Compiled: Tracy Knox
This is a delightful book for those of you who prefer the back roads to highways.
Compiled by well-known photojournalist Jacques Marais, Things to Do in a Dorp features 150 of South Africa's favourite and most beloved small towns across all nine provinces. From Arniston and Baardskeerdersbos to Wuppertal and Zeerust, this handy guide covers large, medium and small towns all in beautiful full-colour printing. The towns are conveniently listed in an alphabetical A to Z quick-finder, and shown on area maps, making this a very practical and user-friendly guide.
Every dorp features fast facts, a location map and GPS co-ordinates, interesting facts, a stunning photograph, and some interesting history about the dorp. Large dorps are featured on two full pages and smaller ones on single pages.
Unique to Things to Do in a Dorp is the inclusion of a list of the top-ten things to do in each dorp and includes places of interest, historic sites, restaurants, mountain bike routes, hikes, running trails, horse riding, and other adventure activities. It also features any big events and festivals that the dorp hosts annually.
So if you're up for the challenge of taking on the lesser-travelled back roads when exploring South Africa, then Things to Do in a Dorp is sure to make your adventure that much more informative, interesting, and fun.
About the author:
Jacques Marais is an award-winning professional photographer, photojournalist and author who primarily focuses on adventure travel, extreme sport, and the great outdoors. He regularly contributes to a wide selection of magazines and newspapers, both in South Africa and abroad, and has authored and contributed to more than a dozen outdoor and adventure guides.
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Things to do in a Dorp is also available in Afrikaans under the title Doen dinge in ’n Dorp. To find out where to purchase a copy in South Africa or order online, visit www.mapstudio.co.za
Things to Do in a Dorp
Price: R199.95
Format: Soft cover
Size: 167 x 245mm
Pages: 192
Release date: September 2013
ISBN: 978-1-77026-494-6
Doen dinge in ‘n Dorp
Price: R199.95
Format: Soft cover
Size: 167 x 245mm
Pages: 192
Release date: September 2013
ISBN: 978-1-77026-497-7
Competition:
Answer this easy question and you could win one of two Things to Do in a Dorp books, by Jacques Marais and published by MapStudio.
What is unique to Things to Do in a Dorp?
Email your answer to . The competition closes at midnight on Wednesday 6 November 2013, and the two winners will be drawn from all correct entries. DO IT NOW's competition rules apply.
