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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.

466 places

Sight · FranschhoekMont Rochelle

Sight · Cape TownMarket House

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalStatue of Gandhi

Sight · Cape TownCanto Wines

Sight · Western CapeStadsaal Caves

Sight · Cape TownChurch St

Sight · Western CapeMarie Rawdon Museum

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalStandard Chartered Bank

Sight · Cape TownOudekraal

Sight · Western Cape!Khwa ttu

Sight · Western CapeJoubert House

Sight · Western CapeMayville

Sight · Cape TownHout Bay Harbour

Sight · Cape TownBreakwater Prison - Prisoner wall engravings

Sight · HermanusPhotographic Museum

Sight · Western CapeWaenhuiskrans Cave

Sight · Western CapeUniversity Museum

Sight · Cape TownSt James Beach

Sight · Western CapeToy & Miniature Museum

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalPrince Imperial Cenotaph

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalNatal Sharks Board

Sight · Western CapePaul Cluver Wines

Sight · Cape TownBar Roc

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalSan Rock Art

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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.