That’s Parys with a “Y”

A surveyor enchantingly named Parys after its French counterpart, Paris. Parys reminded him of Paris situated alongside the bank of the Seine river and so is Parys situated along the Vaal River.

Parys is situated in the Vredefort Dome, the largest verified crater on earth, this alone makes Parys a very unique place, while spending your day in Parys you can think about the fact that you are walking on the ground where a meteorite hit 2 billion years ago.

Today Parys is an idyllic, holiday destination that offers a happy medium between old world country charm and adventurous outdoor activities, whatever it is that you like doing or if you are looking for something special, I’m sure Parys will be the place where you will find it, there is amazing restaurants, tours, quad biking, paintball, arts and crafts shops, 4×4 adventures, abseiling, gliding ,bird watching, fishing, golfing, horse trails, game reserves and and a not to be missed, UNESCO world heritage site. Or you can go on self drive adventures; the Parys Info Office will give you a map of the area and you can explore the Dome Area on your own time.

www.parys.info  056 811 4000

Hadida Creek

The exhilaration of conquering heights and possibly your fears, leaves an ethereal feeling, that lingers and cements in your memory.

Take a day for a fun filled family excursion to Hadida Creek where one can take advantage of a boulder on a climbing wall and feel your body strengthen or take the brave route and abseil down real hard core rocks around the Vredefort Dome. Hadida Creek offers river rafting , sun downer cruises, cheese and wine tasting, quad outride, paintball, climbing wall and high ropes, obstacle course, hot air ballooning, abseiling, fly fishing, horse trails, raft building or volleyball.

Dell Cheetah Center

 They allow you to stroke them, lick your hand and you can take memorable photos with the Cheetahs.

The Dell Cheetah Centre saves Cheetahs from extinction. Situated between Parys and the N1. They will introduce you to the world of Cheetahs, by giving you a brief on the facility, safety precautions and some information on the wild cats, then they allow you to stroke them, the Cheetahs to lick your hand and you can take memorable photos with the Cheetahs. No under 13’s allowed, for safety reasons.

Fishing & Bird watching- Carryblaire

Carryblaire is a AA rated and trusted established. Only available to guests staying at Carryblaire, 3km away from Carryblaire, one can take a game drive and see Giraffe, rhino, buffalo and antelope.

Fly Fishing at Carryblaire is testing on the wits. It is said that the Yellow tail fish here compete with trout in a test on the fisherman skill.

Bird Watching at Carryblaire registered bird more or  sanctuary with less 450 bird species; Goliath herons, paradise fly catchers, spotted eagle owls, cardinal woodpeckers, black breasted prinia and fish eagles

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Shopping

For a great shopping experience, visit M Bezuidenhout Couture; Michael Bezuidenhout won the award for the “Most Classical Designer in SA” in 1998 and 1999, to name but one. This is without a doubt a must see store for the ladies.

Golfing

For the men there is of course a brand new 18-hole championship golf course at Parys Golf and Country Estate that has been redesigned in 2007, they also have water sport and squash facilities. Open all year round. Get connected to the island via a suspension bridge and cause way.
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Experience the surreal feeling of ballooning.

The perfect way to soak in a sunset and share a little romance. All flights are weather permitting.

If you’re not that interested in golf or fashion then let the team at Hot Air Balloon South Africa, suspend you in a colourful Hot Air Balloon. The hot air balloons take between 2-12 passengers, plus the pilot depending on the size of the balloon and will take you 50 minutes to an hour and a half depending on the wind direction, altitudes and treetop heights.

After having that adventure and admiring the view you can go for a nice meal at the Cradle Restaurant.
www.hotairballooningsa.co.za  011 802 4318

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Art Galleries

For the more artistic people there is Art galleries, (Rooi Granaat Gallery, Chris de Beer, Coral Fourie and a few others) as well as Antique Furniture shops (Pines Antiques, Fieterjasies, etc.).
Don’t forget Die Blakermaker, where you can see how a combination of steel and art compliments each other perfectly, which has been around for 15 years.

After a long day of the fine arts you can go and have a family meal at the Oak Creek Spur, because every one loves Spur.

If you are more into healthy eating then you can go to Klein Parys Farm Stall, they have a range of wheat free baked treats and sugar and salt free peanut butter.

For more information visit.

www.dccafrica.co.za  (+27) 82 691 5537

http://www.earthadventures.co.za/
http://www.parys.info/thingstodo.htm
http://www.riverrafting.co.za/
http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsfs/vredefort-dome.htm
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