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Shelley Phillips Africa Travel Specialist

"It’s so hard to choose just a couple of places in South Africa, but for me beach time at Plettenberg Bay and a safari in Sabi Sand top my list."

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Places To Go In South Africa

Kruger Park Area

The Kruger Park area encompasses part of two South African provinces, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. To the south is the tiny independent kingdom of Swaziland. It’s an area of mountains, panoramic passes, valleys, rivers, waterfalls and forests.This is Big Game country, the setting for dozens...

Kruger National Park

Kruger Park was established in 1898 and is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It extends...

Sabi Sand

Sabi Sand is South Africa’s premier ‘Big Five’ game reserve. It is the place to...

The Lowveld

Blyde River Canyon, Bourkes Luck Potholes, The Three Rondavels, Mac Mac Falls, Long Tom Pass,...

Timbavati

Timbavati Game Reserve in Limpopo province, north of the Sabi Sand, was formed 50 years ago when...

Malaria Free Safari

South Africa is lucky enough to have reserves that are non- Malarial. That means that you can safely go on holiday without having to worry about Malaria. Non Malarial areas include the Northern, Eastern and Western Cape, the North West Province - Madikwe and Pilanesburg. These areas are easily...

Eastern Cape Safari

Big game, once driven out by settler farmers, has returned to the east of South Africa providing...

Madikwe

Madikwe is a malaria free safari park close to South Africa’s border with Botswana,...

Waterberg

The beautiful Waterberg mountains and Welgevonden Game Reserve are just three hours drive north of...

Cape Town

With Table Mountain at its heart and ocean all around, Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Wherever you are, the rugged beauty of the mountain dominates the landscape. There is so much to do on a Cape Town holiday - Cape Town has five of the most visited tourist...

The Garden Route

Listed by many as one of the worlds best drives, a luxury holiday to South Africa's Garden Route takes you to points from George through to Port Elizabeth and we recommend a 3 or 4 day road trip, which should provide you with a superb few days. The mountains sweep down to the Indian Ocean...

Knysna

Located on a tidal lagoon, Knysna (the ‘k’ is silent) is now one of the main hubs of...

Oudtshoorn

There are many reasons to overnight in Oudtshoorn. If you are travelling along Route 62, the scenic...

Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay, or ‘Plett’ as it is known, at the centre of the Garden Route, is South...

Tsitsikamma

East of Plettenberg Bay, you enter the indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest, a wonderland of giant...

Whales & Winelands

The scenic landscapes of the Winelands are a short drive from Cape Town. They can be explored on a day out, taking lunch at one of the famous wine estates; but many people prefer to savour the experience and prolong their stay. Alternatively, drive about 90 minutes to the east of Cape...

Constantia

Franschhoek

Franschhoek is a village in valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with vineyards down...

Montagu & Swellendam

Montagu and Swellendam are historic towns to the east of the winelands in an area known as the...

Paarl

As a village, Paarl is the least picturesque of the three. Occupying an important trade route...

Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch looks like a perfect replica of a 17th century Cape Dutch town, but in fact it’s...

The Whale Route

The small fishing village of Hermanus, two hours east of Cape Town, is one of the most accessible...

Eastern Cape

Beyond the Garden Route is the Eastern Cape, South Africa’s second-largest province. Vast white beaches, immense sand dunes, majestic mountains, forests, rolling pastures, river gorges, game reserves, peaceful country towns, cathedral cities, charming seaside resorts, universities, Xhosa...

Johannesburg

No city has confounded its critics and doom sayers more than Johannesburg. After years of stagnation, the city centre is now a focus for urban regeneration and is experiencing something of a property boom as abandoned warehouses are converted for loft-style living.The main tourist centre is the...

Swaziland

Travelling south from Kruger to Kwazulu Natal you pass through scenic Swaziland, a tiny, landlocked kingdom surrounded by mountains, and on three sides by South Africa. To drive through takes about eight hours. We recommend a night or two to take in the arts and crafts of the Swazi people, and for...

KwaZulu Natal

Few regions of the world can match the extraordinary beauty and diversity of this province of South Africa. From the Drakensberg mountains, to the unspoiled Indian Ocean beaches, from coral reefs to golf courses, from craft shops to spice markets, rhinos to whales, battlefields to beaches, KwaZulu...

Drakensberg & Midlands

This beautiful area of KwaZulu Natal has been a favourite holiday destination for South Africans...

Durban Coast

Durban, South Africa’s third city, is a lively place that has much to commend it to the...

Greater St Lucia

In the 1990s a plan to strip mine the coastal sand dunes for titanium was finally laid to rest....

Kwazulu Natal Safari

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park is South Africa’s oldest wildlife reserve and the jewel in KwaZulu...

Maputaland

Maputaland, in the north-eastern corner of KwaZulu Natal, is an unspoiled, authentic South African...

Zululand & the Battlefields

The road from Empangeni on the coast up into the hills is very beautiful. It winds through sugar...

Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is South Africa’s most western semi desert area bordering Namibia and Botswana. When driving south-west from Johannesburg, the Northern Cape starts once you reach Kuruman. This is home of the The Eye – the biggest natural fountain in the southern hemisphere. This area...