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In some towns, hotel rooms are few and far between.
Tomake life easy, reserve rooms in advance.Hotels to
consider along the way include:
–Andros BoutiqueHotel inCapeTown
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– Bushmans KloofWilderness Reserve and
Retreat
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–Clanwilliam Lodge inClanwilliam
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–The FarmhouseHotel in Langebaan
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– Lambert’s BayHotel in Lamberts Bay
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–Melkboomsdrift Guest Lodge inVredendal
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–OldMill Lodge in Springbok
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– SophiaGuest House inGaries
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If you’d rather pay attention to the sights and leave
the driving (and guiding) to the pros, set up a cus-
tomized tour through Cape Town-based Special-
izedTours (
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IfYouGo
has an orange patch above its nose. And
those stripes, those dazzling stripes. Are
they white on black? Black on white? The
debate rages on. Then, a herd of spring-
bok race by, their ridged antlers stand tall
and their sides are marked with a telltale
swoosh.A femalebontebok,botheredbyher
teen son, chaseshimaway; soonenough, an
older male makes it clear that there’s only
room for one male in the area, and the
youngbontebok is chasedoncemore.
The nextmorning, it’s back into the 4x4
for a drive to one of Bushmans Kloof’s
highlights, the BleedingNose rock-art site,
painted by the San bushmen as many as
30,000 years ago. Once there, and before
heading off on foot, our guide, Jacques,
servesbreakfast at thebackof the truck.An
elephant shrew, one of SouthAfrica’s “little
five,” darts around, entertaining the group
until the coffee is gone. Then, it’s off to the
The FarmhouseHotel in Langebaan
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