South Africa
South Africa is a vast, diverse country at the southern tip of Africa, often called 'a world in one country.' It spans dramatic landscapes from the Cape's fynbos-covered mountains and vineyards to the arid Karoo, subtropical KwaZulu-Natal coast, and the wildlife-rich Lowveld.
Cities & regions
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Cape Town is one of Africa's most spectacular cities — a dramatic meeting of mountain, ocean, and diverse cultures. Dominated by the flat-topped Table Mounta…
Open guideJohannesburg ('Joburg' or 'Jozi') is South Africa's largest city and economic capital, situated on the Highveld plateau at ~1,700 m altitude in Gauteng provi…
Open guideKruger National Park is one of Africa's greatest wildlife destinations and the premier safari park in South Africa — nearly 20,000 sq km (larger than Wales/B…
Open guideWilderness is a small village (population ~6,000) on South Africa's Garden Route, located ~450 km east of Cape Town and ~300 km west of Port Elizabeth. It si…
Open guideKnysna is a scenic seaside town on South Africa's Garden Route, set around a magnificent lagoon flanked by dramatic sandstone cliffs called the Heads. It is…
Open guideKruger National Park is one of Africa's greatest wildlife reserves — nearly 20,000 km² of pristine bushveld in South Africa's northeast, home to all of the B…
Open guideCape Town is South Africa's legislative capital and one of the world's most spectacular cities, dramatically set between Table Mountain and two oceans. Combi…
Open guidePort Elizabeth, officially renamed Gqeberha in 2021 (meaning 'Baakens River' in Xhosa), is South Africa's fifth-largest city on the Indian Ocean coast of the…
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