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It is a crying shame that many of Africa's children have not viewed our awesome array of animals whilst others from the far corners of the globe make it a lifetime goal to come here on Safari to achieve this very goal. In preparation for the big one, my pending trip to Kruger National Park, I decided to do a nature reserve trial run by visiting the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve in the North West Province of South Africa. Yes I am a complete novice when it comes to viewing our animals in the wild and yes I have cried shamefully that I have not exploited these opportunities far earlier in my life. Pilanesberg Nature Reserve is an attractive proposition for the novice game viewer for many reasons. The nature reserve is easily accessible from Johannesburg or Pretoria, it is malaria risk free, it can be done as a day visit, if you select your entry point carefully, you can view the wonders of nature from your fancy car whilst traveling on tarred roads with very little need to stray onto...

The birding areas in Simonstown include the waterfront area of the harbour, Boulders beach and the upper parts of Simonstown and the Table Mountain Nature Reserve areas that span this town. Boulders Beach is the most renowned and popular area for birding in Simonstown. The African Penguin colony at Boulders Beach attracts many locals and foreigners to this site, one of two inland breeding areas for the African Penguin. The area that requires an admission fee of R40 for adults and R15 for children is but a small part of the Boulders Beach penguin colony. The area extends to the right and the left of the visitor centre, large expanses of which are easily accessible on foot and free. The penguins are within easy reach and many take the opportunity of physically touching them although this practice is prohibited. The stretch of Boulders Beach excluding the pay to enter area abounds with birds including the cape canaries, cape weavers, bulbuls, sunbirds. The vegetation alongside the board...