Travel Comments - Backpacker Guide through Southern Africa

Travel Links

Transport | Southern Africa
www.4x4forhire.co.za	Root Adventure Africa is a Gauteng based business specializing in 4x4 Vehicle Rentals and Adventure Travel in Africa.
AroundAboutCars @ safarinow.com	We will beat any price! Monika from AroundAboutCars offers a friendly personal service, and can supply cars all over South Africa and Namibia. Car pickup and drop off in almost any city. Our prices are unbeatable (or we will try and beat any other price!)
Europar Car Hire South Africa	Europcar Car Hire South Africa
www.drivesouthafrica.co.za	South Africa car hire, enabling you to hire or buy a 4x4, microbus or car for an extended self-drive holiday in Africa.
www.backpackerbus.co.za	Backpacker airport shuttle in Cape Town
www.magicbus.co.za	Shuttle transfers from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town International airports
www.bazbus.com	the hop-on-hop-off bus in Southern Africa
www.spoornet.co.za	South African Railway Operator
www.transnamib.com.na/Starline.htm	Namibian Passenger Train Operator
www.intercape.co.za	Bus Company
www.greyhound.co.za	Bus Company
www.translux.co.za	Bus Company
www.seabelo.bw	Bus Company (connecting eg. Gabs with Johannesburg)
www.travelstart.co.za	Search engine for cheap flights to, from & within South Africa
www.flymango.com	South Africa's latest low cost airline
www.kulula.com	South African low fares airline
www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_za	British Airways SA
www.1time.co.za	South African domestic low fare airline
www.flysax.com	South African Express Airways
www.flynationwide.co.za	South African Airline
www.swaziexpress.com	Swazi Express Airways
www.airbotswana.com	Air Botswana
www.flysaa.com	South African Airways
www.airnamibia.com	Air Namibia
www.airzimbabwe.com	Air Zimbabwe
www.lam.co.mz/en	Mozambique Airlines
www.seatguru.com	The ultimate source for airplane seating, in-flight amenities and airline information.
www.flighthealth.org	This site is dedicated to providing independent, clear and concise information to ensure your flight is a healthy, illness free journey.
www.carhiresouthafrica.co.za	Cheap car hire in South Africa. In Cape Town, Johannesburg, PE and Pretoria with Car Hire South Africa
www.driveafrica.co.za	Sale of cars with guaranteed BUYBACK
www.car-rental-south-africa.net	Car Rental in South Africa
www.aroundaboutcars.com	Car Rental Company in South Africa
http://sixt.car-rental-south-africa.net	SIXT / Tempest - Car Rental South Africa - SIXT South Africa offers lowest rates from only R177 a day (unlimited km!) with NO hidden costs!
www.wickedrentacar.com	Choose your car from 2.000.000 offers worldwide
www.keacampers.co.za	4x4 rentals, motorhome rentals, 4x4 Camping
www.speedtraps.co.za	Speedtraps.co.za is South Africa's most popular speed trap and hijack hotspot information website.
Rowing Sport Forums	Rowing Sport Forums and Resources.
www.wilddog.za.net	SA's Adventure Riders Network
Carhire 3000	International Car Rental

Accommodation in Europe
Luxury Hotel Paris at Four Seasons George V	Four Seasons George V Paris redefines luxury service in the City of Light, with private terraces that command all Paris.
Madrid Hotels Guide	A wide choice of hotel accommodation in Madrid from DirectRooms.com
www.frankfurthotelservice.com	Find hotels in Frankfurt am Main!
www.globetrotterhostel.de	Odyssee Globetrotter Hostel, Berlin
www.sunflower-hostel.de	Sunflower Hostel, Berlin
www.heartofgold-hostel.de	Heart of Gold Hostel, Berlin
www.gomio.com/.../hostels-amsterdam.aspx	Online booking for budget hostels in Amsterdam. Read Travel and Country and City guides brought to you by the European independent hostels.
www.ohp.cz	Prague Hotels Online Service. Prague, Praha hotel info, prices and photos with special discounted rates.

