©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 743 African National Congress (ANC) ATMs 703 491-5 Augrabies Falls NP (SA) 487-8 African wild dogs 686 Aus (N) 299-300 Afrikaans (language) 724-5 Agate Bay (N) 300-1 Agulhas NP (SA) 359 B B&Bs 696 Ai-Ais Hot Springs (N) 304 baboons 656, 657 AIDS 645, 670-1, 720 Baines’ Baobabs (B) 54 Christian fight against 671-2 Bainskloof Pass (SA) 355 in Botswana 77 ballooning 296 in Lesotho 107 Banda, Hastings Kamuzu 156 in Malawi 155, 157 Banda, Joyce 154-5, 157, 645 in Namibia 306-7, 310 ABBR eVIATIONs Banda, Lucius 679 in South Africa 490 B Botswana Bangweulu Wetlands (Zam) 579-80 women travellers 707 FR Forest Reserve Bantu people 648-51, 669, 677-8 GP Game Park air travel 708-10, 713, see also scenic flights baobabs 54 GR Game Reserve Alto Molócuè (Moz) 206-7 Barberton (SA) 466-7 L Lesotho Amanzimtoti (SA) 408-9 Barra (Moz) 189-90 Mal Malawi Amathole (SA) 385-8 Basotho people 107, 651 Moz Mozambique Amathole Trail (SA) 388 Basotholand Congress Party (BCP) N Namibia 106 amoebic dysentery 722 NP National Park bat-eared foxes 662, amusement parks 397, 479 662 NR National Reserve/Nature bathrooms 706 Anglo-Boer Wars 429, 453, 491 Reserve Batonga people 677 S Swaziland animals 653-68, 686-8, see also wildlife, individual entries Batswana people 79 SA South Africa Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre (SA) 458 Battle of Blood River (SA) 426, WA Wilderness Area 428, 490 apartheid 492, 493 WR Wildlife Reserve Battle of Waterberg 307 Apartheid Museum (SA) 442, 9 WS Wildlife Sanctuary Battlefields (SA) 426-9 aquariums 284, 329, 379, 397 Zam Zambia Bazaruto Archipelago (Moz) 194-5 archaeological sites Zim Zimbabwe beaches 16 Khami Ruins (Zim) 625 Buffalo Bay (SA) 367 Ondini (SA) 411 Cabaceira Pequena (Moz) 213-14 NUMB eRs & sYMBOLs Matopo National Park (Zim) 628 Cape Town (SA) 329, 332 4WD travel, see four-wheel drive Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre travel (SA) 484 Chidenguele (Moz) 185-6 /Ae//Gams Festival (N) 251 World’s View (Zim) 619 Chikale Beach (Mal) 129 /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier architecture 673-4 Coastal Forest (SA) 415 Park (N) 304 art galleries, see also museums Coffee Bay (SA) 393 /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Durban Art Gallery (SA) 397 Durban (SA) 397 Park (SA) 489 Hester Rupert Art Museum (SA) 389 Macaneta Beach (Moz) 181 !Khwa ttu (SA) 373 Johannesburg Art Gallery (SA) 438 Makuti Beach (Moz) 196 !Kung San (language) 726-7 National Art Gallery (N) 250-1 Morrungulo Beach (Moz) 191 National Art Gallery (Zim) 625 Muizenberg Beach (SA) 333 A National Art Museum (Moz) 170 Murrébuè (Moz) 219 abseiling 103, 333, 366, 368, 535 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Plettenberg Bay (SA) 370 accommodation 696-7, see also (Zim) 604 Ponta d’Ouro (Moz) 181 individual locations National Museum & Art Gallery Ponta Malongane (Moz) 181 national parks 690 (B) 41 Port Alfred (SA) 384 activities 20, 697-9, see also Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Port Elizabeth (SA) 379 adventure activities, individual Museum (SA) 379 Swakopmund (N) 284 activities Oliewenhuis Art Museum (SA) 429 Wilderness (SA) 366 Addo Elephant NP (SA) 382-3 Sasol Art Museum (SA) 349 Wimbi