CLIMATE
Summers are hot, yet pleasant (up to late twenties/mid-thirties degrees
Celsius), although Lowveld places like Phalaborwa have been known to
reach 45 degrees Celsius. Winters are dry and mild with cool mornings
and cold nights compared to warm days. Thunderstorms are common.
SHOPPING
Bead work; Venda art; Big Five souvenirs; wooden carvings and pots;
jewellery; traditional figure chess boards; fruits and nuts;
textiles; batiks; woven carpets; pottery; sheet metal work;
silk-screen prints; sisal mats; candles; date liqueur.
GETTING THERE
Drive North on the N1 highway from Johannesburg and Pretoria.
