Using Google Earth & Interactive Maps To Search for South African Accommodation and Information....
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Planning an itinerary to suit the whole family and finding suitable and affordable accommodation are the most important parts of arranging a holiday and especially one in South Africa because our country has so much to offer and so many places to visit.
The power of Google Earth and other modern mapping systems allows potential visitors to get a real glimpse of a country and its attractions. This site uses some of the power of Google Earth to help you decide what you want to do and where you want to do it. It will allow you to view a wide range of scenic and practical routes and activities as well as allowing you to search for all accommodation types covering the whole of South Africa.
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| South Africa is truly a continent within a country with an amazing variety of things to do and see. learn as much s you can before you arrive. This site has articles to help you discover South African places, history, geography, geology, tourist spots, things to do and more. Click here to see list of article categories. | Wherever you see this Google Earth Icon it means that you can access interesting information displayed on a Google Earth Map. This will enable you to explore places of interest in a fun, practical and enjoyable way. You will need to have Google Earth installed to experience these maps. Click here to see list of all available maps created to date. | Maps like the one shown in this small icon are called Click and Zoom. You can use them to identify preferred venues or locations for your holiday so that you can decide from a range of establishments offered for that area. The searchable points on these maps are indicated with either ORANGE DOTS or WHITE TEXT Click here to see list of searchable maps. |
South Africa at a Glance
South Africa is blessed with the most favourable climate in the world. It is mild throughout the year.
Our winter starts in June and last for 3 months. During winter daytime coastal temperatures are around 21 degrees C with temperatures dropping to between about 7 and 14 at night. Inland daytime temperatures average around 18 degrees and at night in Johannesburg it can get quite nippy with early morning temperatures around 2 to 3 degrees.
In the Cape rain can be expected during the winter months (it rains very little in summer) while in Johannesburg it is clear cloudless sunny skies for most of the winter and in summer we are treated to amazing thunderstorms. The highest temperatures are experienced in the north western, arid parts of the country. It might surprise you to know that Johannesburg is almost 6,000 ft above sea level which means it is rarely too hot or humid.
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Earth Map Example
You'll find lots of these maps to interest you.
The image displayed here shows a static miniature version of a dynamic map we created in Google Earth showing the exact geographic location of two important golf courses in the Knysna region of South Africa. This is the kind of power that Google Earth maps provide for users. The maps show real locations and leaves the potential visitor in little doubt as to what wonders to expect in South Africa.
Once the map is opened in Google Earth the map can be enlarged, rotated, tilted and zoomed into in order to give fascinating aerial views of the landscape and landmarks from all angles.
The Google Earth maps I’ve created show locations of many of the top holiday features to suit most people. These maps contain place markers and in many instances clicking on a place marker will provide summarised information relating to that particular map point. Click here to see all the Google Earth maps that we’ve created.