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Cacadu COMPASS COME & EXPLORE the of OUR WORLD ADDO, BAVIAANS & GAMTOOS VALLEY, GRAHAMSTOWN, JEFFREYS BAY & ST FRANCIS, KAROO, SUNSHINE COAST, TSITSIKAMMA The Cacadu COMPASS COME & EXPLORE THE OF OUR WORLD ADDO, BAVIAANS & GAMTOOS VALLEY, GRAHAMSTOWN, JEFFREYS BAY & ST FRANCIS, KAROO, SUNSHINE COAST, TSITSIKAMMA Nieu-Bethesda Graaff-Reinet Aberdeen Pearston Somerset East Cookhouse Rietbron Klipplaat Jansenville Willowmore Steytlerville Kirkwood Alicedale Wolwefontein Paterson Bathurst ADDO Patensie Addo Elephant Alexandria Kleinemonde National Park Port Alfred Joubertina Hankey Kenton-on-Sea N2 to Cape Town Kareedouw Storms River Humansdorp Oyster Bay Cape St. Francis “The ” ADDO, BAVIAANS & GAMTOOS VALLEY, GRAHAMSTOWN, JEFFREYS BAY & ST FRANCIS, KAROO, SUNSHINE COAST, TSITSIKAMMA EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR WITHIN THE 7 WONDERS From March up to August 2009, several events, as wondrous as the 7 nodes themselves, are taking place within the District. SCIFEST AFRICA KIRKWOOD WILDLIFE FESTIVAL SciFest Africa (previously known as Sasol Scifest) is the The 7th Kirkwood Wildlife Festival will be bigger, better first of its kind in southern Africa. It features over 600 and wilder than ever before with over 35 000 visitors JOIN THE EXPEDITION TO THE TREASURES OF THE SEVEN WONDERS activities, including interactive exhibitions, workshops, expected to attend. The Festival offers a unique blend educational theatre, field trips, a soap box derby, laser of wildlife, arts, crafts, food and live entertainment as Steal a heart under the star studded skies of the Karoo, or brave the wild of the Addo Elephant National park. Seek show and a FilmFest. Attendance exceeds 40 000 visitors. well as South Africa’s second biggest game auction. adventure in Tsitsikamma or simply relax on the glorious beaches of the Sunshine coast. Enjoy the breath-taking When: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 to When: Friday, 26 June 2009 to Sunday, natural setting of the Baviaanskloof or surf champion waves in Jeffreys Bay. If you are not an outdoor person, soak Tuesday, 31 March 2009 28 June 2009 up the rich history and culture of Grahamstown. South Africa is home to the beautiful Cacadu district, where Addo, Where: Grahamstown Where: Kirkwood Venue: 1820 Settlers National Monument Telephone: +27 (0)42 230 0064/66 Baviaans, Grahamstown, Jeffreys Bay, Karoo, Tsitsikamma, and the Sunshine Coast converge to offer the complete Website: http://www.scifest.org.za Website: http://www.kirkwood.co.za 7 wonders of our world. • The 7 wonders span 60 000 square kilometers of malaria-free and spectacularly diverse landscapes. BATHURST AGRICULTURAL SHOW GRAHAMSTOWN NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL • The area stretches from Graaff-Reinet in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south and between the Bloukrans River The Bathurst Agricultural Show draws approximately The Grahamstown National Arts Festival is Africa’s in the west and Great Fish River in the east. 200 stand-holders and 20 000 visitors to the festival largest and most colourful cultural event and offers a of competitions, exhibitions and demonstrations. From choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported SEE AND EXPLORE THE 7 WONDERS pigs to pottery, sheep to scrapbooking, there is something talent. Over 150 000 people flock to feast on arts, crafts for everyone. and sheer entertainment. From theatre to dance, opera 1. Addo Home to the Big 7 to cabaret, fine art to craft art, classical music to jazz, When: Friday, 03 April 2009 to poetry readings to lectures, every art form imaginable 2. Baviaans The biggest wilderness area in South Africa Sunday, 05 April 2009 is represented. More information on the Festival can be 3. Grahamstown Hosts the National Arts Festival Where: Bathurst Showgrounds, Bathurst, found on page 6 of this newsletter. 4. Jeffreys Bay The world’s best right hand surf break Telephone: +27 (0)46 625 0759 Website: http://www.bathurstshow.co.za When: Thursday, 02 July 2009 to 5. Karoo The greatest cathedral on earth Saturday, 11 July 2009 6. Sunshine Coast The area with the most sunshine hours in South Africa Where: Grahamstown Website: http://www.nafest.co.za 7. Tsitsikamma Highest commercial bungee in the world Did you know? Did you know? The Tsitsikamma area has Jeffreys Bay has the the highest commercial best right hand surf bungee in the world. 01 break in the world. 