This is a large, fascinating country of contrast – from arid desserts to lush forests – from cosmopolitan Cape Town to wild Safaris, South Africa has a bit of everything. Don’t miss the stellar wine regions near Cape Town or learning about its interesting history.
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Eat & Drink
Epice
Recently voted the best restaurant in all of Africa, this wonderful restaurant in Franschh…
Franschhoek Restaurant Recommendations
For a tiny little village Franschhoek definitely punches above its weight - with some of t…
Cape Town Restaurant Recommendations
Cape Town has the best restaurants in South Africa. Here are some suggestions: Camps Ba…
See
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
A must see in Cape Town, the Table Mountain cablecar whisks you up to spectacular cable mo…
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
The spectacular UNESCO world heritage Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens are enormous (1300 a…
Boulders Beach
Yes, there are wild penguins in South Africa. Take a very scenic drive from Cape Town to g…
Robben Island Museum
Reserve tickets for Robben Island, a UNESCO world heritage sight, in advance. It is about …
Stay
Jaci’s Tree Lodge
In far northern South Africa near the Botswana border is the enormous private game reserve…
Simbavati Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge
True 5 star luxury, this lodge is set in the beautiful Cederberg mountains. The rooms are …
South Beach Camps Bay Boutique Hotel
This is a lovely property. We had a private pool, enormous room with kitchen in beautiful …
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve / Great Fish Lodge
This is the ultimate in luxury Safari lodging. Set in the private 55000 acre game reserve …
St James of Knysna
Fantastic hotel located right on Kynsna lagoon with huge comfortable rooms, great views
Avondrood Guest House Franschhoek
Nice guys house with nice yard, friendly hosts in a great location - walking distance to w…
Hacklewood Hill Country House
Victorian mansion converted to a guest house. Excellent dinner here and nice garden
Castello Di Monte
This hotel is in a pretty neighborhood overlooking Pretoria. Excellent dinner as well. …