URL Report - suggest a site
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Travel websites, travel guides & volunteering
www.gapyearworldwide.com	A gap year guide with volunteer and work placements worldwide
www.oneworld365.org	Work, Volunteer, Teach, Study, Travel Worldwide
www.gottarelocate.com	Local, human-edited travel and relocation information and resources for people traveling or relocating to the USA
www.safari-guide.co.uk	The African Safari Holiday and Travel Resource, including where and when to go, flights, car hire and airport parking deals.
www.planeta.com	Global Journal of Practical Ecotourism
www.spokanehotelservice.com	Spokane Hotel Service offers great rates on over 50 hotels in the heart of Spokane. All of our hotels have been approved by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection
www.mountainsideautotrans.com	Mountainside Auto Transport is having experts in auto transport, auto shipping, vehicle relocation & car hauling. For a quick transport quote on our auto shipping or vehicle transportation services contact us today.
www.teachingopportunitiesabroad.com	TOA is a new resource centre and employment board for people seeking paid and volunteer teaching opportunities abroad.
http://ecofriendlytourist.com	The user-friendly guide to green holidays. Tips, information and advice.
www.ecoteer.com	Volunteering abroad cheaply. We are the cheapest volunteer site on the web!
www.payaway.co.uk	A guide & directory for working, travelling & living abroad
www.footprintguides.com	Informative travel guides to the top worldwide tourist destinations, including New York, Barbados, Paris and Hong Kong.
www.cape-town.info	The internet guide to Cape Town South Africa. Including Cape Town Maps, Cape Town Accommodation, Attractions, Entertainment & Activities, Surrounding Areas & Winelands, Tourist Information & Useful Links.
www.namibia-diy.com	Large Namibia travel guide for self driving tourists incl. maps, easy to use trip planner, booking aid and lots of usefull information.
www.overland-africa.com	Everything about Overland Tours in Africa
www.discoverthecape.com	Discover The Cape is a one stop guide to Cape Town accommodation, travel and tours. Loads of up to date information is provided including a handy holiday accommodation guide, lists of local tour operators, wine estates, car hire, interesting places to go, entertainment, cultural information and plenty more useful stuff.
www.marcocavallini.it	Travelling around the world = Pictures, relates and routes about my travel around the World and Southern Africa.
www.able-travel.com	African safaris for disabled people and wheelchair accessible adventure travel.
www.earthcrawl.com	earthcrawl.com - how travelers exchange tips and pics
www.wavescape.co.za	Surfing in South Africa
http://uganda.alex-galin.com	Uganda Travel Diaries
www.airlinequality.com	comments on airlines and airports around the world!
www.travelwithoutmaps.com
www.shareyourride.net	share your ride is a backpacker ride board to bring drivers with a free seat and travellers without a own car together. you can also search or add a ride from almost everywhere with your mobile.
www.thebackpacker.net	Backpacking resource featuring hundreds of backpacking guides plus the famous world beer index.
http://travelsucks.com	Travel information for and by people who travel too much.
www.backpacker.it	World as Stefano sees it!
http://resafrica.net	In-depth Guide with country information on Namibia with hotels, car rentals, tours and Online reservations.
www.adventuretravelbudget.com	This site is for people who like to travel and want to get updated and independant real time travel information.
www.offtoberlin.com	Berlin under one roof - book and research your trip. View webcams, reviews and post in our free forum.
www.theexpeditioner.com	TheExpeditioner.com is a travel-themed webzine featuring news articles, useful links and a forum discussing travel locales.
www.chinahighlights.com/yangtzecruise	Yangtze River Cruises and Three Gorges tours with schedule of 2007 and full guide for the ships, including Victoria cruises and Regal China Cruises. Great discount available!
www.traveldodo.com	Your travel do's and don'ts

**Accommodation | Southern Africa**
www.hostelworld.com	hostel bookings in Souther Africa
www.backpackingsouthafrica.co.za	Backpacker Tourism South Africa (BTSA)
www.vipbackpackers.com	Backpacker discounts on hostels, tours, adventure and travel
www.capeletting.com	Cape Based Accommodation offers a selection of accommodation in and around Cape Town including self catering apartments and houses, bed and breakfast guest houses.
www.sundanceguesthouse.co.za	Sundance Salt Rock Bed and Breakfast Accommodation - 4 Stars - in Shakas Rock (between Ballito and Salt Rock) is a luxurious Spanish villa situated on a hill and offers magnificent sea and coastal views of the KwaZulu Natal North Coast of South Africa. We have 4 spacious en-suite sea / pool facing bedrooms each with aircon, communal satellite, bar fridge, dvd players, private patio and hospitality tray.
	more than 10,000 hostels available
www.safarinow.com	Accommodation in Southern Africa
Pretoria Hotels Click Here	Hotels in Pretoria
Garden Route Hotels Click Here	Hotels along the Garden Route
Cape Town Hotels Click Here	Hotels in Cape Town
Sun City Hotels Click Here	Hotels in Sun City
Durban Hotels Click Here	Hotels in Durban
Johannesburg Hotels Click Here	Hotels in Johannesburg
Health Spas South Africa Click Here	Health Spas South Africa
www.yhak.org	Online information on Youth Hostels Accommodation in Kenya, good quality, clean comfortable and welcoming Youth Hostels for everyone on a budget, Backpackers Hostels, Youth Hostels, Budget Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Independent Travel book cheap accommodation world wide.
www.westerncapeholiday.com	Rental equipment for campers and holiday makers with children in the Western Cape

