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Nearly half of all tourist accommodation in the Western Cape has been booked for the Soccer World Cup.

Quoting research by the province’s destination marketing organisation, Cape Town Routes Unlimited, a report on Wednesday said hotels received the most bookings.

By the end of March, 46 percent of Cape Town hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfast establishments and self-catering accommodation had been booked for June when the world soccer tournament takes place.

This is compared to 38 percent for the same period last year and 57 percent in 2008.

Outside Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, followed by the Garden Route and the Klein Karoo, were the most popular destinations.

Source: IOL (http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=2871&art_id=nw20100519082925983C278736)

In this new day and age of technology, Tekstreme are keeping up with the rest. We find ourselves in era where a mobile phone is not just a mobile phone, it reflects your personality, your status, your credibility and much much more (or so they say!!) You can now download for free the latest Tekstreme designs for your mobile. Keep Tekstreme with you where ever you go.

Click on the following link to take you directly to the web site page where you can save the images and then upload them to your phone. It is that simple even I managed to do it!!

http://www.tekstremediving.com/free.php

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April is a month to celebrate at Emperor Divers Sharm as summer finally arrives. Each year from April to September we are sometimes lucky enough to have the company of manta rays on our dives (orManta birostris, as Emperor instructor Pete Walsh would say!) All this month there have been numerous manta ray sightings by Emperor guests up and down the coastline. No longer is ‘Ras Mohammed’ or ‘Tiran’ the most popular choice, the ‘local’ dive sites are the place to be!

Manta rays, easily distinguished by their large mandibles, are the biggest winged creatures that inhabit the oceans. The largest known specimen measured more than 7.6 metres across with a weight of about 2,300 kilos. But here in Sharm a smaller, yet still impressive 3-4 metres is more common. Mantas feed mainly on plankton filtered from the water passing through their gills as they swim. Incidentally their top speed is only 7 miles per hour and for those of you that have had the chance to dive with them before, you’ll know it seems like they are going much faster.

Scuba diving with a manta ray is an amazing experience, often ended with a cheer of delight from the dive group upon reaching the surface. They are quite curious animals and they are often known to approach scuba divers, either enjoying the interaction and playing with our bubbles or simply wanting to see what is happening. These magnificent creatures are also frequently seen feeding near or at the surface so those snorkelling also might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse.

When diving with manta rays it is very important to remember that they are wild animals and should be observed only. The less action a scuba diver takes to scare a manta ray, such as chasing it to get a better look or to get that perfect picture, the more likely it is that the manta ray will hang around giving an unforgettable experience. Happy manta ray spotting this summer in Sharm!

Source: Emperor Divers (http://www.emperordivers.com/news/2010-04-2.php)

Tourists are now able to admire crocodiles through the bars of a cage at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape.

The unique experience of being lowered into a heated pool inhabited by five 4-metre crocodiles is intended to educate visitors about the crocodiles, all captive-bred animals that are used to human activity.

The ranch believes it can aid conservation by offering the attraction. It says that of the 22 species alive today, 17 of them are near extinction.

Source: The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7103184.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093)

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