Fodor's Essential South Africa: with the Best Safari Destinations and Wine Regions
Whether you want to explore the Winelands, visit Kruger National Park, or climb Table...
Everything about Africa that stirs the imagination is concentrated in its southernmost country. Lions freely roam vast game reserves such as Kruger National Park, vineyards stretch across the Cape Winelands, and mountains cascade into the sea along miles of beaches. In addition to dream safaris and romantic honeymoons, South Africa offers modern cities with thriving arts and dining scenes. South Africans are welcoming, and the country’s emergence from a turbulent past provides a dramatic history lesson and the promise of something new every time you visit.
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Cape Town

The Western Cape and Winelands

Johannesburg

Durban and KwaZulu-Natal

The Garden Route and the Little Karoo

The Eastern Cape

Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

The Northern Cape

Durban

Cape Peninsula

Kimberly

Stellenbosch

Paarl

Plettenberg Bay

Sabi Sands

East London

Kruger National Park

Franschhoek

Knysna

Hermanus

Umhlanga

The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

The Elephant Coast

Oudtshoorn

Zululand and the Battlefields

Grahamstown

George

Upington

Simon's Town

Addo Elephant National Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Swellendam

Mossel Bay

Pilgrim's Rest

Wilderness

Clanwilliam

Tulbagh

Springbok

Kleinmond

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Darling

Langebaan

Kalk Bay

Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel

Storms River

Little Karoo

Augrabies Falls National Park

Robertson

The Drakensberg

Somerset West

Noordhoek

Montagu

Port Elizabeth

Richards Bay

Paternoster

Bredasdorp

Madikwe Game Reserve

Pilanesberg Game Reserve

Table Mountain National Park

Phinda Private Game Reserve

Sabie

Londolozi Game Reserve

Dundee

Ladysmith

Worcester

The Crags

Kamieskroon

MalaMala Game Reserve

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

Barkly West

Djuma Private Game Reserve

Betty's Bay

Greyton

Rorke's Drift

Dolphin Coast

Mthatha

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Hogsback

Timbavati Game Reserve

Hazyview

Tsitsikamma

Manyeleti Game Reserve

White River

Cape St Francis

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Coffee Bay

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Kommetjie

Citrusdal

McGregor

Valley of a Thousand Hills

South Coast

Graskop

De Rust

Singita

Babanango

Cintsa

Kuruman

Thanda Private Game Reserve

Lion Sands Private Game Reserve

Samara Private Game Reserve

Arniston (Waenhuiskrans)

Alicedale

Port Nolloth

Isandlwana

Kapama Private Game Reserve

Oceana Beach and Wildlife Reserve

Shakaland

Ithala Game Reserve

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Amazulu Private Game Reserve and AmaKhosi Lodge

Spioenkop

Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve

uMkhuze KZN Park

Cape of Good Hope

Garies

Thornybush Nature Reserve

Mbombela (Nelspruit)

Griquatown

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve

Elands Bay

Bulungula

Exeter Private Game Reserve

Cape Town

Johannesburg

Durban

Kimberly

Stellenbosch

Paarl

Plettenberg Bay

East London

Franschhoek

Knysna

Hermanus

Umhlanga

Oudtshoorn

Grahamstown

George

Upington

Simon's Town

Swellendam

Mossel Bay

Wilderness

Pilgrim's Rest

Gqeberha

Clanwilliam

Tulbagh

Springbok

Kleinmond

Kalk Bay

Langebaan

Darling

Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel

Robertson

Little Karoo

Somerset West

Storms River

Montagu

Port Elizabeth

Richards Bay

Paternoster

Bredasdorp

Ladysmith

Dundee

Worcester

Sabie

Tsitsikamma

Hogsback

Betty's Bay

Greyton

Graaff-Reinet

Barkly West

Mthatha

Hazyview

Rorke's Drift

Kamieskroon

White River

Cape St Francis

Kommetjie

Citrusdal

Coffee Bay

McGregor

Graskop

De Rust

Babanango

Cintsa

Kuruman

Bot River

Port Nolloth

Arniston (Waenhuiskrans)

Isandlwana

Spioenkop

Shakaland

Nieu Bethesda

Alicedale

Griquatown

Elands Bay

Gordon's Bay

Bulungula

Garies

Mbombela (Nelspruit)

The Western Cape and Winelands

Durban and KwaZulu-Natal

The Garden Route and the Little Karoo

The Eastern Cape

Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

The Northern Cape

Cape Peninsula

The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

Zululand and the Battlefields

The Elephant Coast

The Drakensberg

Noordhoek

The Crags

Dolphin Coast

South Coast

Valley of a Thousand Hills

Cape of Good Hope

Sabi Sands

Kruger National Park

Addo Elephant National Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Augrabies Falls National Park

Madikwe Game Reserve

Phinda Private Game Reserve

Pilanesberg Game Reserve

Table Mountain National Park

Londolozi Game Reserve

Timbavati Game Reserve

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

MalaMala Game Reserve

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Manyeleti Game Reserve

Djuma Private Game Reserve

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Lion Sands Private Game Reserve

Thanda Private Game Reserve

Samara Private Game Reserve

Singita

Kapama Private Game Reserve

uMkhuze KZN Park

Amazulu Private Game Reserve and AmaKhosi Lodge

Ithala Game Reserve

Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve

Oceana Beach and Wildlife Reserve

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Manyoni Private Game Reserve

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve

Dulini Private Game Reserve

Thornybush Nature Reserve

Zimanga Private Game Reserve

Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve

Exeter Private Game Reserve
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Johannesburg
- City Center
- Cradle of Humankind
- Johannesburg's Northern Suburbs
- Madikwe Game Reserve
- Melrose and Illovo
- Melville and Emmarentia
- Near OR Tambo International Airport
- Oaklands
- Parkhurst and Parktown North
- Parktown, Parkview, Saxonwold, and Westcliff
- Pilanesberg Game Reserve
- Pretoria
- Rosebank and Houghton
- Sandton
- Soweto and the South
- Sun City
- The Magaliesberg
Durban and KwaZulu-Natal
- Dolphin Coast
- Dundee
- Durban
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
- Ithala Game Reserve
- Ladysmith
- Manyoni Private Game Reserve
- Phinda Private Game Reserve
- Rorke's Drift
- South Coast
- Spioenkop
- Thanda Private Game Reserve
- The Drakensberg
- The Elephant Coast
- The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
- Umhlanga
- Valley of a Thousand Hills
- Zimanga Private Game Reserve
- Zululand and the Battlefields
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park
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