Trips & Tours | Southern Africa
www.hostelworld.com	Online bookings for tours in South Africa
www.sharkzone.co.za	Shark diving with the great white sharks at the maginificent Gansbaai situated in Cape Town, South Africa
Experience and adrenalin adventure vouchers Click Here	Adventure Tours in Southern Africa
www.trexplorer.co.uk	Africa & the Middle East Tours
www.overlandsafaris.co.uk	Worldwide Overland Tours
www.letsgocycling.co.za	Calabash Cycling Tours and Safaris is a local, community-based eco-tourism initiative based in the Dinokeng Nature Reserve.
www.umkulu.co.za	Umkulu safari and canoe trails is a Southern African owned company based in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana and specializing in safari and canoe trails throughout Southern Africa.
www.addoadventure.com	The ultimate visitors guide to Addo
www.trailsforafrica.com	Trails for Africa selects the best trails available in Africa from affordable backpacking trails to full luxury safari trails.
www.malutitreks.com	Maluti Treks, the only way to get to Lesotho from Durban with pickups en-route in Clarens and Harrismith to Maseru. Treks are scheduled to depart every Tuesday and Friday. Once in Maseru, transfer to Maluti Treks 4x4, which takes you 3 hours into the heart of Lesotho , to Semonkong Lodge, "the place of Smoke".
www.divesouthafrica.co.za	Extreme African scuba diving safaris. Great White shark cage diving, tropical reef diving and wreck diving holidays to South Africa and Mozambique.
White Water Rafting Click Here	White Water Rafting
www.khakibostours.com	Khakibos Tours invites you all on an amazing activity filled adventure through the Garden Route, South Africa. If you are looking for a journey with new experiences, you have come to the right place.
Namibia Safari	Inexpensive safari tours to see the highlights of Namibia.
www.jozi2mozi.co.za	Your one stop Travel,Booking and Tour Operator to Mozambique. We offer fly-in, drive-in and self drive packages in tents,log huts, rooms and chalets throughout Mozambique.
www.footprintsinafrica.com	For any Tour, Safari and Transfer needs in Southern Africa.
www.beyondreachafrica.co.za	Seb says:"probably one of the best overland companies in SA"
www.daytrippers.co.za	Tour Company,Cape Town
www.adventure-village.co.za	catering for all types of travelling enthusiasts by offering a variety of adrenalin activities
www.tekweniecotours.co.za	The Tour Company in Durbs
www.africanroutes.co.za	Camping Adventure Tours
www.which-way.com	African Adventure Travel
www.african-trails.com	Adventure Overlands and Safaris from 10 days to 203 days in Africa and the Middle East
www.overlandsafaris.co.uk	Africa's Best Overland is a specialised touring company offering Tours in luxury Mercedes overland trucks. We offer tours from 6 days to 37 days in Southern Africa.
www.wagontrails.co.uk	Small group adventure and activity tours in Southern Africa from 3 days to 36 days
www.gomadenduro.co.uk	A new divison of wagontrails - the South African experience by motorbike.
www.kili-tanzanitesafaris.com	Safari vacation adventure holidays Tour Operator. Climbing mount Kilimanjaro trips, wildlife safaris, Mount Meru and oldonyo lengai trekking, professional mountain guides in Kilimanjaro climb.
www.outofafricasafaris.co.za	Out of Africa is a reputable, established safari company organizing eco-orientated adventure tours in Southern Africa for the past seven years
The Awesome4some Package Click Here	The Awesome4some Package
www.capetowntour.com	Great website to obtain discounts for accommodation and car hire in Cape Town
www.Ilovecapetown.com	Cape Town tourguide specialising in highly personalised tours in Cape Town and on the Garden Route
www.34southtours.com	Discover Cape Town, the Cape winelands and the Garden Route with 34 South Cape Town Tours.
www.Access2tanzania.com	Access 2 Tanzania is providing customized Tanzania safaris to explore the fascinating culture of wildlife in Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater. Our Tanzania adventurous tour is customized to meet your interests and preferences.
www.easygoingdaytrips.com	Daytrips and safaris in Gauteng