Beach (Moz) 219 adventure activities 16 Tatham Art Gallery (SA) 424 Xai-Xai Beach (Moz) 185 aerial sightseeing, see scenic flights William Humphreys Art Gallery bearded vultures 664, 665 (SA) 483 beer 676 arts 672-4, see also arts under indi- Beira (Moz) 196-9, 197 Map pages vidual countries, individual arts 000 Bela-Bela (Warmbaths) (SA) 472-3 000 Photo pages festivals 19-21, 41, 100, 258, 339, 383, 604 Bergville (SA) 419 744 Berlin Conference 650 Bokong NR (L) 102 in Zambia 587 bicycle travel, see cycling Bontebok NP (SA) 360 in Zimbabwe 632-3 Big Hole Complex (SA) 483 books 644, 673, 699-700 Broken Hill Man 646 Biko, Steve 493 art 674 budget 14 Bilene (Moz) 183-4 birdwatching 688, 699 Buffalo Bay (SA) 367 bilharzia 721 environment 699 buffalo fence 83 Bird Island (N) 289 food 676 buffaloes 658, 658 birds 687-8, see also birdwatching health 719 Bulawayo (Zim) 625-8, 626 IN birdwatching history 649, 650, 652, 700 Bulembu (S) 523 DE books 688, 699 music 684 Bulungula (SA) 394 X Bvumba Mountains (Zim) 618 plants 689, 699 bungee jumping 377, 452, 535, 697 B-C Giant’s Castle (SA) 422 politics 700 Burnt Mountain (N) 276 Liuwa Plain NP (Zam) 576 safaris 685 bus travel 714, 716-17 Malolotja NR (S) 524 San people 674 Busanga Plains (Zam) 572 Mamili NP (N) 273 wildlife 685, 699 bushbabies 656, 657 Maputo Special Reserve (Moz) 183 border crossings 711, see also Bushman’s Nek (SA) 424 Mozambique 233 individual countries Bushveld (SA) 471-3 Nata Bird Sanctuary (B) 51 Boskop people 647 bushwalking, see hiking Nyika NP (Mal) 126 Botha, PW 492, 493 business hours 700, see also Nylsvley NR (SA) 475 Botswana 35, 40-93, 42-3, 48-9 individual countries South Africa 497 accommodation 83-5 Bvumba Mountains (Zim) 618-19 St Lucia (SA) 414 activities 85 Bwabwata NP (N) 270-1, 270 Victoria Falls 535 arts 80 Walvis Bay (N) 290 border crossings 89-91 c Xakanaxa Lediba (B) 70 business hours 85 Cabaceira Grande (Moz) 213-14 black market 703 children, travel with 85 Cabaceira Pequena (Moz) 213-14 black rhinoceros 686 climate 40 Cahora Bassa Dam (Moz) 203-4 Black Rock (SA) 415 customs regulations 85 Caia (Moz) 204 black-footed cats 654 embassies 85-6 Camdeboo NP (SA) 390-1 environment 80-3 Blantyre (Mal) 144-51, 146, 148 camping 32-3, 696 food 86 Bloemfontein (SA) 429-34, 432-3 Cango Caves (SA) 362 highlights 42-3 Blood River Monument (SA) 428 canoeing & kayaking 697-8 history 77-9 Blyde River Canyon (SA) 467-8 Botswana 68 holidays 87 Blyde River Canyon NR (SA) 467 Malawi 129, 137, 159 itineraries 22, 27 boat travel 163, 164, 241, 642, 712, Namibia 290, 306 714, see also boat trips, canoeing language 79, 726-7, 730-1 South Africa 335, 366, 368, 384, & kayaking, houseboating maps 86 414, 501 boat trips, see also houseboating money 86-7 Victoria Falls 535 Botswana 56, 61, 70-1 national parks 81-2 Zambia 568, 569, 593 Malawi 137-8, 141 postal services 87 Zimbabwe 615, 616 Mozambique 181-2, 192-3, 195, 219 safety considerations 87-8 canyoning 333, 502 Namibia 290 telephone services 88 Cape Agulhas (SA) 359 South Africa 337, 339, 363, 370, tourist information 88 Cape Argus Pick ‘n’ Pay Cycle Tour 401, 414 travel seasons 40 (SA) 339 Victoria Falls 536 travel to/from 88-91 Cape Cross Seal Reserve (N) 280 Zambia 569 travel within 91-3 cape fur seals 662, 