South Africa is one of the continent鈥檚 most varied countries, and choosing which places to visit on your trip can be daunting. There are the cities to consider: unmistakable Cape Town, overlooked by its constant companion Table Mountain; and up-and-coming Johannesburg, which has become a hotspot for art galleries and bohemian markets. Big Five safari destinations include Kruger, one of Africa鈥檚 oldest and largest national parks, while further days can be spent exploring the history of the Battlefields, chinking glasses in the Winelands or strolling the wild shores of Plettenberg Bay.
Our South Africa specialists can help you decide on the best places to go according to your interests.
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Popular places to visit in South Africa
Featuring heavily on our itinerary ideas for visiting South Africa, these places are destinations that we know prove consistently popular with our travelers. How you choose to include them in your trip can be tailored into a route that best suits your preferences.
South Africa places A-Z
- Addo Elephant National Park The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- Amakhala Game Reserve The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- The Battlefields
- Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve The Escarpment
- Calitzdorp The Klein Karoo
- The Cango Caves & Swartberg Pass The Klein Karoo
- The Cape Peninsula
- Cape Town
- The Cederberg Mountains
- Coffee Bay
- Constantia
- De Hoop Nature Reserve The Overberg
- De Kelders
- The Drakensberg
- Durban
- East London
- The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- The Elephant Coast
- The Escarpment
- Eswatini
- Franschhoek The Winelands
- Greater Makalali Game Reserve Kruger National Park
- Hazyview The Escarpment
- Hermanus
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Johannesburg
- The Kalahari
- Kapama Private Game Reserve Kruger National Park
- The Klein Karoo
- Knysna
- Kruger National Park
- Kwandwe Private Game Reserve The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- Lake St Lucia The Elephant Coast
- Langebaan
- Lesotho
- The Madikwe Game Reserve
- The Midlands
- Montagu
- Namaqualand
- Oudtshoorn & Surrounds The Klein Karoo
- The Overberg
- Paarl The Winelands
- Paternoster
- Phinda Private Game Reserve
- The Pilanesberg National Park
- Plettenberg Bay
- Port Elizabeth
- Port St Johns
- Pumba Private Game Reserve The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- Sabi Sands Game Reserve Kruger National Park
- Sanbona Game Reserve
- Shamwari Private Game Reserve The Eastern Cape Game Areas
- The South Coast
- Southern & Central Sectors Kruger National Park Kruger National Park
- Spioenkop
- Stellenbosch The Winelands
- Swellendam The Overberg
- Thanda Safari Private Game Reserve
- Thornybush Reserve Kruger National Park
- Timbavati Game Reserve Kruger National Park
- Tsitsikamma Forest
- Umhlanga Rocks
- The Waterberg
- The Whale Coast
- Wilderness
- The Winelands