Johannesburg
South Africa's biggest city and capital of Gauteng province, began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the Mandela House museum. Other Soweto museums that recount the struggle to end segregation include the sombre Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, a former prison complex.
Sun City
Opened in 1979 and situated in the North West province, Sun City is one of the best holiday resort in South Africa. Home to the Valley of Waves and sprawled along the border of the Pilanesberg National Park, Sun City Resort enjoys the fine distinction of being the only surf-and-safari destination within a two-hour drive of landlocked Johannesburg.
Cape Town
This is one of the planet's most breathtaking cities. Table Mountain (UNESCO heritage site) and the Lion's Head provides spectacular panoramic views of the city. Penguins waddle along the golden beaches in False Bay. Cape Point is home to abundant wildlife and diverse botanical wonders like Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. One of Cape Town's top attractions is the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Many visitors come here to shop, dine, and enjoy the many entertainment venues, including Two Ocean's Aquarium. At sunset, nature lovers stake a spot along spectacular Chapman's Peak.
Winelands
Stellenbosch is one of the most picturesque towns in South Africa. A mosaic of farms, old oak trees, and white-washed Cape Dutch dwellings, Stellenbosch is one of the best-preserved towns from the era of the Dutch East India Company. Foodies will love it here. Stellenbosch is home to some of South Africa's best restaurants as well as many sidewalk cafes and Winelands.
Franschhoek A lovely vale in the mountains through which flows one of the tributaries of the Berg River. The name Franschhoek (French glen) was given when the Huguenots settled here in 1688 after leaving France to escape persecution. It Has Huguenot Memorial and Museum and Franschhoek Wine Cellars.
The Garden Route
From Mossel Bay to the Storms River is a necklace of bays, beaches, cliffs and rocky capes strung together along a line of pounding white surf. The 227km of this coastline is the Garden Route, a region of eternal freshness and greenery. The Cango Caves are one of the great wonders of the world found in Oudtshoorn. Within this cave system is a fabulous collection of speleothems all manner of bizarre dripstone formations
Kruger National Park
On 26 March 1898, President Paul Kruger signed a proclamation establishing a sanctuary for wildlife between Sabi & Crocodile Rivers. It was an auspicious day for conservation. The 1st national park in the world has been created by the Americans at Yellowstone in 1872 but the Sabi Game Reserve (the original name of the Kruger National Park) was the first in Africa. In a continent where man and wild animals had been fighting a war of extermination since prehistoric times, this was a man’s first offer of the hand of friendship. The park is situated in northeastern South Africa and is one of Africa’s largest game reserves in the world. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. Hundreds of other mammals make their home here, and diverse bird species such as vultures, eagles and storks.
Waterberg
Located near the majestic Waterberg Mountain Range in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Away from the concrete, streets and bustle of people going to work every day, this region is known for its natural beauty, bushveld savannah and large animal population.
Madikwe Game Reserve
It’s a conservation area in South Africa’s North West Province, bordering Botswana. The reserve’s grassland, forest and rocky Tshwene hills are home to a variety of wildlife such as elephants, lions, leopards and rhinos, plus endangered wild dogs. Hundreds of bird species include ostrich, vultures and the large kori bustard. Animals often gather at the Madikwe Dam to drink at sunset.
