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AFRICAN
WILDLIFE
On the ferry back to the mainland, Table Mountain ranks
as Cape Town's most striking natural feature. One of South
Africa's most popular national parks, the mountain's steep
slopes rise more than 3,500 feet above the city. Table
Mountain Aerial Cableway provides easy access to Table
Mountain. Table Mountain Cafe offers scenic locations from
which to enjoy the view, and for many, those vistas are reason
enough to ascend the mountain.
But a more active exploration of the mountain offers
glimpses of the Cape's unique landscape. Experienced locals
guide nature lovers along the mountain's most popular
treks, while other visitors explore the footpaths
independently. Either way, hikers discover
an environment of nearly 1,500 plant species, as well as
red-winged starlings, orange-breasted sunbirds, male agama
lizards, whose heads turn blue during mating season,
and dassies - mammals that resemble overgrown hamsters.
Near the seashore, the national park's Boulders Beach offers
swimming, sherbet-colored sunsets and a location for
observing the resident African penguin colony.
Beloved though the penguins may be, most wildlife lovers
head to South Africa set on experiencing a safari. Visitors can
experience close encounters with South Africa's famous
wildlife in national parks, such as Kgalagadi Transfrontier
Park, which crosses the border into Botswana,
and Kruger National Park, in the nation's northeast, as well
as many others. There are even national parks known for
their high concentrations of specific animals, such as Addo
Elephant National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park.
In addition to South Africa's national parks are a number
of private game reserves, often adjacent to the parks, where
wildlife is just as abundant but visitors have the assurance
of riding with licensed guides, crowds tend to be smaller
and accommodations range from budget-minded to
palatial. Popular private reserves include
Gondwana, Sanbona and Sabi Sand.
On safari, visitors often gravitate toward the "Big Five." A
holdover from a time when game hunting was commonplace,
Elephants at Kruger National Park
the Big Five consists of the lion, rhino, elephant, leopard and
African buffalo, mammals thought to be the continent's most
dangerous game, and, by extension, its most prized, as their
capture marked a deft hunter.
These days, travelers long to shoot wildlife with a
camera. After years of work, experienced guides know
where to take shutterbugs to spy elusive
animals like rhinos and leopards. Across a vast
landscape of gray-green grasses and acacia trees, guides
drive deep into the wilderness, checking out secret watering
holes, looking for telltale dust clouds or conversing
by radio with other successful drivers. More often than
not, travelers end a day's exploration loaded with digital
images - a pride of lions resting in the shade; a
leopard napping after a kill; elephants grazing without fear.
Not part of the Big Five but no less thrilling are sightings
of curious giraffes; hippos, who bellow from their muddy
riverbanks; herds of graceful zebras; over a dozen varieties
of energetic antelopes; and bands of warthogs scurrying
wildly around their feet.
South Africa promises a magical world, one far away
from buzzing mobile phones and the constant barrage of
social media. You won't miss them.
What part of South Africa do you want to explore? Your AAA Agent can get you there!
Call 800-750-5386 or visit AAA.com/Travel today!
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020
Departures
Because Someday
Travel Buzz
Cities We Love
Agent Spotlight
Trip Notes
Your Story
Walk This Way
Jamaica: A Vibrant Playground in Paradise
World’s Best Waterfalls
Wine or Wildlife? South Africa Two Ways
The Road Less Traveled
Idyllic Islands
Quiet Season in the Mediterranean
The Transfagarasan
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AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Departures
AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Because Someday
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AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Cities We Love
AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Walk This Way
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AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Jamaica: A Vibrant Playground in Paradise
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AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - The Transfagarasan
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AAA Traveler - Holiday 2020 - Quiet Season in the Mediterranean
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