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What to expect when you arrive in Johannesburg South Africa including transport options like the Gautrain from OR Tambo airport, general transport in the city, wildlife and cultural activities, where to stay, restaurants and co working, food options for special dietary requirements and at the end some unexpected things that might be different to your home town.

My special friend from highschool and I went adventuring to the Goddess Cafe in Waterkloof Pretoria in search of lunch, coffee and some girl chat time. The whimsical decor is an experience on its own! We were postively enchanted by the creatively named and bejeweled food and drinks that come in all shades of pinks and purples. Next time we will have to try the decadent cakes. Music: Let Go Musician: LiQWYD URL: http://www.soundcloud.com/liqwyd Edited by YouCut:https://youcutapp.page.link/BestEditor

We visited the Ann Van Dyke cheetah center to see the thrilling high speed cheetah chase. Wow how impressive! We also had a tour on the property of all the ambassador cheetahs, blue crane, serval, caracal, hyeana, wilddogs, vultures and even meercats. The zebra and gnu also came to say hello as well as nyala antelope. The most unexpected part was seeing how a wild dog hunt would take place and also seeing cheetahs so close to the safari vehicle. The Ann Van Dyke centre has released close to 200 cheetahs back into the wild as well as several wild dogs. They are now embarking on an endangered vulture breeding program. My favourite part was learning so much about a cheetah's body that makes them able to cope with high speed, fast brakes and intense heat from exertion. Music: Fish Swims And Breeds Musician: EnjoyMusic URL: https://enjoymusic.ai​ Edited by YouCut:https://youcutapp.page.link/BestEditor

We went on a 3 night safari to the Kruger National Park. We stayed at Skukuza rest camp and Satara rest camp in the park. We ate at the restaurant at the rest camp and also cooked our own food at the bungalow. We saw huge herds of elephants, antelopes, unusual reptiles, colourful birds and were lucky to spot lion and leopard. We also stopped at the Tshokwane picnic site and the Timbavati picnic site where 2 leopards crossed the river bank below us and went to rest under a tree. To book accommodation in the park please visit https://www.sanparks.org and search for Kruger National Park

We drove 5 hours from Johannesburg to Graskop where we drove along the Panorama route to see amazing and unique natural beauty. We also did a a boat cruise in the world famous Blyde dam

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We went for 1 week to Mabula Game Lodge. We stayed at the time share accomodation and went on daily open vehicle safaris. We also enjoyed a delicious outside boma dinner by the fire with traditional dancing