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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.

117 places

Sight · Western CapeMontagu Museum

Sight · Western CapeTwee Jonge Gezellen

Sight · Western CapeMarianne Wines

Sight · Western CapeRobert Stanford Estate

Sight · Western CapeOakhurst Olives

Sight · Western CapeChamonix

Sight · Western CapeAvondale

Sight · Western CapeJoubert-Tradauw

Sight · Western CapeLynedoch EcoVillage

Sight · Western CapeOude Kerk Volksmuseum

Sight · Western CapeGroote Post

Sight · Western CapeTransport Museum

Sight · Western CapeVOC Kruithuis

Sight · Western CapeExcelsior

Sight · Western CapeGenadendal Mission Station

Sight · Western CapeAnura

Sight · Western CapeSt Mary’s on the Braak Church

Sight · Western CapeMaker's Mark

Sight · Western CapeKaroo Desert National Botanical Garden

Sight · Western CapeSolms-Delta

Sight · Western CapeKWV Sensorium

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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.