If you have ever wanted to get acquainted with and live the South African dream, this is the best time to make your move as the festivals such as Prickly Pear Festival are just around the corner. This is your chance to explore those fat egg purple fruits and be the first out of your friends to taste them.
It is a day when everyone at South Africa celebrates their traditional food and encourages all its visitors and newbies to get a taste of the scrumptious food as well. Book your cheap tickets to South Africa now and be the first to try out their homemade jams, pancakes, potjiekos, homemade pudding and several other dishes. It’s time to rejoice and get a taste of some traditional chutneys and sample jams that you have never tried before. With the star of the show being the prickly pears, there will be so much happening at the festival that one will not experience a single dull moment neither would the festival let anyone’s stomach churn or go hungry!
There are no fixed timings of the festival so one can enjoy the delicious food items round the clock and dwell in their delightful delicacy. The festival takes place every year at the CuylerHofstede farm which is located near Uitenhage in Easten Cape Town in the Nelson Mandela’s Bay.
It is one of the must experience festivals that take place in South Africa. As it takes place in the late February or early weeks of March which is just around the corner hence we are offering some exclusive cheap deals just for this festival. Hop on to the next flight out to Uitenhage in Eastern Cape Town and be prepared to be blown away by the lip-smacking food and pleasurable entertainment. Here is a list of what you can expect to see and do at this year’s Prickly Pear Festival 2013.
16 Tons of Bristling Fruit
This event is practically known as a prickly pageant as tons of fruit is tasted and celebrated. This is a day devoted to this particular fruit which was not always that valued but now is being made into jams and chutneys for everyone to enjoy and savor its flavor. The 16 tons of prickly pears are put to good use as they are processed into preserves, prickly pear syrup, pickles, sweets, chutneys and several others including bread!
Relish on the variety of traditional food items which will be provided at the festival including ginger beer, boereworsrolls, sosaties, spit-roasted meat and several other items which will be revealed at the festival. So book your cheap airfares now and revel in the joys of the prickly pear season which is truly a blessing!
Fun Family Festival
Aren’t we all looking for a fun family festival on which we can take the whole family? The prickly pear festival offers you just that and so much more as there are a variety of entertainment facilities not only for adults but for the children as well.
The festival attracts most of its attendance not only because of the delicious jams but also because of the entertainment that it provides. Starting from the traditional entertainers which are more commonly known as the national artists perform with their local groups to the kids entertainment such as go-karts, Ferris wheel, mini motorbikes, jumping castles and a seven meter high slide. However this is not only limited for the children as the adults are free to enjoy these fun rides as well.
Craft Stalls
South Africa is famous for its crafts and the festival has over hundred stalls of these precious delicacies. With stalls being brought from all over the country, it offers a variety of ceramics, toys, art, clothing and several other items which are just to die for. Make sure you take back a little bit of South Africa’s unique culture along with you.
