, 391vultures 157, 157Vwaza Marsh WR (Mal) 179
Wwalking, see hikingWalvis Bay (N) 355-8, 356Warmbaths (SA) 557warthogs 153, 152
waterLesotho Highlands Water
Project 134safety 774shortages 64
Waterberg (SA) 562-3Waterberg Plateau Park (N) 317-19Waterkloof Trail (N) 360weather 19, 745-7, see also climate
under individual countriesweaving 82websites, see internet resourcesweights 736, see also individual
countrieswelwitschia 350West Coast NP (SA) 451Western Gauteng (SA) 539whale watching
Hermanus (SA) 436iSimangaliso Wetland Park
(SA) 499Mossel Bay (SA) 442Plettenberg Bay (SA) 448South Africa 568
white-water rafting 737Durban (SA) 488-9Noordoewer (N) 376South Africa 566Usutu River (S) 594Victoria Falls 606
White Lady of the Brandberg (N) 336Wild Coast (SA) 477-9, 477wildcats 147wildebeests 151, 150Wilderness (SA) 444-5Wilderness NP (SA) 445wildlife 56-61, 145-60, see also
animals, plantsanimal welfare 607, 693books 56, 59encounters 58, 607, 693endangered species 57, 59, 65habitats 160internet resources 56, 59photography 751
wildlife drives 594, 654wildlife reserves & sanctuaries, see
also national parks & nature reserves, private wildlife & conser-vation reserves, transfrontier parksBally Vaughan Sanctuary (Zim) 703Cape Cross Seal Reserve (N) 344Central Kalahari GR (B) 108-11, 109Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
(Zam) 644
Daan Viljoen GP 310Franklin GR (SA) 548Gondwana Cañon Park (N) 376Imire Safari Ranch (Zim) 704Khama Rhino Sanctuary (B) 85Khaudom GR (N) 329-30Khutse GR (B) 108Lake Mutirikwe (Kyle) Recreational
Park (Zim) 720Lion & Cheetah Park (Zim) 703Madikwe GR (SA) 556Mahango GR (N) 330-1Majete WR (Mal) 207Mbuluzi GR (S) 598Mkhaya GR (S) 598-9Moremi GR (B) 105-7, 106Mosi-oa-Tunya GP (Zam) 615Mukuvisi Woodlands
Environmental Centre (Zim) 700Mwabvi WR (Mal) 208Namib-Naukluft Park (N)
358-62, 359Ndumo GR (SA) 502Nkhotakota WR (Mal) 187Okonjima Lodge (N) 317Polokwane GR (SA) 559Tembe Elephant Park (SA) 501-2Tuli GR (B) 87-8Umgeni River Bird Park (SA) 488uMkhuze GR (SA) 500Vwaza Marsh WR (Mal) 179Waterberg Plateau Park (N) 317-19Weenen GR (SA) 511Zambezi Nature Sanctuary (Zim) 617
wildlife watching 56-61, 324, 607, 693, 743, see also wildlife reserves & sanctuariesChobe riverfront (B) 95Daan Viljoen GP (N) 310Etosha NP (N) 321-6Giant’s Castle (SA) 506habitats 160Hwange NP (Zim) 727iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SA) 499itineraries 25, 31Kafue NP (Zam) 670-1Khaudom GR (N) 329-30Kruger NP (SA) 515-16, 517Lengwe NP (Mal) 207Lizard Island (Mal) 187Lower Zambezi NP (Zam) 664Majete WR (Mal) 207Mamili NP (N) 333-4Nyika NP (Mal) 177photography 751
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safety considerations 58South Africa 568South Luangwa NP (Zam) 652-4uMkhuze GR (SA) 500Victoria Falls 605, 606, 607Vwaza Marsh WR (Mal) 179Walvis Bay (N) 357
Windhoek (N) 304-14, 306accommodation 310-12attractions 307-10drinking 313emergency services 305entertainment 313food 312-13internet access 305medical services 305safety considerations 307shopping 313tourist information 305tours 311travel to/from 314travel within 314
wine 46, 403Winelands (SA) 429-35wineries 431, 433-4witchcraft 42-3women in Southern Africa 301
sexual violence 39, 398women travellers 753-4World Cup, 2010 FIFA 40, 398World Heritage Sites
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SA) 498-502
itineraries 30Lake Malawi NP (Mal) 189Makapan’s Caves (SA) 559Mapungubwe NP (SA) 561Twyfelfontein (N) 336-7Western Gauteng (SA) 539
XXade Pan (B) 108Xakanaxa Lediba (B) 105Xhosa people 785
YYao people 162-3, 778yellow fever 773
ZZambezi NP (Zim) 621Zambezi River 606, 620Zambia 608-15, 622-84, 624
accommodation 673-4activities 674arts & crafts 53-4, 628-9border crossings 652, 667,
