The Best Things to Do in South Africa

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Things to do in South Africa

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Cape of Good Hope
Table Mountain National Park
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Newlands
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Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
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Boulders Beach
Simon's Town
Visit for: 1​h 30​min
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Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 2​h
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Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park
Visit for: 8​h
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Kruger National Park
Nelspruit
Visit for: 8​h
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Robben Island
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
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Signal Hill
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 1​h 30​min
Hidden Gems
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Safaris
Kruger National Park
Visit for: 4​h
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Clifton Beaches
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 3​h
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District Six Museum
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 1​h 30​min
Parks
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Idube Game Reserve
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
Thornybush Game Reserve
Kruger National Park
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
Olifants Wilderness Trail
Kruger National Park
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
Beaches
Bloubergstrand Beach
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 3​h
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Camp's Bay Beach
Camps Bay
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Fish Hoek Beach
Cape Town Central
Visit for: 30​min
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Tsitsikamma Canopy Tours
Storms River
Visit for: 3​h
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Root 44
Stellenbosch
Visit for: 4​h
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Green Mountain Trail
Elgin
Visit for: 3​h 30​min
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South Africa

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For some of the best things to do in South Africa, begin your vacation in Cape Town, where you can relax on one of many fine beaches, which include popular Clifton, Bloubergstrand, and Llandudno. If you are feeling more adventurous, you can book a tour with a local tour operator to enjoy some shark cage diving, fishing, or bungee jumping. If you want to get out of the city for a while, head to Kruger National Park, one of Africa's largest game reserves.
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