South Africa Travel Desk, Accommodation & Travel in South Africa
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Top Attractions in South Africa
  

South Africa Mpumalanga Province

Northern Cape Province

Free State

Limpopo Province

KwaZulu-Natal Province

Western Cape Province  
Gauteng Province

Eastern Cape Province

North West Province  
     
 SOUTH AFRICA


V&A Waterfront  Table Mountain  Knysna Train
    
Camps Bay  South African Gold Course  Game Parks

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Cape Town, Western Cape
Table Mountain                                                  Cape Town, Western Cape
Cape Point, (Cape of Good Hope N.R)       Cape Town, Western Cape
Robben Island                                                    Cape Town, Western Cape
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Cape Town, Western Cape
The Wine Route Stellenbosch, Paarl, Boland, Western Cape

Huguenot Monument

Franschhoek, Western Cape

Afrikaans Language Monument               Paarl, Western Cape
Cederberg Mountains & Bushman Paintings         West Coast, Western Cape
Whale Watching Capital                                     Hermanus, Western Cape
The Garden Route   Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
Cango Caves & Cango Wildlife Ranch                  Oudtshoorn, Karoo, Western Cape
Ostrich Farms                                                   Oudtshoorn, Karoo, Western Cape
Dias Museum & Old Post Office Tree                   Mossel Bay, Western Cape
Featherbed Nature Reserve                                 Knysna, Western Cape
Knysna Oyster Company                                    Knysna, Western Cape
Tsitsikamma National Park                                 Tsitsikamma, Western Cape

Highest Bungy Jump Bridge in Africa, 216m        Bloukrans Bridge

Tsitsikamma, Western Cape

Eastern Cape Beaches                                      

Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape National Park                                Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth                                                   

Eastern Cape
Addo National Elephant Park                              Eastern Cape
Namaqualand Wild Flower Routes and Parks       Northern Cape
Augrabies Falls National Park                             Northern Cape
Drakensberg Resorts                                          KwaZulu - Natal
Shakaland Cultural Village                                  Eshowe, KwaZulu - Natal
KwaZulu - Natal Game Parks                              Northern Natal  
Durban Beach Front                                           Durban City
uShaka World Aquarium                                     Durban City
Gold Reef City                                                   Johannesburg
Voortrekkers Monument                                     Pretoria, Gauteng

Soweto                                                            

Gauteng (only by guided tour)

Kruger National Park                                         

Mpumalanga / Limpopo Province
Mpumalanga Private Game Reserve                     Mpumalanga

Pilgrim’s Rest Historical Village                          

Mpumalanga Escarpment
Blyde River Canyon                                            Mpumalanga Escarpment 
Marakele National Park                                      Northern Province 

Sun City Resort and Pilanesberg National Park   

North West Province


 

 LIMPOPO PROVINCE


Baobab Trees  Kruger National Park  Makapan Caves
 
Limpopo River  Tropical Fruit Orchards  Marakele National Park

4 x 4 Trails, The Ivory Trail
Baobab Trees, north of the Soutpansberge
Bakone Malapa Museum & Cultural Village, near Polokwane
Bela Bela, hot spring resorts and private game reserves
Fundudzi Sacred Lake, Venda region

Kruger National Park, eastern border

Limpopo River, northern border

Magoebaskloof resorts, near Tzaneen
Makapan Caves, Mokopane

Mapungubwe Ruins, Vhembe Dongola Nature Reserve, far north

Marakele National Park, near Thabazimbi
Modjadji Palms and Cycad Forest, Valley of the Rain Queen
Polokwane, provincial capital
Tea Estates, Venda

Thulamela Archaeological site, northern sector, Kruger National Park

Tropical Fruit Orchards, Tzaneen and Levubu Valley

Tropic of Capricorn, N1 near Banderlierskop

Venda Cultural Village and Art, Musina
Waterberf Biosphere, Lephalale


 

 GAUTENG PROVINCE


Gold Reef City  Nelson Mandela  Magalies Meander Art Route

Soweto Tours  Pretoria  Tswaing Crater
 

Church Square, central Pretoria

Gold Mining History, Johannesburg
Gold Reef City, theme park, Johannesburg
Jazz Venues, all areas
Magalies Meander, Art Route, Magaliesberg
Market Theatre/Museum Afrika Complex, theatres and art galleries – excellent ethnographic displays.
Melrose House Museum, Pretoria
Military Museun, Saxonworld
National Art Gallery, Pretoria
National Botanical Gardens, Pretoria, Johannesburg (Roodepoort)
Natural History Museum, Pretoria