02 Addo Elephants & the Big 7 BILLABONG PRO The Addo area lies an hours’ scenic drive from the beaches of the Sunshine Coast and the 1820 Settler history of Grahamstown. Also located in this area is the Addo Elephant National Park which is a sanctuary for a wide range of The 24th edition of Africa’s most prestigious and lucrative surfing tournament hits Jeffreys Bay once more as the wildlife. The original elephant section of the park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in world’s best surfers go to work on the universally renowned waves. The event also features plenty of evening the area. Today, this finely tuned ecosystem is sanctuary to over 450 elephants, Cape buffalo, black rhino, a variety of entertainment including live music, spectator-friendly infrastructure and the world’s most technologically advanced antelope species, as well as the unique flightless dung beetle, found almost exclusively in Addo. control tower. When: Friday, 10 July 2009 to Monday, 20 July 2009 (provisional) 5 FACTS ABOUT THE ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK: Where: Jeffreys Bay • It includes a marine section where seasonal whales and sharks can be spotted; Website: http://www.billabongpro.com • It is a malaria free reserve; • It offers an array of activities including game viewing, horse-riding and hiking trails; • It covers 120 000 hectares of bush veld; and BILTONG FESTIVAL CITRUS CARNIVAL • It inhabits some of the densest African elephant populations on earth. The Castle Lager Biltong Festival is a closed-arena The Citrus Carnival celebrates the citrus season with festival with hundreds of different stalls, tons of plenty of stalls and a fun-filled entertainment pro- GAME DRIVES ARE ON OFFER FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TIMES: biltong and lots of entertainment on offer. The Festival gramme suitable for the whole family. A large selection Sunrise drive: 06:00 (summer) or 07:00 (winter) is currently the biggest of its kind in the Eastern Cape of citrus products can be tasted and will be available Day drives: 09:00, 12:00 and 15:00 and draws over 20 000 visitors. for purchase. Sunset drives: 16:00 (winter) or 18:00 (summer) Night drives: 18:00 (winter) or 20:00 (summer) When: Friday, 17 July 2009 to When: Saturday, 22 August 2009 Saturday, 18 July 2009 Where: Sunday’s River Primary School CONTACTS FOR BOOKINGS: Where: Somerset East Telephone: Diane Biggs on +27 (0)83 652-9849 Telephone: +27 (0)42 233 0556 Telephone: +27(0)42 243 1333 Website: www.addoelephantpark.com Website: http://www.biltongfees.co.za PLACES TO VISIT IN THE ADDO AREA Addo Crocodile and Lion Ranch offers guided tours, a injured birds of prey and reptiles, both wild and captive restaurant and the chance to handle lion cubs. bred.Visitors also have the opportunity to experience a safe, close encounter with these majestic creatures. Telephone: +27 (0)42 233 0369 Email: [email protected]. Telephone: +27 (0)41 961 0168 Danielle Cheetah Breeding Park offers visitors a chance Addo Dung Beetle Breeding Station teaches visitors to handle cheetahs. about this unique beetle and the conservation efforts Website www.addotourism.co.za undertaken to save this insect. Did you know? Telephone: +27 (0)83 399 4129 or +27 (0)83 974 5802 Addo Valley Raptor & Reptile Centre serves as an (Magna & Rod Van Heerden) Baviaans has the animal recovery and rehabilitation centre for sick and biggest wilderness in South Africa 03 04 Baviaans Wildlife & Biodiversity Grahamstown A vibrant mix of arts & culture The Baviaans area, rich in natural and cultural diversity, includes a cluster of protected areas of which the most Grahamstown lies at the heart of the Eastern Cape’s 100-year long frontier war. The area is steeped in the history of well-known is the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve. The Reserve, a World Heritage Site and South Africa’s largest the Xhosa’s and the Settlers. This is where you can find a blend of history, art and culture packaged in a rustic city protected area has seven biomes, an abundance of bird and animal life, and holds ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. with architectural wonders making it the perfect fusion of the past and present. Grahamstown boasts true country The fertile Gamtoos Valley is known for small stock farming, and is surrounded by quaint towns of Willowmore, hospitality with its world class game lodges, hotels and guest houses, renowned schools such as the Rhodes Steytlerville, Patensie, and Hankey which all have scenic routes, a variety of arts and craft to appreciate. University, as well as famous coelacanth, and Botanical Gardens which also distinguish Grahamstown from other small cities. In July, this quiet city comes alive with culture and activity, drama and jazz, flea-markets and cabaret as ACTIVITIES IN THE BAVIAANS AREA visitors flock to the city for the annual Grahamstown National Arts Festival. The Baviaanskloof with its breathtaking mountain passes that wind through the magnificent wilderness area offers mountain biking, hiking, camping, 4x4 trails, hunting safaris, rock and mountain climbing, bird watching and scenic PLACES TO VISIT FOR THE HISTORICAL BUFFS: drives among other things. • The 1820 Settlers Monument was erected in honour • The oldest letter box in the country is located on the THE BAVIAANS BACK TO FRONT CIRCLE ROUTE CAMPING of the Settlers, who had a great impact on the corner of Somerset and Worcester Street. The Baviaans Back to Front Circle Route will take you by The campsites of Doodsklip and Rooihoek are both country due to their campaign for Press Freedom and • The Cathedral of St Michael and St George has the car (recommended a 4x4 or 4x2 with diff-lock) through located on the upper reaches of the Kouga Dam in the need for a democratic government.
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