Attractions
This category includes posts about featured and new attractions throughout South Africa as well as editors’ reviews of popular towns and holiday resorts. Need more info? Visit SA-Venues.com for comprehensive information about all our towns and South Africa’s Attractions.
You’ll Find These 15 Amazing Animals in South Africa
When it comes to listing amazing animals in South Africa it’s tempting to think that the country is only about its Big Five animals (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, elephant).
But there is so much more to your animal experience than the Big Five in the country on the southern edge of Africa.
This list of 15 amazing animals in South Africa includes some animals found only in South Africa, whilst others are shared with the rest of Africa - all of them are unique, beautiful, amazing animals...
Amazing animals in South Africa
Black maned Lions
Black maned lions call the Kalahari Desert hom...
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10 Awesome Non-Touristy Things to Do in South Africa
Finding the out-of-the-way spaces and places (non-touristy things to do in South Africa) that haven’t yet been annexed by tourists and their ilk isn’t difficult in South Africa - there’s so much to discover and see that you won’t have to share with others.
In South Africa you can still find non touristy things to do that don’t involve a queue, entail waiting your turn, or for which you need not turn up at dawn for the experience.
South Africa does non-touristy things to do as well as the next country, if not better - scroll down and discover how many of these non touristy things to do in...
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10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa
10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa ~ South Africa is vast...
The cities in South Africa are, by default, large too (Johannesburg alone has over 500 suburbs and covers an area of over 520 square kilometres).
South Africa’s the 24th largest country in the world; five times the size of the UK, 3 x bigger than Japan and twice that of France. In fact it’s bigger than every country in Europe, except Russia, and every state in the USA, other than Alaska.
The cities in South Africa are many. Some are politically important (South Africa has three capitals - Cape Town, Pretoria and ...
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The Most Spectacular Uncharted Mountain Ranges in South Africa
Anyone who’s a seasoned traveller knows about the mountain ranges in South Africa that most impress:
Table Mountain, the Drakensberg, the Pilanesberg, the Tsitsikamma Mountains and the Cederberg make it onto most visitors’ must-do lists.
But the country has a good deal more to offer by way of mountains...
Geologically many of the mountain ranges in South Africa are part of the Cape Fold Belt system - a series of ancient parallel mountain ranges that extend between the Cederberg and Port Elizabeth, including Table Mountain.
This mountain system made travel for early settlers int...
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Must-Visit in the Mountains of Eastern Cape
Much has been written about the Eastern Cape’s incredible coastline and beaches and the lush rolling hills and deep gorges of the region’s trail-rich Wild Coast.
But the Eastern Cape’s interior, and the mountains of the Eastern Cape, remain an anomaly - a departure from your average visitor’s itinerary.
Only a small group of driven 4x4 enthusiasts enjoy the challenges of the 8 mountain passes of the Eastern Cape.
And even fewer travellers realise that beyond the temperate rainforests of the Tsitsikamma, and the Indian-ocean washed beaches of the Sunshine Coast, is a province given ove...
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Escape To these Quiet Places in South Africa
Escape To these 8 Quiet Places in South Africa ~ Travelling can be exhilarating, eye-opening and, more often than not, transforming. The bustle and rush of seeing, doing and experiencing the abundance of what South Africa has to offer its visitors can sometimes prove too much for the wearied tourist.
With its vast spaces and incredibly varied selection of landscapes quiet places in South Africa provide refuge for visitors and locals alike.
These Quiet Places in South Africa are beautiful, peaceful and remote...
Quiet places in South Africa to Escape To that we know you’ll LOVE ...
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10 Reasons Why You Should Visit South Africa this Summer
Visit South Africa this Summer ~ South Africa hots up between October and February.
On the highveld the heat of summer South Africa comes alive with afternoon thunderstorms that leave the earth rank with a smell uniquely African.
By contrast, down in the Western Cape summer is when it’s least likely to rain, when the Winelands are at their best, and when the Atlantic is at its warmest because the heat of the sun and sand have left you gasping.
On the lowveld it’s when most antelope species have their babies, when the bushveld is at its most lush and when afternoon siestas are a necess...
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8 Unknown Places in South Africa You Must Visit at Least Once
There is something about the unknown that stirs one to explore, take to the open road, and these unknown places in South Africa are no exception.