Planetarium, University Witwatersrand

Pretoria, administrative capital of South Africa, monuments and architecture
Smuts House, Irene, Pretoria
Soweto Tours, Soweto
Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind, World Heritage Site
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, southern Gauteng
Tswaing Crater, Winterveld, Pretoria North
Vaal Dam and resorts

Zoo’s Johannesburg and Pretoria


 

 MPUMALANGA PROVINCE


Lowveld Private Game Reserves  God’s Window  Barberton
 
Nelspruit Botanical Gardens  Lone Creek Falls  Ndebele Traditional Village
 

Abel Erasmus Pass, Panorama route

Barberton, Historic mining town
Berlin Falls, north of Graskop
Blyde River Canyon, Graskop
Botshabelo Mission and Traditional Village, Middelburg
Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Graskop
Bulembu Pass, Barberton
Lake District, Chrissiesmeer
Dullstroom Trout Triangle, Mpumalange Highlands
God’s Window, north of Graskop
Kruger National Park Lisbon Falls, north of Graskop
Lone Creek Falls, Sabie River valley
Long TOM Pass, Sabie to Lydenburg
Loopspruit Winery, north of Pretoria
Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Middelburg
Lydenburg Museum, Lydenburg
Mac Mac Falls, Panorama route, Graskop
Matsulu Cultural Village, Nelspruit
Ndebele Traditional Village, Loopspruit, north east of Pretoria
Nelspruit Botanical Gardens, Nelspruit
Nelspruit Enviro Park, Nelspruit
Nyabela Monument and Mapoch Caves, near Roossenekal
Pilgrim’s Rest, historic mining village
Private Game Reserves, Lowveld
Sabie Forestry Museum, Sabie
Songimvelo Nature Reserve, Barberton
Sudwala Caves, of N4, west of Nelspruit
The Pinnacle, north of Graskop
Wakkerstroom, southern grasslands


 

 KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE


KwaZulu Natal Coastal Resorts & Beaches  Trout Fishing  Midlands Meander
 
St Lucia Wetlands  KwaZulu Natal Sharks Board  Zulu War Battlesites
 

Anglo-Boer War Battlesites, Midlands region near Ladysmith, Dundee & Colenso

Coastal Resorts & Beaches, Port Edward in the south to Sodwana Bay in the north
Durban Beachfront
Durban International Convention Centre
Historical Museum, Durban
KwaZulu Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga
Midlands Meander, art/crafts route
Northern KZN Game Reserve
Oribi Gorge, south coast
Pietermaritzburg, provincial capital
Trout Fishing, Midlands & Drakensberg
Ushaka Aquarium, Durban
Sodwana Bay, diving & water sports, far north coast
St Lucia Wetlands, World Heritage Site
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, hiking trails & resorts, World Heritage Mountain Park
Umgeni Bird Park, Durban
Zulu War & Anglo Boer War Museum, Dundee
Zulu War Battlesites, Dundee, Isandlwana, Roke’s Drift, Ulundi


 

 EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE


Addo Elephant National Park  Amatola Mountains  Hole in the Wall
 
Jeffrey’s Bay  Mountain Zebra National Park  Tsitsikama National Park
 

Addo Elephant National Park, north of Port Elizabeth

Amatola Mountains, Hogsback resorts, north of East London
Annual Arts Festival (July) Grahamstown
Baviaanskloof Wilderness area
Beaches and Resorts, all coastal areas
Coastal Hiking Trails, all coastal areas

Cultural Xhosa Attractions, all areas

Historic Towns and Villages, Grahamstown, Cradock, Graaff-Reinet, Lady Grey and Somerset East
Hole in the Wall, Wild Coast

Jeffrey’s Bay, surfing mecca of South Africa, west of Port Elizabeth off the N2

Karoo, arid semi dessert
Mountain Zebra National Park, near Cradock, Karoo
Private Game Reserves, central regions from Port Elizabeth
Seaquarium, Port Elizabeth
Tsitsikama National Park, off the N12, east of Plettenberg Bay
The Wild Coast, north east of east London
Valley of Desolation, Graaff-Reinet area


 

 NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE


Augrabies Falls National Park    
 
Skilpad Wild Flower National Park  Richtersveld National Park  
 

4 x 4 Trails, all areas especially the Kalahari trail, Witsand and Kgalagadi

Angling Vaal and Orange Rivers
Augrabies Falls National Park, north west of Upington
Caves, Boesmansgat, Wonderwerk, Kogelbeengrot
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, far north, Botswanaborder
Kimberley, provincial capital, Anglo Boer War and diamond mining history, Big Hole
Missionary Routes, Griekwastad, Upington, Pella and Kuruman, central region
Namaqualand Flower Route, western seaboard
Orange River Wine Route, Douglas, Upington, Kakamas
Richtersveld National Park, far north-west
Riemvasmaak, north of Kakamas

Skilpad Wild Flower National Park, Namaqualand

SA Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland
Sishen, open iron ore mine, Kathu (by appointment only)
Tswala Private Desert Reserve, north of Kathu
White Water Rafting, on the Vaal and Orange Rivers

Witsand Nature Reserve, central region.


 

 WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE


Cape Point  Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens  Hermanus Whale Watching
 
Huguenot Memorial Franschhoek  Ostrich Farms Oudtshoorn  Wine Route in Stellenbosch, Paarl and the Boland
 

Canal Walk / Century City, shopping and entertainment centre

Cape Peninsula, scenic drives
Cape Point, Cape Peninsula
Cape Town Aquarium, Cape Town
Cape Town Art Gallery, Cape Town central
Cape Town Waterfront, foreshore
Cederberg Mountains, Clanwilliam
Garden Route, east to Port Elizabeth
Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Constantia
Groot Karoo and Klein Karoo
Hermanus, Whale Watching
Hout Bay, Cape Peninsula
Huguenot Memorial, Franschhoek
Kalk Bay fishing village, False Bay
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Constantia
Knysna, Garden Route
Namaqualand Flower Route, west coast
Otter Trail, Storms River off N2
Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn
Ostrich Farms, Oudtshoorn
Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route
Ratanga Junction, theme park
Robben Island, Cape Town
Simons Town Naval Base, False Bay
Table Mountain, Cape Town
Tsitsikamma Forest, Garden Route
Wine Route, Stellenbosch, Paarl and the Boland


 

 NORTH WEST PROVINCE


Borakalalo National Park  Vaalkom Dam  Lesedi Cultural Village
 
Sun City and the Palace of the Lost City  Molopo Game Reserve  De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre
 

Agritourism, cattle ranching, maize and sunflower farming, Vryburg

Anglo Boer War Sites, all regions
Baberspan Bird Santuary, Delareyville
Bloemhof Dam and Nature Reserve
Borakalalo National Park, north of  Brits
Botsalano Game Reserve, Mafikeng
De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre, Brits- weekend tours only
Gold Mining, Potchefstroom, Stilfontein
Hartbeespoort Dam and Craft Market
Heritage Route, Hartebeespoort Dam to Pilanesberg via Rustenburg
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve, Rustenburg
Lesedi Cultural Village, Hartebeespoort
Lotlamoreng Cultural Reserve, Mafikeng
Madikwe Game Reserve, far north

Mafikeng, provincial capital

Mafikeng Game Reserve, Mafikeng
Molopo Game Reserve, far west
Pilanesberg National Park, eastern region
Platinum Mines, Rustenburg region
SA Lombard Nature Reserve, Bloemhof
Sun City and the Palace of the Lost City
Taung Skull and Blue Pools Site, Buxton Quarry, Taung
Treasure Route, along the N12
Tswaing Crater, Winterveld, north Pretoria
Vaalkom Dam, North of Brits


 

 FREE STATE


Basotho Cultural Village  Trout Fishing in Eastern Highlands  Hiking Trails in Eastern Highlands
 
Mountain Biking  River Rafting  San Rock Art Sites
 

Angling, Vaal Caledon and Orange rivers

Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
Anglo Boer War Battlefield, particularly in the western regions
Basotho Cultural Village, Eastern Highlands

Bloemfontein, provincial capital “The City of Roses”

Historic Eastern Free State Towns and Villages, eastern highlands
Gariep Dam, Bethulie
Golden Gate National Park, Eastern Highlands
Hiking Trails, Eastern Highlands
Natal uKhahlamba Park, Free  State side
Phuthatijaba, Witsieshoek Pass
Mountain Biking, all areas
Phakisa International Speedway, motor racing, Welkom
River Rafting, Caledon, Vaal and Orange Rivers
San Rock Art Sites, Eastern Highlands
Trout Fishing, Eastern Highlands
Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve, Sand River
Woman’s Monument, Bloemfontein War Museum, Bloemfontein


 

 
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