Game Viewing & Safaris
South Africa has some of the best wildlife parks, private game reserves, game lodges and wildlife farms in the world, offering visitors the excitement of wildlife viewing on safari or even hiking the wilderness.
Favourites
Kruger National Park - Mpumalanga & Limpopo
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve - KwaZulu Natal
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park - Northern Cape
Addo Elephant Park - Eastern Cape
Karoo National Park - Western Cape
Pilanesberg Game Reserve - North West
Exclusive Lodges in the Sabie Sand Game Reserve - Mpumalanga
Birding
South Africa is a birders paradise with viewing opportunities right through the country - from the arid Karoo to northern Kwazulu Natal - one of the best spots in the world.
Favourites
Barberspan Nature Reserve - Delareyville - North West
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve - Memel - Free State
Waterberg - Limpopo
Mkuze Game Reserve - Mkuzi - Kwazulu Natal
Viewing Whales
Each year Southern Right Whales migrate into the coastal waters of Southern Africa to calve and nurse their young with unsurpassed whale watching opportunities between June and November.
Favourite
Cape Whale Route
Playing Golf
The excellent climate, large number and variety of golf courses offers plenty of golfing opportunities and golf safari´s.
Favourites
Courses in Cape Town
Kwazulu Natal South Coast Golf Courses
Skukuza Golf Course - Kruger Park
Prince´s Grant Golf Estate and Lodge - Stanger - Kwazulu Natal
Stellenbosch Golf Course - Western Cape
Visit Arts & Crafts Markets
Markets, rambles and various routes around all the main cities will expose you to the variety of African and other crafts that can be purchased at excellent prices.
Favourites
V&A Waterfront - Cape Town
Midlands Meander - Howick - KwaZulu Natal
Brightwater Commons- Randburg - Johannesburg
Visit Botanical Gardens
A large number of botanical gardens will expose you to our indigenous trees, proteas, orchids and other vegetation varieties.
Favourites
Free State National Botanical Garden - Bloemfontein
Johannesburg Botanical Gardens
Karoo National Botanical Garden - Worcester - Western Cape
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden - Cape Town
Namaqualand Flowers - Kammieskroon - Northern Cape
Take a Train Journey
South Africa offers unique train safaris through some of the most spectacular scenery in Africa.
Favourites
The Blue Train
Rovos Rail safaris
Outeniqua Choo Tjoe