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Essay On Tourism In South Africa

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BEAUTIFUL UNKNOWN PLACES IN AFRICA
‘’’’A place every tourist should visit in South Africa’’’

The tourism potentials of Africa have not been very well harnessed over the years and there are only a handful of countries in Africa where the tourism industry has boomed and impacted positively on their economy.

Africa has great potentials and there is virtually no country without something interesting and exciting for tourists from all over the world to see. Tourism provides an opportunity for Africa to showcase itself to the rest of the world. Here, we have put together this information guide to unveil very interesting but yet unknown places to tourists that would like to visit Africa.

There is one interesting tourist location which is a must …show more content…

It is located 2.5km south west of the Sterkfontein caves. Fossils of pigs, elephants, rodents and several big cats have been discovered here.

It is particularly significant as it is said to be one of the first sites in Africa where skeletons of these big cats are found.

Cooper’s Cave Another interesting place to visit in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa is Cooper’s cave. This site is in between the Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and is 40 kilometres from Johannesburg. It is a rich site hominid site which you will be glad to visit.

Kromdraai
This is another rich historical site in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa where a lot of human fossils and thousands of animal fossils have been discovered. It is located near the Sterkfontein caves.

Wonder Cave
Another interesting you will like to see is the popular wonder cave. Located near Kromdraai in the Cradle of Humankind, it is a little over an hour’s drive from Johannesburg. It is said to have been discovered the 1890s and is the third largest and beautifully decorated cave in South Africa. This is a place to

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