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AFRICA: CEDARBERG HOLIDAY TRAVEL - HOTELS, TOURS, MAP, INFO
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TRAVEL
HIGHLIGHTS OF CEDARBERG
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Spring flowers – Wilderness – Birdlife
– Hiking – Rock art - Tranquillity
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CEDARBERG
CLIMATE |
Spring:
Spring flowers appear in mass typically in August
and often last until early September
– this is dependant on the rainfall and the
sunshine.
Summer:
November to March are hot and dry. During January
the temperatures can become extreme.
Winter:
It rains between May and September but the coolest
winter months are June, July and August with temperatures
plummeting when it snows on the mountains. |
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CEDARBERG
- GENERAL INFORMATION |
For any person who takes pleasure in the outdoors,
the wilderness or just getting away from it all, the
Cedarberg is unequalled in its harsh splendour and
quiet spirituality. Although the hiking is superb,
just staying overnight or relaxing in the area is
sufficient to refresh yourself.
Although this extraordinary mountain range is only
a three-hour drive north of Cape Town, it feels very
far from civilization.
Many people find solace in this wilderness and spiritual
retreats are often facilitated in these mountains.
Its infinite space and solitude seems to inspire inner
peace and tranquillity.
The area is abundant in the oldest type of human art
form- rock paintings and engravings - many of which
have never been discovered.
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It is quite
possible when hiking in the area, to find Bushmen paintings
in caves and on overhangs, which have remained unseen for
thousands of years. The paintings show hand prints, hunting
and sleeping figures, and animals such as elephants that used
to roam the area. It is presumed that Shamans, in a trance-like
state, were the artists.
The Cederberg has areas of grasslands and rocky bushland and
many rivers coursing through - some only flow after winter
rains, while others are perennial. On the Bushmans Kloof estate
in the northern Cederberg, are several dams which bring relief
to grazing animals during the intense summer heat. |
TOP
SEARCHES SOUTH AFRICA |
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OTHER
SOUTH AFRICAN DESTINATIONS |
• THE
CAPE, CAPE
TOWN, WINELANDS,
WEST COAST, HERMANUS
& WHALE COAST
• GARDEN ROUTE,
PLETTENBERG BAY, KNYSNA,
ADDO, PORT
ELIZABETH, EAST LONDON
• KRUGER
REGION,
KRUGER PARK, SABI
SANDS, TIMBAVATI, KRUGER
PRIVATE CAMPS, SWAZILAND
• ZULULAND,
MAPUTALAND, DRAKENSBERG,
NATAL & WILD COAST
• JOHANNESBURG,
SUN CITY, MADIKWE,
PILANESBERG, WATERBERG,
MAGALIESBERG
• KALAHARI DESERT,
KGALAGADI, KIMBERLEY
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