Guided Tour activities in South Africa
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Baboon Matters
The signs at Cape Point warning you not to feed the baboons are there for a reason. After years of interacting with tourists, the baboons will quite happily grab food from your hands or climb in the open doors and windows of your car to get at it. Never challenge them as they will turn aggressive. The damage inflicted might end up being far more serious than baboon crap over your car seats, so keep an eye out and your food carefully hidden away.
Showing a much gentler side to baboon life is the project Baboon Matters which looks after four baboon troops. On a two-to-three-hour guided hike you’ll get to spend time observing a troop at very close quarters – it’s an amazing…
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Durban Africa Walking Tours
Perhaps the best way to experience Durban is in the company of a professional tour guide. Durban Africa runs interesting three-hour walking tours of the oriental and historical regions of the city, as well as township tours. It can also provide a list of tour guides.
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Backpacker Student Travel
Backpacker Student Travel, based at North South Backpackers, runs a large range of tours to destinations including Pretoria city (R290), Cradle of Humankind (R590) and the popular Apartheid Museum (R390) in Johannesburg.
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Footprints in Africa
Footprints in Africa, at Pretoria Backpackers, offers day tours of Jo’burg and Pretoria, Sun City, Lion Park and other local attractions as well as tours further afield such as Kruger, Botswana and Mozambique.
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Tekweni Eco-Tours
Tekweni Eco-Tours organises overnight tours (R600) to a Zulu village in the region, where you stay in a traditional Nguni hut.
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