668, 680-1business hours 674children, travel with 674climate 623costs 623customs regulations 674driving 658electricity 673embassies 675festivals 675food & drink 631, 675history 623-7holidays 675-6internet access & resources
676itineraries 623language 676, 778-9, 780-1money 676-7national parks 630safety considerations 674-5telephone services 678tourist information 678tours 683travel to/from 679-81travel within 681-4visas 678-9weights & measures 673
zebras 153, 153Zimbabwe 615-21, 685-734, 687
accommodation 728-9activities 729arts & crafts 50, 52, 692
border crossings 732-3business hours 729children, travel with 729climate 686-7costs 686customs regulations 729dollarisation 691electricity 728embassies 730environment 692-5festivals 730food & drink 695gay travellers 730history 687-90holidays 730internet access 730internet resources 53itineraries 686language 730, 781-2, 782-3legal issues 730-1lesbian travellers 730money 731national parks 694, 728-9photography 731safety considerations 729,
733telephone services 731tourist information 732tours 734travel to/from 732-3travel within 733-4visas 732weights & measures 728
Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) 688-9
Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) 688-9
Zomba (Mal) 195-6, 195Zomba Plateau (Mal) 196-7,
197zoos 469, 543, 636Zulu people 36-7, 124, 391, 785Zululand (SA) 496-7Zuma, Jacob 396
I N D E X ( W - Z ) 813
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BOTSWANAaccommodation
Bahurutshe Cultural Lodge 83Khama Rhino Sanctuary 85Kwa-Tuli Game Reserve 87Mashatu Game Reserve 88Mokolodi Nature Reserve 83Moremi Crossing 105Nata Bird Sanctuary 89Tuli Safari Lodge 88
attractionsBahurutshe Cultural Lodge 83Khama Rhino Sanctuary 85Mokolodi Nature Reserve 83Nata Bird Sanctuary 89Okavango Polers Trust 107
organisationsOkavango Polers Trust 107Tuli Conservation Project 88Working Group for Indigenous
Minorities of Southern Africa (WIMSA) 75
shoppingBotswelelo Centre 83Gantsi Craft 110Odi Weavers 82
LESOTHOattractions
Morija Museum & Archives 137
MALAWIaccommodation
Domwe Island Adventure Camp 191Kayak Africa 191
Lukwe Permaculture Camp 177Mufasa Rustic Camp 189Mumbo Camp 191Njobvu Cultural Village 194Sanctuary Lodge 171
attractionsNjobvu Cultural Village 194Paper Making Education Trust 199
foodLukwe Permaculture Camp 177
organisationsKayak Africa 191
shoppingPaper Making Education Trust 199
MOZAMBIQUEaccommodation
Explore Gorongosa 253Nkwichi Lodge 271
activities & toursExplore Gorongosa 253
attractionsKulungwana Espaço Artístico 230Manda Wilderness Community
Conservation Area 271shopping
Kulungwana Espaço Artístico 230
NAMIBIAaccommodation
Chameleon Backpackers Lodge & Guesthouse 310
Elephant Song Camp 343Epupa Falls Campsite 343Erongo Wilderness Lodge 315
Kunene Village Rest Camp 341Lianshulu Lodge 333N//goabaca Camp 331Nakambale Campsite 326Namtib Biosphere Reserve 368Ngatutunge Pamwe Camp Site 343N’Kwazi Lodge 328Okarohombo Camp Site 343Okonjima Lodge 317Omatako Valley Rest Camp 335Otjihampuriro Camp Site 328Spitzkoppe Rest Camp 336Ugab River Camp Site 345Waterberg Wilderness Resort 318
activities & toursLianshulu Lodge 333Nyae Nyae Conservancy 334-5
arts & craftsKunene Crafts Centre 341Lizauli Traditional Village 333
attractionsKunene Crafts Centre 341Lizauli Traditional Village 333Nyae Nyae Conservancy 334-5
organisationsCritical Ecosystem Partnership
Fund 373Face-to-Face Tours 311Namibia Community Based
Tourism Association (Nacobta) 311, 382
Namibia Tourism Board 305Namibia Wildlife Resorts 305Namibian Connection Youth
Network 382
GreenDex It seems like everyone’s going green these days, but how can you know which businesses are actually ecofriendly, and which are simply jumping on the eco/sustainable bandwagon? Many lodges and camps in and around national parks, for example, claim to be involved in conservation activities – and many are, supporting important practices such as antipoaching measures.
