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Beaches (cont.) Bletterman, Hendrik 199 Brink, André 33, 376
Durban’s North and South Coasts Bletterman House (Stellenbosch) British colonization 52–3
290–96 198–9 British Empire 283, 324
etiquette 427 Bloemfontein 351, 376–7 Budget accommodation 382
Beadwork 36 airport 436 Buffalo, African 77, 94–5
Beaufort West 357, 360 festivals 40 Buffalo River 270
hotels 391 hotels 391 Bulbul, black-eyed 116
Beckett, Denis 33 map 377 Bullfrog, African 106
Bed and breakfasts 382, 383 restaurants 411 Bullock, Charles 233
Bee-eaters, white-fronted 76, 115 Blood River, Battle of 54, 55, 281, 325 Bungee jumping 247, 417
Beer 397 Battlefields tour 278 Bureau de change 432
Mitchell’s Brewery (Knysna) 244 Memorial (Dundee) 55, 268 Burgher House (Stellenbosch) 196
SAB World of Beer (Johannesburg) Blouberg 214 Buses 439
314–15 restaurants 403 to/from airport 437
Utshwala 262 Bloubergstrand 214 Bushbabies 88
Benguela Current 28, 211, 214 Bloukrans River 247, 248, 249 Bushbuck 103
Berg River 206 Bloukrans River Bridge 247 Bushman’s River 274
Berg River Canoe Marathon (Paarl) 43 Blue monkeys 89 Bushpigs 99
Berg-en-Dal (Kruger National Park) Blue Train 422, 423 Bushveld 31
340, 342 Blyde River 305, 333, 337 Bustard, Kori 113
Bergh, Olof Marthinus 199 Blyde River Canyon 8–9, 15, 331, Butha-Buthe 273
Bergh House (Stellenbosch) 199 333, 337 hotels 388
Bergville, restaurants 406 Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve Buzzard
Berlin Falls 335 337 jackal 112
Bertram House (Cape Town) 35 Blydepoort Dam 337 steppe 353
Betty’s Bay 13, 226 Bo-Kaap (Cape Town) 12, 132, 133
hotels 386 Bo-Kaap Museum (Cape Town) see C
Bezuidenhout, Evita 61, 215 Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum Cafés (Cape Town) 173, 174
Bicycles see Cycling The Boardwalk (Port Elizabeth) 252 Cage diving 228, 241, 418, 421
Biedouw Valley 218, 221 Boer republics 54, 56, 311, 324, 362 Caledon River 272
Biehl, Amy 159 Boer War see South African War Calitzdorp 234
Big Bend (Swaziland) 346 Boesmanskloof Hiking Trail 209 Port and Wine Festival 42
Big Five 23, 76–7 Boler, Stephen 373 Calvinia, festivals 43
Big Hole (Kimberley) 369, 371, 374, Bonnet Pass 336 Camdeboo National Park 357, 360
375 Bontebok 102, 217 Camel rider statue (Upington) 350,
Big Hole: Kimberley Mine Museum Bontebok National Park 231 372
57, 374, 375 safaris 69, 70, 71 The Campanile (Port Elizabeth) 251
Big Seven 254 Book shops (Cape Town) 167, 169 Campbell, Roy 33
Biko, Steve 270 Boom Shaka 61 Camping 382–3
Bird, Colonel 164 Boomslang 107 Camps Bay (Cape Town) 13, 151
Bird Island (Lamberts Bay) 215 Bophuthatswana 311, 326 hotels 384
Birds 110–17 Bosbokrand 337 restaurants 401
Bird Island (Lamberts Bay) 215 Boschendal Manor House 10, 13, Canal Walk (Cape Town) 166, 169
Birds of Eden (near Plettenberg) 186, 202–3 Cango Caves 14, 187, 223, 235
246–7 Bosman, Herman Charles 32–3, 40 Cango Wildlife Ranch 232
birdwatching holidays 419, 421 Bosman Weekend (Groot Marico) 40 Canoeing 41, 43
Cape Recife 253 Bossie Trail (Karoo National Park) 360 Kosi Bay 301
coastal birds 28–9 Botanical gardens see Parks and Orange River 354, 418
De Hoop Nature Reserve 230 gardens Cape Agulhas 28, 29, 223, 229
False Bay Nature Reserve 158 Botswana 339, 352, 353, 373 itineraries 10, 13
Garden Route National Park Boulders Penguin Colony 13, 154, 156 lighthouse 229
(Knysna) 237, 244 Bourke, Tom 305, 337 Cape Colony 52, 267, 283, 357, 369
Garden Route National Park Bourke’s Luck Potholes (Blyde River Cape Coloured see Coloured people
(Wilderness) 242 Canyon) 15, 305, 337 Cape Columbine lighthouse 186
Kalahari Desert 353 Boxing 26 Cape Columbine Nature Reserve 214
Nylsvley Nature Reserve 338 Braai (barbecues) 25, 37, 395 Cape Dutch architecture 35
Umgeni River Bird Park (Durban) Brandy 397 Cape Flats 159
289, 291 Robertson Klipdrift Distillery 209 Cape Floral Kingdom 23, 30–31, 136
West Coast National Park 216 Van Ryn’s Brandy Cellar Cape folded mountains 186, 219
World of Birds (Hout Bay) 153 (Stellenbosch) 199 Cape of Good Hope 13, 154, 155
HMS Birkenhead 228 Breakdown services 440–41 Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Bites 431 Bredasdorp 228 see Table Mountain National Park
Blaauwberg, Battle of 53 Breede River 208, 209, 215, 223 Cape Grace Hotel (Cape Town) 141
The Black Christ (Harrison) 60 Breytenbach, Breyten 32 Cape Hangklip 154
Black Umfolozi River 298 Bridal Veil Waterfall (Augrabies) 372 Cape Malay cooking 394
Black-footed cat 79 Bridal Veil Waterfall (Drakensberg) Cape Muslims (Cape Malays) see
Blesbok 102 335 Malay culture