FIFA World Cup Fever! In the Karoo Highlands?

June 2010 and only place to go this summer, according to the fans - and this is South Africa. The place is jumping. Has already started to jump, when all signs and symptoms are correct! You start in Cape Town, cosmopolitan city famous in the tip of Africa. But you're not going to have the opportunity to see some of the other wonders of this legendary country see right miss? You can not football days. What about a trip to the Karoo highlands, home to the Khoisan people - and are still there!

Not so easy to get there too. There is no rail link to Fraserburgh, and, of course, no airport, or bus. But here's the secret! Russco Taxi Service has a brand new Nissan Interstar of 17 seats, large, solid and comfortable. Will pick you up from somewhere in or near Cape Town. So let that car behind. With a long-distance taxis, it is easier and cheaper. For a list of six hours, bargain for the return R500 - that's $ 67USD, and Euro 49.5 $ 73.90AUD.

The taxi drops passengers of the train Shosholoza in Cape Town and South parts LeeuGamka. (Leeu be "lion" in Afrikaans, and Lion''in Gamka Khoe, nearly extinct indigenous language), Long Distance Taxi Russco serves five small towns in rural areas of the Karoo Highlands, which are completely different transport less - Fraserburgh, Loxton , Williston, Sutherland and Carnarvon.

But what is the attraction, you might ask? Among the Rooibos tea plantations near Carnarvon, in the footsteps of the ancient dinosaurs on a farm just outside Fraserburgh, in the southern hemisphere's largest telescope, and salt, outside Sutherland, fossils and artifacts Stone Age into the field to take not in a hurry. Be prepared for photography addictive - this semi-desert known for its breathtaking sunsets. And nights lit by the stars almost never seen, and hear the silence so deep Cape Eagle Owls few blocks away when you snuggle under one of two class B & B Pension top.

So only an important reminder: if the Karoo is the place for you, it's winter. Although not really a Russian winter, fall to the Karoo disadvantages of the night, take your warmest clothes. Western Cape - Cape Town and around - is the Mediterranean. big difference ... no crashes, but it's wet. Go focus on photography, and book in advance - that is, now, when watching star Salt is your intention. Another reminder: African Time! No hurry, so patience is a virtue here. A third reminder! The Khoisan like to be called mestizos, and are known for their charm. Enjoy!