With the tour we did i think alot off the students can agrea with me here, that there was so much we didnt know about this small little town in the waterbergs limpopo.
The name Bela-Bela was first headbad this was during the days of the voortrekkers, it then changed to warmbaths and now know as Bela-Bela.
Briefing:
Befor we left this morning we got a small little briefing on what we will be doing in ttown and why were doing the tour. we coverd basic general information about whats expected of you as a guide before and during tours. We discussed the vichle checks aswell.
General Information:
The general information that we shared was about the planning around a tour with tourist. T he basic discusing things on your road to your destination. You as a guide have to know general information about your country and south-africa. You as a guide are also responsible for keeping to the program that was given to your clients.
Driver:
Our driver today was oom Lukas. Your driver must be booked before hand and given a complete stuckture on what roads and when and where to stop. It's also your responsibility as tour guide to make sure youre driver are well rested and had a well breakfast, lunch and supper.
The drive to Bela-Bela:
we got on the road at about 09;10 on our way to Bela-Bela. In the bus we had a briefing about possible comunnication points between you as guide and your quests. to give a few examples:
- eskom
- telkom
- bushveld
- road safety in s.a
- toll gates
- hiway's
- potholls
and then there is of course the famous waterberg's running from east to west and not from south like other mountains.This has an impack on our climate and weather. Buyskop is also on the road to Bela-Bela on your right hand side, wherea guy named Carl Buys use to live. He wasn't a very good man had alot of bad habbits like stealing. So the locals chached him there where they waited for him to came down but he never did, cause he discovered water and the locals started to be friendly with him. They believed he could make water.
Information centre; 09:35-09:45
The information centre holds all the information you as a tourist need in the waterberg Limpopo area. They are well informed and has everything you need. It is well organised and need inside. The staff are really friendly and very helpfull.
Sondela office; 09:45-09:50
We stopped at the sondela office so that all students can see where about it is and what the building looks like.
GraveYard; 09:50-10:00
This graveyard is for the " voortrekkers" people that passed through here and passed away here.One off the most important ladies that are barried here will be Christina Pretorious. She was sick when they passed through and stayed behind hoping that the warm water will heal her. More over the history Paul Kruger wanted to buy the land then known as Headbad and always failed. The name changed then to warmbathsand now known as Bela-Bela. Also written at the Grave Yard are the "stem" written on 23 of may in 1991.
African Market; 10:05-10:25
Here you will find people all over Africa with small shops making and selling african memory's. The prizes are rather high but at the end worth it. They also sell things made of wood, beads and steel. even animal bones and teeth.
Block House; 10:30-10:40
The block house is build out off sand rocks for more protection. it was build a very long time ago. The soldiers use to be in there armed and ready to protect the railway. You can see the shots that strucked the wall still cleary today. Windows are build really high and closed with steel. Only space for the weapon was open.
Silo's; 10:40-10:47
The Silo's are owen by the NTK(noord transvaal korperasie). There is 7Big Silo's and 5smaller silo's. the Silo's are full of grain, mielies ect.
Township; 10:50-11:00
In a township you have to earn respect as a white tourist. Hawkers everywhere to find next to the road selling from veggies, fruit and food. It's cleaner in the Township than in town. There a tight comunity with small houses that love to sociale. There's about 3 to5 primary schools and 3 high schools. Streets are really small. One of the Bela-Bela meyers houses are in the township. There's one big paved road the rest are gravel. There's over 15 churches.
Information centre; 09:35-09:45
The information centre holds all the information you as a tourist need in the waterberg Limpopo area. They are well informed and has everything you need. It is well organised and need inside. The staff are really friendly and very helpfull.
Sondela office; 09:45-09:50
We stopped at the sondela office so that all students can see where about it is and what the building looks like.
GraveYard; 09:50-10:00
This graveyard is for the " voortrekkers" people that passed through here and passed away here.One off the most important ladies that are barried here will be Christina Pretorious. She was sick when they passed through and stayed behind hoping that the warm water will heal her. More over the history Paul Kruger wanted to buy the land then known as Headbad and always failed. The name changed then to warmbathsand now known as Bela-Bela. Also written at the Grave Yard are the "stem" written on 23 of may in 1991.
African Market; 10:05-10:25
Here you will find people all over Africa with small shops making and selling african memory's. The prizes are rather high but at the end worth it. They also sell things made of wood, beads and steel. even animal bones and teeth.
Block House; 10:30-10:40
The block house is build out off sand rocks for more protection. it was build a very long time ago. The soldiers use to be in there armed and ready to protect the railway. You can see the shots that strucked the wall still cleary today. Windows are build really high and closed with steel. Only space for the weapon was open.
Silo's; 10:40-10:47
The Silo's are owen by the NTK(noord transvaal korperasie). There is 7Big Silo's and 5smaller silo's. the Silo's are full of grain, mielies ect.
Township; 10:50-11:00
In a township you have to earn respect as a white tourist. Hawkers everywhere to find next to the road selling from veggies, fruit and food. It's cleaner in the Township than in town. There a tight comunity with small houses that love to sociale. There's about 3 to5 primary schools and 3 high schools. Streets are really small. One of the Bela-Bela meyers houses are in the township. There's one big paved road the rest are gravel. There's over 15 churches.
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