Cape Town
Stroll the Victoria and Albert Waterfront and stop in on its stylish restaurants, galleries and cafes...check out the galleries at the South Africa Museum...take the cable car or hike to the top of Table Mountain for a magnificent view of the city and seafront...learn about the indigenous plants at the lovely Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens...visit Robben Island, the notorious prison that held Nelson Mandela and others...take a daytrip to the Wineland towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek to sample some of the world's best wines and admire the elegant Dutch colonial architecture of many of the estates.
Western Cape
Take a self-drive journey along the Garden Route, where hardwood forests lead down to sheltered bays along a lush and verdant coastline...go whale watching in Hermanus, where a stroll along the shore provides fine views of whales attracted to the warm sheltered bay...take a mountain walk in Tsitsikamma National Park...visit the semi-desert realm of the Little Karoo.
Eastern Cape
Visit the gentle giants at Addo Elephant Park...pay tribute at the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, and Steve Biko...admire the dramatic Drakensberg Mountains and the ancient San rock art at KwazuluNatal and Mpumalanga...visit the African Arts Center and Durban Art Gallery in Durban...see why the Hibiscus Coast deserves its name...look for dolphins on the north coast, also known as Dolphin Coast...search for rhino at the animal-rich Hluhluwe-Umfulozi Game Reserve.
