Natural Wonders!
Cape Town - Winelands - Garden Route - Northern Cape - Eastern Cape - Limpopo
Free State - Johannesburg - Durban - Mpumalanga - North West
The origin of the name Bloemfontein, ‘Flower Fountain’, remains something of
a mystery. But given the Free State city’s fine floral heritage, the name’s literal
translation is perhaps the most fitting these days. The best view of the city is
from Naval Hill, which is home to the Franklin Nature reserve and the
Bloemfontein Zoo. Sites and events worth visiting are The National Botanical
Gardens, The Ficksburg Cherry Festival in November which draws thousands of
visitors to the area, the picturesque town of Clarens which attracts potters,
painters and sculptors, and the soaring sandstone formations at Golden Gate
National Park. Fast earning fame as one of the top guest houses in South Africa
is Bloemfontein’s Hobbit House, a Victorian delight packed with eccentricities
inspired by The Hobbit author JR Tolkien, who was born in the house.
Cape Town - Winelands - Garden Route - Northern Cape - Eastern Cape - Limpopo
Free State - Johannesburg - Durban - Mpumalanga - North West
The origin of the name Bloemfontein, ‘Flower Fountain’, remains something of
a mystery. But given the Free State city’s fine floral heritage, the name’s literal
translation is perhaps the most fitting these days. The best view of the city is
from Naval Hill, which is home to the Franklin Nature reserve and the
Bloemfontein Zoo. Sites and events worth visiting are The National Botanical
Gardens, The Ficksburg Cherry Festival in November which draws thousands of
visitors to the area, the picturesque town of Clarens which attracts potters,
painters and sculptors, and the soaring sandstone formations at Golden Gate
National Park. Fast earning fame as one of the top guest houses in South Africa
is Bloemfontein’s Hobbit House, a Victorian delight packed with eccentricities
inspired by The Hobbit author JR Tolkien, who was born in the house.
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