Newspaper - Magazines - Classified Ads - Portals | Southern Africa
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www.capetownmagazine.com	online travel magazine with news and information on activities, tours and accommodation options available in Cape Town and surrounds
www.blackandwhite.co.za	an online music/culture magazine. It's Black, it's White, and it's Read all over. (South Africa)
www.now.co.za	Find it NOW - The South African Startpage is a website (link portal) with all kinds of information for South Africans. Travel, Cape Town, Jobs, Properties, you name it we've got it! (South Africa)
www.dirtyboots.co.za	The DIRTY BOOTS adventure guide is a visually attractive and comprehensive guide to adventure activities in South Africa, including Swaziland and Lesotho. (South Africa)
www.otherguide.co.za	This website is the online version of the magazine The Other Guide to the Cape (you'll get your complimentary copy on arrival in the country at Cape Town International Airport). (South Africa)
www.iol.co.za	14 national and regional newspapers, including most of the country's best-known titles. (South Africa)
www.mg.co.za	The Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
www.sundaytimes.co.za	The Sunday Times (South Africa)
www.thetimes.co.za	The Times (South Africa)
http://southafrica.indymedia.org	Independent news from South Africa - part of the indymedia network (South Africa)
www.az.com.na	Allgemeine Zeitung, oldest Namibian Newspaper (Namibia; language: German)
www.namibian.com.na	The Namibian (Namibia)
www.newera.com.na	New Era (Namibia)
www.namibtimes.net	Namib Times (Namibia)
www.theindependent.co.zw	The Zimbabwe Independent (Zimbabwe)
www.gazette.bw	The Botswana Gazette (Botswana)
www.publiceye.co.ls	The Public Eye Online (Lesotho)
www.observer.org.sz	The Swazi Observer (Swaziland)
www.gumtree.co.za	classified ads & community site for Joburg, Durban & Cape Town (South Africa)
www.junkmail.co.za	South African-wide classifieds
www.capeads.co.za	classified ads site for the Cape Town area (South Africa)
www.autotrader.co.za	Southern Africa's premier used vehicle website with over 17 000 vehicles for sale every week, most with colour photos.
www.bidorbuy.co.za	Africa’s largest online marketplace. Approximately 40,000 items listed on the site every month.Buyers and sellers to trade over the Internet
www.surf4cars.co.za	"A site where the country's leading car dealers compete for your business."
www.aaautobay.co.za	Buy and sell the AA way
www.cars.co.za	Buy and sell used cars (bakkies, boats, buses) online
www.cars4sale.co.za	New and used vehicels for sale
www.mytoko.co.za	At MyToko everyone can buy or sell all kind of goods and services. When using MyToko, you will deal directly with the buyer or seller, no payments will be made online.

German websites
www.transafrika.org	detaillierte Informationen für Reisen, Urlaub und Safaris in Afrika mit einem Schwerpunkt auf der Vorstellung von Völkern Afrikas.
www.travel-overland.de	weltweit günstige Flüge, Hotels, Mietwagen.
www.suedafrika24.info	Portal für Reisen nach Süd Afrika. Es soll die Vielfalt der Möglichkeiten für Übernachtungen aufzeigen, für die Orte die Sie wünschen. Sie können somit Ihre Reise selber planen, um so Ihr optimiertes eigenes Abenteuer zu erhalten.
www.namibia-diy.com	Großes Namibia-Reiseportal mit Karten, Reiseführer, Tourenplaner, und Buchungshilfe speziell für Selbstfahrer Touristen.
	Wickedtravel - Die Travel Manager aus Berlin" Individual Reise Management Weltweit
www.kapstadt.net	Kapstadt.Net - Gateway to Cape Town (Kapstadt) in german language
www.kapstadt.de	Online Reiseführer für Kapstadt und Umgebung
www.kapstadt-forum.de	gut besuchtes Forum zum Thema Kapstadt
www.explore-africa.de	Südafrika Reise Service Center
www.cape-holiday.de	Ferienhäuser, Apartments, Wohnungen und Flats in Kapstadt
www.20six.de/irgendwo	private Seite über Praktikum in Jhb
www.driveafrica.de	Autokauf mit garantiertem Rückkauf in SA
www.travel-links.de	ausführliche Linksammlung (und mehr) zum Thema Reisen weltweit
www.tourist-talk.de/	Foren zum Thema "Reisen weltweit"

Travel Directories
www.oymap.com	OyMap.com - a world directory
www.travelbizdir.com	Travel Directory and Business resources. Your guide for travel and business. Travel resources: accommodation, vacation rentals, flights and hotels booking, travel articles. Business resources and opportunities: make money, real estate, mortgage, education and many more travel and business resources.
www.thebigtravelguide.com	Travel Sites of The World
www.africaguide.com	A complete and comprehensive guide to every country in Africa with essential travel information and 100's of tours and safaris, hotels and car hire throughout the continent.
www.travel-file.com	Travel Guide and Directory for variety of worldwide travel destinations.
www.sa-travelindex.com	Search Engine for Tourism and Travel in South Africa
www.dirpedia.com	combining a dictionary, an encyclopedia and a web directory
www.business-inc.net	Business-Inc.Net - web directory
http://qumoz.com/	A business directory
www.business-deals.biz	Business Directory