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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 · Western CapeExcelsior

Sight · Cape TownSouth African Naval Museum

Sight · Cape TownWhite Horses

Sight · Plettenberg BayMonkeyland

Sight · Western CapeGenadendal Mission Station

Sight · Cape TownTokai Forest

Sight · Cape TownHillcrest Estate

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalFort Nongqayi Museum Village

Sight · Cape TownEagle's Nest

Sight · Western CapeAnura

Sight · Cape TownAKJP Studio

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalMt Tabor Lookout

Sight · HermanusBouchard Finlayson

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalIsandlwana Battlefield

Sight · Cape TownMuseum of Gems & Jewellery

Sight · Western CapeSt Mary’s on the Braak Church

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalDick King Statue

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalMsunduzi Museum

Sight · KwaZulu-NatalRorke’s Drift Battlefield

Sight · Cape TownFur-Get-Me-Knot (222-361 NPO)

Sight · Western CapeMaker's Mark

Sight · Cape TownCape Point Vineyards

Sight · Western CapeKaroo Desert National Botanical Garden

Sight · Cape TownJan van Riebeeck & Maria de la Queillerie Statues

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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.