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Attractions in South Africa

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in South Africa, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

552 places

Sight · Cape Town18 Gangster Museum

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalUmhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve

Sight · Western CapeWupperthal Mission Station

Sight · DurbanOld Courthouse Museum

Sight · Western CapeVan Loveren

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalUmtamvuna Nature Reserve

Sight · Cape TownThe Springbok Experience

Sight · Cape TownLeopard Statue

Sight · Western CapeMeerlust Estate

Sight · Western CapeTogryers’ Museum

Sight · Cape TownJust Nuisance's Grave

Sight · Cape TownChavonnes Battery Museum

Sight · Cape TownAfrica Arts

Sight · Western CapeBacksberg

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalCentenary Centre

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalSt Paul’s Church

Sight · Cape TownRondevlei Nature Reserve

Sight · Western CapeMission Museum

Beach · DurbanLaguna Beach

Sight · Cape TownSimon's Town Mosque

Sight · HermanusNewton Johnson

Sight · Western CapeBergkelder

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalShakaland

Fountain · Cape TownNewlands Spring

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.