Image of South Africa
By Yoon Chul
Staff Reporter
When thinking of Africa, hot weather and desert spring to mind. But that first impression could be changed after the experience of exciting travel in South Africa.
The country, located on the southern tip of the African continent, has a wide variety of mesmerizing, exotic places to visit. The divine animals and beautiful scenery will please travelers.
Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga has a variety of wild animals, like nothing that can be seen at a zoo. Visitors can observe wild creatures, especially the Big 5 elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards and rhinoceroses at the tip of their noses. Nothing will hinder your point of view or curiosity.
Of course, people can see more of God’s creatures, such as zebras and giraffes. During its pitch-dark night, people can observe twinkling stars illuminating the night.
But even watching wild animals in the clean environment is not enough to explain the blessed land of South Africa. In Cape Town, travelers can admire Table Mountain’s magnificence immediately with its flat summit, from where a view of the city, including Robben Island, can be enjoyed.
Robben Island is where one of South Africa’s heroes, former President Nelson Mandela, was jailed. Visitors to Camps Bay can enjoy a delicious dinner under the beautiful sunset from a balcony, and Cape of Good Hope also deserves a visit.
The southeast corner of Cape Peninsula was discovered by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, and Vasco da Gama went across the cape and crossed the Indian Ocean in 1497.
From Cape Point, gaze at the blue, expansive sea reaching to the sky. If you want to get away from the polluted air between skyskrapers and forget tremendously stressful work, South Africa is one of the best places for a peaceful, clean rest.
