Chef Mo’s Restaurant (67 Bosvlier Street, Phalaborwa 1389) – this restaurant, located in a local hotel (CU Guest House) near Kruger Park, serves local and regional dishes, such as oxtail with muffin shaped dombolo, chicken prego, and lamb stew. It’s also well-regarded for its service.
Calabash Grill Restaurant (Koper Road, Sefapane Lodge & Safaris, Phalaborwa 1390) – another restaurant close to Kruger Park, this is another carnivore paradise with dishes such as Ostrich Carpaccio, Half Peri-Peri Chicken, BBQ Pork Ribs, and T-Bone Steaks. Seafood options include Pan Fried Kingklip, and Foil Baked Linefish. South African wines served there include vintages […]
Bushveld Terrace Restaurant (Bushveld Hotel, Hendrik Van Eck St, Phalaborwa 1390) – located just 200 meters from Kruger Park, this restaurant (well-rated on TripAdvisor.com), is known for its steak and other carnivorous dishes (such as Wildebeest Steak with Blueberry sauce). Seafood lovers can order grilled prawns (a regional favorite), and there are even vegetarian options. […]
Buffalo’s Pub & Grill (1 Raasblaar Street, Phalaborwa, Limpopo) –– Buffalo’s Pub and Grill is situated in the heart of Phalaborwa which is alongside the Kruger National Park and surrounded by many other nature and game reserves. The Buffalo’s Pub and Grill is set in a beautiful area and is a very popular place […]
BUS – in recent years, Johannesburg has been phasing in a new public transportation bus system, with routes going to various parts of the city and outerlying areas (from Eldorado Park to Ellis Park East and elsewhere). The service is called Rea Vaya, and has a fare system which progressively increases according to distance. […]
Uber: Uber now operates in the metropolitan Johannesburg area (including the country’s nearby capital Pretoria). More info at: https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/johannesburg/
Kruger Park Shuttle – this service offers daily luxury business class road shuttle between Johannesburg and Kruger National Park. Visit its website for updated rates and other info: www.kpss.co.za
TAXI – in Johannesburg (Jo’burg to locals) there are two kinds of taxis: the minibus taxis, and car taxis. Because of Johannesburg’s poorly-organized public transportation system over the years, locals get around via minibus taxis (going back to the Apartheid period). Such minibuses, though, have a poor safety record and they don’t necessarily follow […]
Voortrekker Monument (Eeufees Road, Pretoria) – a 37-minute drive north of Johannesburg (via R21) is Pretoria, South Africa’s capital. This huge granite monument is located on one of the city’s hilltops, and was built in commemoration of the Afrikaaner “voortrekkers” who migrated from Cape Province into this region (long known as the Transvaal) between […]
Union Buildings (Government Avenue, Pretoria) – the city of Pretoria (the capital of South Africa) is a 37-minute drive north of Johannesburg (via R21). Like an ancient temple adorning over the city it governs, Pretoria’s Union Buildings are a modern-day acropolis. Built at the highest point of the city, it forms the official seat […]