Ultimate Guide to Travel in South Africa

WHY TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA?

Thinking of travelling internationally but have no idea where? Why not South Africa… With plenty of sunshine, mountains, sea and rivers, SA has the perfect weather for outdoors activities like hiking to the top of Table Mountain, horse riding in the Drakensberg, watching whales in Hermanus, paragliding over Cape Town’s beaches, taking Safari walks in the Kruger, cycling through the Cape Winelands and exploring the forest canopy.

South Africa is one of the very few places in the World where you’re able to see all of the Big 5 in one day with the world’s finest Big 5 safari destinations such as Kruger National Park and its private game reserves like Sabi Sands, Londolozi, MalaMala, Lion Sands and Dulini Madikwe Game Reserve Phinda Game Reserve Pilanesberg National ParkAddo Elephant National Park.

South Africa is also a huge cage diving destination with Gansbaai and Mossel Bay being the main centers for shark cage diving. Diving with great white sharks is the main attraction but you can also engage in surface viewing which is also an experience on its own. For non-divers there is now an exciting new cage dive option available. If you’re unable to make it to Cape Town or you’d like to see different sharks there are cage dives in KwaZulu Natal that offer regular sightings of tiger shark, Zambezi (bull) and the blacktip (C. limbatus) sharks

Township tourism is increasingly popular, with South Africa being one of the biggest Township tourism destinations in the world as visitors to the country look for a more ‘authentic’ experience, away from game reserves, and the usual tourism attractions and outdoor activities. The most popular townships to visit include Soweto (South Africa’s largest township) in Johannesburg, Langa (the oldest), Khayelitsha (second largest) and Gugulethu in Cape Town.

South Africa also has top outdoor activities such as mountain biking, hiking and ziplining, which are amongst the thrilling things to do in the country! South Africa also has a wide rage of surfing spots with over 1,600 miles/2,500 kilometers of coastline such as Elands Bay, Western Cape Long Beach, Muizenberg in Western Cape, Jeffreys Bay in Eastern Cape, Green Point in KwaZulu-Natal amongst others. South Africa also has the highest bungee jumping post in the whole world located in Garden Route, the Bloukrans Bungee Jump standing at 216 meters.

South Africa has plenty of child-friendly accommodations and loads of great options for a family holiday. For a family safari, the Pilanesberg, Madikwe or one of the Eastern Cape reserves with superb game viewing are a great option. For memorable, unrestrained experiences and thrill Sun City is a holiday resort that even has a sandy ‘beach’ and ‘ocean’ built in the middle of the bush, less than a 2-hour drive from Johannesburg which you might consider if you are travelling with kids.

Thinking wine tourism? Cape Winelands has beautiful estates, sample award-winning wines in cool cellars and on vine-covered patios. Travelling to South Africa is very much affordable with good value-for-money for international tourists with abundance of activities, world class hotels and resorts. Referred to as the Rainbow nation SA is melting pot of different races, cultures, religions and diverse lifestyles making a big historical and cultural tourism destination, so why not visit South Africa?