662 Bocarro, Gaspar 649 visas 88 cape gannets 666, 666 Boers, the 650, 652 Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) 79 Cape Maclear (Mal) 136-9, in Botswana 77-8 137 Boulders (SA) 333 Cape of Good Hope (SA) 333 in Lesotho 105 Bourke’s Luck Potholes (SA) 467 Cape Point (SA) 333 in South Africa 397, 426, 437, 453, bows 680 490-1 Cape Town (SA) 323-49, 326-7, Brandberg (N) 275-6 in Swaziland 522, 525-6 330-1, 334-5, 336, 338 break-bone fever 720 Bogenfels (N) 304 accommodation 339-42 British, the activities 333-7 in Botswana 77-8 attractions 323-33 in Lesotho 105-6 drinking 344-5 Map pages 000 in South Africa 323, 491 emergency services 346 000 Photo pages in Swaziland 525-6 entertainment 345-6 745 festivals 339 Chiluba, Frederick 588, 589 courses 315, 504 food 342-4 Chimanimani (Zim) 620-1, 621 Cradle of Humankind (SA) 452 history 323 Chimanimani Mountains (Moz) 202 Craveirinha, José 230 internet access 346 Chimanimani NP (Zim) 621-2, 621 credit cards 703 medical services 346-7 Chimanimani NR (Moz) 202 cricket 496, 608, 635 money 347 Chimanimani Transfrontier crocodiles 258 postal services 347 Conservation Area (Moz) 202 cruises, see boat trips safety considerations 347 Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage (Zam) Cuamba (Moz) 214-15 shopping 346 585-6 culture 16, 669-76, see also individual IN tourist information 347 Chimoio (Moz) 200-1 countries DE tours 337-9 Chimpanzee Eden (SA) 464 currency 14, 703-4, see also money X travel to/from 347-8 chimpanzees 585 customs regulations, see individual C-D travel within 348-9 chimurenga 679, 682 countries Cape Town Minstrel Carnival (SA) 339 Chingola (Zam) 585 cycling 699, 710-11, 713-14 Cape Vidal (SA) 414 Chintsa (SA) 391-3 Cape Town (SA) 333-4, 337, 339 Capricorn (SA) 470-1 Chipata (Zam) 561 Franschhoek (SA) 354 car travel 15, 711, 714-16 Chirundu (Zam) 566-7 Knysna (SA) 369 bush driving 15, 32-3 Chizumulu Island (Mal) 132 Likoma Island (Mal) 131 hazards 716 Chobe NP (B) 9, 54-61, 55, 9 Namibia 319 hire 714-15 Chobe Riverfront (B) 58-9 Parys (SA) 434 insurance 711, 715 Chocas (Moz) 213-14 South Africa 507, 510 purchase 715-16 cholera 719-20 Soweto (SA) 452 road conditions 716 Choma (Zam) 571 Viphya Plateau (Mal) 132-3 rules 716 Christianity 671-2 to/from Southern Africa 711-12 churches & cathedrals d within Southern Africa 714-16 Beira Cathedral (Moz) 196 da Gama, Vasco 648 caracals 654, 654 Cathedral of St Peter (Mal) 131 Damara (language) 726 cash 703 CCAP Church (Mal) 145 Damaraland (N) 275-82 Cathedral Peak NR (SA) 421 Chapel of Nossa Senhora de dance 674 Baluarte (Moz) 210-11 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals dangers, see safety considerations Christuskirche (N) 245 caves David Livingstone Memorial (Zam) Church of St Francis of Assisi Bathplug Cave (SA) 423 579 (Zim) 622 Battle Cave (SA) 422 De Hoop NR (SA) 358 Dutch Reformed Church (SA) 358 Cango Caves (SA) 362 Dead Vlei (N) 296 Felsenkirche (N) 300 Chimanimani NP (Zim) 622 deep vein thrombosis 719 Mission Church (Mal) 124 Echo Caves (SA) 467 dengue fever 720 Citrusdal (SA) 374 Gobholo Cave (S) 520 desert hiking 34, see also hiking Clanwilliam (SA) 374-5 Main Cave (SA) 422 dhow safaris 192-3, 219 Clarens (SA) 435-6 Makapan’s Caves (SA) 472 diamonds 77, 78, 303,