Due to the world cup and many festivals following up, there is a large number of tourists rushing to South Africa in June / July holidays. However, there are also other significant tourist attractions besides festivals, beaches, safaris and wild life that make South Africa the only “Travel Capital of the World”.

Firstly getting in is much cheaper thorough Johannesburg as many international airlines including big names like British Airways and South African Airways offer direct cheap flights to Johannesburg on daily basis. Once in Johannesburg you can easily catch a subway or domestic flights to other neighboring cities of interest notably, Cape Town and Durban. For details on cheap flights to Johannesburg and on going special deals for South Africa see cheap flights to South Africa

From the capital on …there are plenty of attractions in South Africa that are worth a visit, my favorite being Lake Chrissie. Firstly, it’s a little difficult to collect facts and figure about lake Chrissie as there are very few available on the internet. However, tourist guide books provide a good source.

Lake Chrissie, is located in “Chrissiesmeer” a small historic town which is situated in the heart of South Africa’s Lake District Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town of Chrissiesmeer is like a fantasy land, it is believed to be a place of lakes and legends. The small hamlet of Chrissiesmeer forms the centre of South Africa’s largest Lake District with around 270 lakes and pans located with­in a 20 km radius of the village. The largest lake is Lake Chrissie also the largest “Fresh Water Lake” in South Africa. It was named after President M. W. Pretorius’s talented daughter Christina (Lake Chrissie).

Lake Chrissie is an out standing fishing point in the morning, a splendor view during the day and a magnetic attraction in the nights. It is a shallow freshwater lake, the largest natural body of freshwater in the country, it measures about 6 miles (9 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide and has a circumference of 14 miles (25 km). Its surface area and depth (maximum 20 feet [6 m]) vary seasonally.

There are a number of sites of historic interest in the area, notably the Dumbarton Oaks Hotel built in the late 1800s, and Billiard Cottage, which was transported by ox wagon all the way from Bloemfontein and served as a recreation mess for British soldiers in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War. There is some San rock art on the farm Welgelegen and in various sheltered places around Chrissiesmeer. The hundreds of lakes and pans in the Chrissiesmeer area are home to both the greater and lesser species of flamingo and offer spectacular sceneries and vast variety of activities for the nature lover. Some notable activities include: Bird watching, Canoeing, Fishing and Flying in to get a bird eye view of the Chrisiesmeer from the air with 270 pans and lakes in a 15km radius, it is a beauty to be discovered. Other attractions include Giant footprint, a giant footprint imprinted in the rock which has been a great interest to travelers, McCorkindale’s Cave with braai facilities that look out over the lake, wildflower walk or drive any time of the year during the flower season. Most importantly, locals in the area near Lake Chrissie are very friendly and welcoming and keen to boost tourism in the region