The South Africa Travel Guide
A guide to South Africa in 12 chapters and 99 reference pages, plus 1,193 articles, from 2006 through 2026: 451,760 words on Cape Town and the Winelands, Kruger and the safari parks, the coast from Durban to the Garden Route, and the 2010 World Cup.
The guide
Planning
What the country is like, the weather, money, malaria and insurance.
Getting there
Flights to Cape Town and Johannesburg, the airlines and the airports.
Getting around
Domestic flights, budget airlines, hire cars and tours.
Cape Town
The city, Table Mountain, the beaches and what to do there.
- Cape Town
- Table Mountain
- Cape Town: Beaches
- Cape Town: Cultural Sites & Museums
- Cape Town: Food & Wine
- Cape Town: Festivals & Venues
- Cape Town: Hiking and Walking Trails
- Cape Town: Adrenalin Sports
- Cape Town: Golf Courses
- Cape Town: Health & Wellness
- Cheap Hotels in Cape Town
- Cheap Hostels in Cape Town
- Cape Town: A Brief History
Cities
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and the smaller cities.
Regions
The Cape, the Winelands, the coasts, the Drakensberg and the Kalahari.
Safaris and national parks
Kruger, Addo and Kgalagadi, and how a safari works.
Things to do
Beaches, sport, monuments and battlefields.
Sample tours
Day-by-day itineraries for wine, golf, safari and diving trips.
- 7-day Cape Wine Tour
- Cape Town/Winelands/Garden Route Golf Tour
- 14-day Golf and Big 5 Safari
- Kruger National Park 5-Day Wildlife Safari
- KwaZulu-Natal 14-day Self-Drive Tour
- Southern Africa World Cup 2010 Celebration Tour
- 7 Day Mozambique Escape
- Mozambique 12-day Scuba Safari
- 6 Day Fly In Okavango Delta Safari
The 2010 World Cup
The host cities and their stadiums.
Where to stay
Hotels, lodges, B&Bs, hostels and rentals.
History
The country's past and its flag.
From the archive
1,193 articles, by subject.
- Practical information
- Getting around
- The 2010 World Cup
- News
- Wine and the Winelands
- Food and restaurants
- Where to stay
- Safaris and wildlife
- Beaches and the outdoors
- Townships and fair trade
- Shopping and markets
- Festivals, music and nightlife
- Politics, language and culture
- Around the country
- Cape Town
- Travel tips and features