Visit South Africa

South Africa flaunts a dozen distinct personalities, all at once a safari destination and a beach holiday mecca, a sophisticated urban getaway and a wine country vacation. Really more like a dozen countries rather than a single nation, and with more travel options than anyplace else on the continent.

Dramatically poised at the bottom end of Africa, Cape Town is one of the globe’s most beautiful and intriguing cities. The surf is always up in Durban on the Indian Coast. While Johannesburg resonates with its own urban energy.

Visitors can drive themselves around iconic Kruger National Park or stay in the posh private game reserves that surrounded one of Africa’s largest game reserves. South Africa is also ripe for hiking, routes like the oceanfront Otter Trail and the Blyde River CanyonTrail through the red-rock wilderness of the Eastern Transvaal.

Cape Dutch architecture flavors the renowned wineries of Stellenbosch, an area that produces some of the world’s best vintages. You can dive into cultural experiences in KwaZulu-Natal, tour the famous Soweto township, or visit the prison (now a museum) on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years.