Fodor's Essential South Africa
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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 and Peninsula

Johannesburg

Durban

Kimberly

Stellenbosch

Paarl

Kruger National Park

Little Karoo

Sabi Sands Game Reserve

East London

Knysna

Plettenberg Bay

Franschhoek

Umhlanga

Hermanus

Oudtshoorn

Grahamstown

Port Elizabeth

George

Addo Elephant National Park

Upington

Swellendam

Simon's Town

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Mossel Bay

Clanwilliam

Pilgrim's Rest

Wilderness

Kleinmond

Tulbagh

Springbok

Somerset West (Helderberg)

Kalk Bay

Darling

Langebaan

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Montagu

Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel

Richards Bay

Robertson

Storms River

Augrabies Falls National Park

Bredasdorp

Phinda Private Game Reserve

Paternoster

Pilanesberg Game Reserve

Hazyview

Londolozi Game Reserve

Djuma Private Game Reserve

Worcester

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Table Mountain National Park

Ladysmith

Mthatha

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Greyton

Barkly West

Timbavati Game Reserve

Manyeleti Game Reserve

Kamieskroon

Tsitsikamma

Betty's Bay

Madikwe Game Reserve

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

Sabie

Dundee

Rorke's Drift

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Citrusdal

MalaMala Game Reserve

Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve

McGregor

Kommetjie

uMkhuze KZN Park

White River

Thanda Private Game Reserve

Coffee Bay

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Cape St Francis

Kuruman

Samara Private Game Reserve

Singita

De Rust

Lion Sands Private Game Reserve

Babanango

Cintsa

Hogsback

Amazulu Private Game Reserve and AmaKhosi Lodge

Oceana Beach and Wildlife Reserve

Alicedale

Ithala Game Reserve

Port Nolloth

Arniston (Waenhuiskrans)

Isandlwana

Exeter Private Game Reserve

Shakaland

Kapama Private Game Reserve

Spioenkop

Bulungula

Garies

Graskop

Griquatown

Thornybush Nature Reserve

Elands Bay

Mbombela (Nelspruit)

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve

Cape Town and Peninsula

Johannesburg

Durban

Kimberly

Stellenbosch

Paarl

Little Karoo

Plettenberg Bay

East London

Knysna

Franschhoek

Umhlanga

Hermanus

Oudtshoorn

Grahamstown

Port Elizabeth

George

Upington

Simon's Town

Mossel Bay

Swellendam

Pilgrim's Rest

Clanwilliam

Tulbagh

Wilderness

Kleinmond

Springbok

Somerset West (Helderberg)

Darling

Kalk Bay

Langebaan

Richards Bay

Storms River

Montagu

Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel

Robertson

Paternoster

Bredasdorp

Hazyview

Ladysmith

Worcester

Kamieskroon

Tsitsikamma

Mthatha

Dundee

Rorke's Drift

Barkly West

Sabie

Betty's Bay

Greyton

White River

Citrusdal

Kommetjie

McGregor

Kuruman

Cintsa

Babanango

Coffee Bay

Cape St Francis

De Rust

Hogsback

Arniston (Waenhuiskrans)

Shakaland

Spioenkop

Port Nolloth

Alicedale

Isandlwana

Garies

Mbombela (Nelspruit)

Graskop

Griquatown

Bulungula

Elands Bay

The Western Cape

The Garden Route and the Little Karoo

The Eastern Cape

Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

Durban and KwaZulu-Natal

The Northern Cape

The Elephant Coast

Cape Peninsula

Zululand and the Battlefields

The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

Noordhoek

The Crags

Dolphin Coast

The Drakensberg

South Coast

Valley of a Thousand Hills

Cape of Good Hope

Kruger National Park

Sabi Sands Game Reserve

Addo Elephant National Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Augrabies Falls National Park

Pilanesberg Game Reserve

Phinda Private Game Reserve

Djuma Private Game Reserve

Londolozi Game Reserve

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Table Mountain National Park

Manyeleti Game Reserve

Madikwe Game Reserve

Timbavati Game Reserve

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

MalaMala Game Reserve

uMkhuze KZN Park

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve

Lion Sands Private Game Reserve

Singita

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Samara Private Game Reserve

Thanda Private Game Reserve

Ithala Game Reserve

Kapama Private Game Reserve

Exeter Private Game Reserve

Oceana Beach and Wildlife Reserve

Amazulu Private Game Reserve and AmaKhosi Lodge

Thornybush Nature Reserve

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve
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