The following tours, attractions and accommodation choices have all been selected by Lonely Planet authors because they demonstrate an active sustainable-tourism policy. Many are involved in conservation or environmental activism, some are owned and operated by locals, and some are genuine cultural experiences that promote, maintain and preserve local identity and culture.
We want to keep developing our sustainable-tourism content. If you think we’ve omitted someone who should be listed here or if you disagree with our choices, email us at www.lonelyplanet.com/feedback and set us straight for next time. For more information about sustainable tourism and Lonely Planet, see www.lonelyplanet.com/responsibletravel.
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Namibian Nature Foundation 373Project Trust 382Raleigh International 382Succulent Karoo Ecosystem
Plan 373Working Group for Indigenous
Minorities of Southern Africa (WIMSA) 75
World Teach 382shopping
Penduka 313
SOUTH AFRICAaccommodation
!Xaus Lodge 457Amapondo Backpackers 479Australian Arms Guesthouse 454Chrislin African Lodge 467Daddy Long Legs 421Dijembe Backpackers 462Ekhaya Guesthouse 454Gecko Creek Wilderness Lodge 452Heerengracht Guesthouse 454Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve 477Kalahari Trails Nature Reserve 457Lajuma Mountain Retreat 561Lesheba Wilderness 561Madi a Thavha 560Medike 561Mopane Bush Lodge 561Phantom Forest Eco-Reserve 447Scalabrini Guesthouse 421Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge 562Singita 518
activities & toursAndulela 419Bhangazi Horse Safaris 499
Calabash Tours 465Day Trippers 419Eco Afrika Tours 447Eden Routes 581Euro Zulu Safaris 499Fish River Horse Safaris 468Grassroute Tours 419Hardy Ventures 524Horizon Horseback Adventures 562Imbizo Tours 530Mankwe Safaris 555Medike 561Ocean Blue 448Sam’s Cultural Tours 419Shakabarker Tours 499Soweto Bicycle Tours 532St Lucia Kayak Safaris 499Storms River Adventures 462Thavhani 581Themba’s Birding & Eco Tours 499Wilderness Safaris 581
attractionsBontebok NP 439De Hoop Nature Reserve 437District Six Museum 410Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk 496Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve 477iSimangaliso Wetland Park
498-502Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town
Minstrelis Carnival) 419KwaZulu Cultural-Historical
Museum 497Madikwe Game Reserve 556Makana Meadery 473meerkat experience 441Table Mountain National Park 410
foodDeli 55 424
shoppingBryanston Organic Market 536
tourist informationEmnambithi Cultural Centre 512
SWAZILANDaccommodation
Mahamba Gorge Lodge 598Phophonyane Lodge & Nature
Reserve 597Shewula Mountain Camp 598
ZAMBIAaccommodation
Community Campsite 664Flatdogs Camp 654Kaingo Camp 656KaingU Safari Lodge 672Kanyemba Lodge 665Kapani Lodge 656Kawaza Village 655Mayense Camp 647McBrides Camp 672Moorings Campsite 659Mukambi Safari Lodge 671Mwaleshi Camp 658Tikondane Community Centre 651Wildlife Camp 655
activities & toursNakapalayo Tourism Project 646Tikondane Community Centre 651
attractionsChimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
644Nkanga River Conservation Area 660
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Waterfall
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InformationInternet Facilities
Police StationPost OfficeTelephone
Toilets
Picnic Area
Point of Interest
TransportAirport, AirfieldBorder Crossing
Bus StationGeneral Transport
Taxi Rank
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ShoppingShopping
EntertainmentEntertainment
DrinkingDrinking
Cafe
EatingEatingBeach
Castle, FortressChristian
HinduIslamicJewish
MonumentMuseum, Gallery
PoolRuin
Skiing
Winery, VineyardZoo, Bird Sanctuary
Diving, Snorkeling
SnorkelingSurfing, Surf Beach
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CAPITAL (NATIONAL) Large City
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CAPITAL (STATE) Medium City Town, Village
POPULATION
Rocks
Building
Land
MarketArea of Interest
Campus Reservation
Cemetery, Other
Park
SportsUrban
Mall
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Cemetery, Christian
Airport
Beach, Desert
AREA FEATURES
Marine ParkDisputed
Ancient WallCliff
Regional, SuburbState, Provincial
InternationalBOUNDARIES
Swamp
ReefMangrove
Lake (Dry)Lake (Salt)
WaterCanal
Intermittent RiverRiver, Creek
Mudflats
HYDROGRAPHY
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Bus Route
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