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Highlights

  • Cape Town - Probably the most relaxed city in Africa with it's pretty bays (Camps Bay, Houts Bay, Sea Point), beatiful harbour and the dominating Table Mountain for which a trip up is a must.

  • Stellenbosch - The wine region within easy reach of Cape Town.
  • Hermanus - Land based whale watching can be extremely rewarding. A good place to go shark cage diving.
  • The Garden Route:
    • Titsikama National Park - Impressive and dramatic coastal national park with the worlds highest bungee jump (216m) at Blaukrans Bridge.
    • Knysna
    • Jeffrey's Bay - Surfers mecca
    • Plettenburg Bay - Small and relatively upmarket resort town. The nearby St Francis Bay is a quiet and beautiful place to stay with its network of canals.
    • Port Elizabeth
  • Durban
  • Kruger National Park - The largest game park in South Africa. The main HQ is Skukuza which safaris can be booked from the good information centre. The nearby Sabi Sands Game Reserve
  • Blyde River Canyon

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