Top 10 Destinations in South Africa

Kruger National Park
Sprawling over 2million hectares, this park is home to the Big Five as well as countless other species. It features a self-drive 4x4 trail and offers in-park accommodation ranging from overnight camping sites to luxury safari lodges.

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Table Mountain
This 3,563ft high iconic sandstone giant towers over Cape Town and is the perfect place for rock climbing, hiking, abseiling and caving. The cable car ride up to the rocky summit is truly the definitive South African experience.

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Sun City
This spectacular casino resort invites its guests to relax and kick back at its four hotel and amusement park complexes and two international standard golf courses. A two-hour drive from Johannesburg, the resort borders the Pilanesberg National Park.

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Blyde River Canyon
Mpumalanga's Blyde River is the third largest canyon in the world and features a large number of bird and animal species. Highlights include Bourke's Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels rock formation and the 200m high Kadishi Waterfall.

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The Garden Route
Stretching from The Tsitsikamma Forest in the east to western Heidelberg, this overwhelmingly beautiful coastal way passes through such wonders as the Cango Caves and the Cape wine route. Ostrich farms abound, as do gorgeous coastal views.

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Robben Island
What was Nelson Mandela's jail for 25 years is now a museum and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tourists can now walk where prisoners once shuffled and can also explore the lighthouse and Moturu Kramat Muslim shrine.

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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Centre
An indoor greenhouse, portions of Jan van Riebeek's original bramble and wild-almond hedge and Zimbabwean stone sculptures are only a few of the things that makes this magnificent garden, which lies on Table Mountain's eastern slopes, special.

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Sterkfontein Caves
This World Heritage Site is called The Cradle of Mankind and incorporates the archeological sites of Kromdraai and Swartkrans. Its most famous inhabitant is Mrs. Ples, the 2.7million year old intact Austalopithecus africanus skull discovered there in 1947.

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V&A Waterfront
Set in the midst of Cape Town's working harbor, this entertainment center and amusement complex is South Africa's most visited attraction. Restaurants and shops abound and highlights include the Two Oceans Aquarium and the sea and air tours.

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Soweto
The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Freedom Square and the Nelson Mandela National Museum are just three of this bustling township's highlights. Lying just outside Johannesburg, Soweto is a must-see for anyone who wants to understand South Africa's diversity.

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