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Africa Overland Trucking, Day 1, Cape Town to Cederberg Area

by SOUTH KOREA 2015. 1. 14.




21 DAYS CAPE TOWN TO VICTORIA FALLS

SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA & ZIMBABWE


Africa Travel Co (ATC, March, 2008)

TRIP CODE: CV21
DEPARTURE POINT: Cape Town, Ashanti Lodge, 11 Hof Street, Gardens
CHECK-IN: 8:45AM     DEPARTS: 9:30AM
ACCOMMODATION: Camping
PRE-DEPARTURE MEETING: 5:00PM the day before at the departure point


DAY 1: Cape Town to Cederberg Area​  ± 205km​


Before leaving Cape Town, we depart on a township tour in and around Cape Town. This is an included highlight allowing everyone to experience it. Thereafter, we head around Table Bay and continue north through the wheat growing ‘bread basket’ of South Africa. We cross the Piketberg Pass into the rich fruit growing area along the Olifants River, named for the vast Elephant herds that used to roam in this fertile valley. Our first night is spent in a picturesque campsite with a view of the surrounding wine farms. This afternoon we have the opportunity to sample some of the nectar of the gods after taking a short walk in the surrounding vineyards to explore the exquisite views of the Cederberg Mountains. Tonight we camp under a canvass of stars – the perfect way to begin our African adventure. 












Moorreesburg, Western Cape, South Africa​



Would be Koringberg?





Bergriver


















Olifantsriver


Olifantsriver dam


Lunch in Cedar Inn, across CLANWILLIAM








 







The Cederberg Area is famous for its spectacular rock formations. The Cederberg gives its name to the Cederberg Formation, a narrow shale band that is locally referred to as “Die Trap” or in English “The Step”, because of its characteristic manner in which it weathers. The vegetation of the conservancy area changes from fynbos to succulent karoo as the climate slowly becomes more arid from the west to the east.

Driving and hiking in this beautiful and unique area offers an opportunity to view a wonderful variety of vegetation types and associated plants. Many of these plants are restricted to the area (i.e. endemic), occurring nowhere else in South Africa, or indeed in the world. Due to the water canal project, there are now many wine farms in the vicinity of Clanwilliam, as well as citrus farms towards the small farming town of Citrusdal. (Africa travel co)



Hyun-min Jeong
2008.03.02

21일간의 아프리카 트럭여행(오버랜드 투어)

케이프타운에서 아침8시 40분쯤이면 여행자들이 다 모여서 가이드가 인원이 다 도착하면 여행은 바로 시작된다. 첫날부터 달린다.. 그것도 아주 길게 멀리 간다. 첫날은 남아프리카 공화국의 북쪽지역 서해안쪽으로 쭈-욱 나미비아를 향해서 쭈욱 올라간다.  케이프타운근처의 웨스턴케이프와 상당히 다른 풍경으로 사막은 아니지만 황량한 들판을 볼수있다. 트럭은 2시간 정도 달리고 볼일볼수있는 잠깐의 휴식시간을 가진다. 하지만 볼일은 화장실이 따로 마련되지 않아 도로근처에서 볼일은 본다.. 처음에는 쫌 민망하나 일주일 지나면 아무렇지도 않다. 물론 여자의 경우는 더욱 그럴것이다.. 때론 어디 뒤에 숨어서 볼 그런 것조차 없는 곳에서는 결국 차 뒤에서 볼일을 봐야하는 경우도 있다.주로 트럭여행은 반이상이 트럭에서 달린다. 처음에는 주위 풍경 보느라 정신없지만.. 하루종일 똑같은 풍경볼때도 있어 지루할수도 있다. 하지만 큰 대륙의 끝없는 지평선과 이색적인 숲 그리고 바위들 모든것이 신기하고 즐거운 첫날이다..

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