We guarantee by the end of the article you’ll be contemplating which unknown place in South Africa you most love.
Each of these awakens the traveller in you, the explorer intent on experiencing the new.
Visit these 8 Unknown Places in South Africa at Least Once
The Waterberg
Soaring mountain peaks, antediluvian rock formations, precipitous river valleys, dense forests and the type of savanna plains you’d expect to find only in ...
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The Most Famous Landmarks in South Africa
A Tour of the Most Famous Landmarks in South Africa ~ South Africa’s most famous landmarks are as many and as varied as the country’s landscapes, people and culture.
Landmark - an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognised from a distance that enables someone to establish their location. - Wiki
Here are the Most Famous Landmarks in South Africa...
Table Mountain
One has only to stand at the V&A Waterfront and look up for Table Mountain’s iconic flat top to loom above you. One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Table Mountain is without doubt S...
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The 6 Coolest Neighbourhoods in South Africa: Why South Africa is More Hip than You Think
Visitors to South Africa are often surprised by how trendy and hip it is. Vibrant neighbourhoods in South Africa are not uncommon.
Contrary to perceptions of the country as a third world backwater, the major cities surprise with edgy neighbourhoods in South Africa that are at once trendy and innovative, pulling visitors with a mix of gentrification, authentic food experiences, markets, roof-top bars and sophisticated boutiques.
If inner-city vibe is an important part of your travel experience, then ....
head to these cool and spirited neighbourhoods in South Africa
In Durban
Stati...
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Great Ideas for the Heritage Day Long Weekend
Heritage Day presents loads of ways to get out and celebrate your heritage as a South African. We have 24 suggestions for you which not only make the most of our country's natural beauty but also herald the start of Spring and the many activities we've been looking forward to for the last 3 months.
Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 24th of September, to recognise aspects of our culture and foster understanding and reconciliation.
Heritage is defined as "that which we inherit: the sum total of wild life and scenic parks, sites of scientific or historical importance, national monument...
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Everything You Need to Know to Experience the Garden Route Properly
The Garden Route, for the uninitiated, is not a self-drive circuit linking cultivated gardens for the horticulturally inclined.
Rather, it’s a one-of-a-kind journey along a coastline where mountains crowd a shoreline punctuated with a myriad beaches, lakes and bays. Where indigenous forests, amber-coloured rivers and beaches stretch forever.
The Garden Route has been touted as the ‘Greatest Road Trip’ by CNN, Huffington Post, Rough Guides and the Business Insider.
And the ‘garden’ bit?
Well, this section of coast forms the fulcrum of the Cape Floral Kingdom (a World Heritage Site) known as f...
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On Safari in Cape Town? Yes You Can
On Safari in Cape Town ~ Yes You Can!
The Western Cape game reserves are, admittedly, not the jewel in the crown of the province more famous for its vineyards, mountains, seascapes, whale watching and Cape Dutch architecture.
But game reserves there are, and by no means a mere handful, in the Western Cape.
What’s great about these Western Cape game lodges, versus those wildlife reserves in other provinces, is that they play on their strong points, focusing largely on the beauty of the environment, and the animals from the area.
So, few of them have ‘imported’ the Big 5 choosing ins...
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South Africa’s 10 World Heritage Sites – and why they’re worth a visit
South Africa has 10 World Heritage Sites - sites of ‘outstanding universal value to humanity’, each of them protected for the future of our children thanks to a collective international community (UNESCO) that functions to keep these World Heritage Sites safe from harm.
For a full list (starting with the most recent first) of South Africa’s World Heritage Sites, keep scrolling.
There are just short of 1100 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world:
The Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, and the Grand Canyon in...
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15 Best Coffee Shops in South Africa
15 Best Coffee Shops in South Africa, with Places To Stay so Close You Can Fall Out of Bed for Your Cuppa
Leveraging off South Africa’s growing coffee culture, we suggest you bookmark this list of best coffee shops in South Africa.
We’ve made it super easy for you to book a place to stay within a stone’s throw of the good brew.
The global demand for coffee and café culture, and the increased enjoyment of speciality and premium coffees like origin-specific or ethically sourced coffee means that South Africa is no stranger to coffee roasteries and shops.
South Africa, like many corners...
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