Hex River
Valley: is located at Dubai International Airport,
United Arab Emirates and in as November 2003 Aerogulf
moved into our new purpose built helicopter operations
and maintenance facility located on Dubai International
Airport, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Vaal River: Fed by the
Drakensburg Mountains in eastern South Africa, the Vaal
River flows south of Johannesburg and converges with the
Orange River in Northern Cape province. Supplemented by
water pumped from the Thukela (Tugela) River and the Lesotho
Highlands Water Project, the Vaal serves as an important
source of water for the Witwatersrand industrial region.
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Johannesburg:
Johannesburg was founded in 1886 as a mining town in a
region of South Africa that had vast, newly discovered
gold deposits. The town grew rapidly into a city, fed
by production from the mines. Today Johannesburg lies
at the center of the most populated region of South Africa.
The cosmopolitan Hillbrow section of the city contains
many structures built since the 1950s, including the J.
G. Strijdom (or Hillbrow) Tower, center.
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Above Cape Town:
Table Mountain overlooks Cape Town, South Africa. The
mountain is often draped in its own cloud cover, know
locally as the “tablecloth.”
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Cape Town: Located at
the north end of the Cape Peninsula, Cape Town is the
legislative capital of South Africa. The South African
Museum appears here with Table Mountain in the background.
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| View from the Table
Mountain : Thounsands of Tourists visit the top
of the Table Mountain each year for the spectacular views
of Cape Town and Atlantic Ocean Cost. The broad and flat
summit can be reached on foot or by a state-of-the-art
rotating cable car. In this view the western suburbs of
Cape Town can be seen in the distance between the shock
rock promontory known as Lion's Head and the cable car
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Soweto:
Soweto is a black township within the Johannesburg metropolitan
area. It was established by South Africa’s former
white government to segregate the country’s black
and white populations. In 1976 Soweto became the site
of a large-scale rebellion against government policies.
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| Beach Scene in Durban:
Shaikh Saeed was the grandfather of the present ruler
and his house has been restored as a museum. Dating from
the late 1800s, Sheikh Saeed's House was built in a commanding
position near the sea so the Ruler could observe shipping
activity from its balconies. With its windtowers and layers
of rooms built around a central courtyard, it is a fine
example of regional architecture. An ambitious restoration
project has returned the house to its former glory and
makes it a showcase for the history and development of
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Closed Diamond Mine:
This water-filled crater was part of the Big Hole Mine
in Kimberley, South Africa. It was the world’s richest
diamond mine before it closed in 1915.
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| A cultural tour of
South Africa: This is an impressive exploration,
in terms of both variety and magnitude, of these three
magnificent areas, Swaziland, Zululand and South Africa,
and their game safaris. South Africa has been often called
"The World in one Country" and as we explore
this area from Kruger National Park with its teeming wildlife
to the Coast around the Cape, we realize how true this
saying is.
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| Robben Island: Robben
island is situated a mere 11km from Cape Town, in the
middle of Table Bay, within clear sight of the city. It
was on this island that Nelson Mandela was held prisoner
for 18 years, much of it under hard labour. Prior to being
a prison for political activists during the Apartheid
era, the island was a leper colony. The island is now
a museum and conservation area and was declared a World
Heritage site in 1999.
Former inmates lead tours around their old cells -
a moving experience for both them and thousands of visitors
from around the world. There is plenty of wildlife here
too, with antelopes such as springbok and bontebok,
grazing the open land, plus a diverse selection of birds,
including ostriches and a Jackass (African) penguin
colony. Cape fur seals play in the cold Atlantic waters
and are food for great white sharks; who along with
the cold water and strong currents deterred prisoners
from attempting to swim to the mainland.
Trips to Robben Island commence from the Victoria and
Alfred Waterfront, on a super fast catamaran. The tour
includes a visit to Nelson Mandela's prison cell and
the limestone quarry where prisoners work unceasingly
day after day. There is the chance to view the wildlife
and take photographs of Cape Town across the bay, with
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Kruger National Park:
The Kruger National Park in South Africa is one
of the oldest and largest reserves in Africa. The park
boasts a tremendous variety of game and birdlife in its
numerous habitats.
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