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A guide to planning your personalised itinerarySouth Africa

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The book covers 17 of the most populartourist routes in South Africa. Each routefeatures the must-see attractions, as well asother worthwhile places to visit and things to

see. The recommended amount of time tospend at each attraction is listed with eachheading. We list both the least amount oftime you may need, and the time you shouldideally allocate to get the most out of yourvisit.

An overview of all the attractions is found at

the beginning of each chapter. For example,chapter 1, Cape Town and the Peninsula, has7 Big Attractions, and 17 Other Attractions,labelled AQ, making it easy to nd thelocation on the corresponding maps.

An alphabetical list of all attractions can befound in the Quicknder on pages 49. Hereyou can tick off the sites as you visit them.

Duration Page The V&A Waterfront 1hr/4hrs 17

Two Oceans Aquarium 2hrs/3hrs 17 Robben Island 3hrs/4hrs 17

Green Point Urban Park 1hr/3hrs 18

Cape Town Stadium 12hr/1hr 18

Bo-Kaap 1hr/2hrs 18

Greenmarket Square 1hr/2hrs 19

Companys Garden 1hr/2hrs 19

Castle of Good Hope 1hr/2hrs 19

District Six 1hr/2hrs 19

Cape Town Science Centre 2hrs/4hrs 19

Table Mountain National Park 4hrs/6hrs 20

Table Mountain 4hrs/6hrs 20

Rhodes Memorial 1hr/2hrs 20

Kirstenbosch 3hrs/4hrs 21

Mosterts Mill 1hr/2hrs 21

Irma Stern Museum 1hr/2hrs 21

The Constantia Winelands 2hrs/6hrs 22

Groot Constantia 1hr/3hrs 22

Hout Bay 2hrs/3hrs 22

Chapmans Peak Drive 1hr/2hrs 22

Cape Point 3hrs/5hrs 23

Boulders Beach 1hr/3hrs 23

Kalk Bay 2hrs/3hrs 23

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Attraction Province Duration PageAddo Elephant National Park Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 76Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/6hrs 181Amphitheatre KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 173Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre (De Wildt) Gauteng 3hrs/5hrs 113Apartheid Museum Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 97Aquila Game Reserve Western Cape 3hrs/4hrs 90Arniston Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 57Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/5hrs 43Austin Roberts Memorial Bird Sanctuary Gauteng 1hr/3hrs 114Backsberg Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Bartolomeu Dias Museum Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 65Basotho Cultural Village Free State 6hrs/8hrs 205Bateleur Limpopo 12hrs/24hrs 148Bathurst Eastern Cape 8hrs/12hrs 79Battleelds Route KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 183Baviaanskloof Eastern Cape 12hr/24hrs 74Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve Eastern Cape 4hrs/6hrs 75Beaches Western Cape 1hr/4hrs (each) 16Bellingham Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 45Ben McDhui Eastern Cape 8hrs/12hrs 79Berlin Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 135Bettys Bay, Pringle Bay and Kleinmond Western Cape 1 day/3 days 54Big Hole Museum Complex Free State 2hrs/3hrs 202Big Hole Viewpoint Free State hr/1hr 202Biyamiti Bushveld Camp Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 145Bloemfontein Free State 12hrs/24hrs 203Blood River KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 185Blouberg Nature Reserve Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 125Bloukrans River Gorge Eastern Cape 3hrs/5hrs 69Blue Lagoon KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 157

Bluff Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 159Blyde River Canyon Mpumalanga 6hrs/12hrs 137Blyderivierpoort Dam Mpumalanga 3hrs/4hrs 137Bo-Kaap Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 18Boschendal Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 45Boulders Beach Western Cape 1hr/3hrs 23Bourkes Luck Potholes Mpumalanga 3hrs/5hrs 136Bredasdorp Western Cape 2hrs/5hrs 58Bridal Veil Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 134Burgers Park Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 116Cango Caves Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 87Cango Wildlife Ranch Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 87Cape Agulhas Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 57

Cape Point Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 23Cape Town Science Centre Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 19Cape Town Stadium Western Cape hr/1hr 18Castle of Good Hope Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 19Cathedral Peak KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 171Cederberg Western Cape 6hrs/12hrs 33Cederberg Wilderness Area Western Cape 6hrs/12hrs 33Chamonix Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 45Champagne Castle KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 170Champagne Castle Adventure Centre KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 170Chapmans Peak Drive Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 22Christ the King Anglican Church Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 102Church Square Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 116

Clarens Free State 4hrs/6hrs 204Club Mykonos Western Cape 2hrs/24hrs 30Coca-Cola Park (Ellis Park) Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 101Coleford Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 169Companys Garden Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 19Constantia Winelands, The Western Cape 2hrs/6hrs 22

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Attraction Province Duration PageConstitution Hill Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 100Cradle of Humankind & Sterkfontein Gauteng 4hrs/8hrs 111Credo Mutwa Cultural Village Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 104Cullinan Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 103Darling Western Cape 2hrs/5hrs 31De Hoop Nature Reserve Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 58De Mond Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 58Delheim Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 43Diagonal Street Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 100Die Hel Western Cape 10hrs/24hrs 88Die Strandloper Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 30Dinokeng Game Reserve Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 113District Six Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 19Dolphin Coast KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 162Dullstroom Mpumalanga 8hrs/24hrs 133Durban Botanic Gardens KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/4hrs 158Durbanville Wine Route Western Cape 3hrs/6hrs 49Dwesa-Cwebe Eastern Cape 8hrs/12hrs 81Dzata Ruins Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 126East London Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 80Echo Complex Mpumalanga 3hrs/5hrs 138Elephants Trunk Limpopo 1hr/2hrs 127eMpangeni KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 162Emperors Palace Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 103Eves Footprint Western Cape hr/2hrs 29Evita se Perron Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 31Faerie Glen Nature Reserve Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 117Fairview Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Featherbed Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 67Fernkloof Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 55

Flower Route, The Western Cape 6hrs/12hrs 32Forest Falls Mpumalanga 2hrs/4hrs 135Fort Klapperkop Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 114Fountains Valley Resort Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 115Four Passes Fruit Route Western Cape 3hrs/4hrs 46Franschhoek Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 45Franschhoek Vineyards and Cellars Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 46Franschhoek Wine Route Western Cape 4hrs/2 days 45Freedom Park Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 115Frontier Country Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 78Gandhi Centenary Park KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/4hrs 160Gandhi Square Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 100Gansbaai Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 56

Garden Route National Park Western Cape 8hrs/12hrs 64Gariep Dam Nature Reserve Free State 4hrs/6hrs 201Gautrain Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 101George Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 65Giants Castle Game Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 6hrs/12hrs 170Gods Window Mpumalanga 4hrs/6hrs 137Gold Reef City Gauteng 4hrs/8hrs 98Golden Gate Highlands National Park Free State 12hrs/24hrs 204Golden Mile KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/6hrs 157Gonubie Eastern Cape 8hrs/12hrs 80Grahamstown Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 79Graskop Mpumalanga 3hrs/5hrs 136Great Fish River Complex Eastern Cape 4hrs/5hrs 78

Green Point Urban Park Western Cape 1hr/3hrs 18Greenmarket Square Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 19Greyton Western Cape 1 day/2 days 59Groenkloof Nature Reserve Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 114Groot Constantia Western Cape 1hr/3hrs 22Groot-Marico North West 3hrs/5hrs 122

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Attraction Province Duration PageGrotto Beach Western Cape 1hr/5hrs 55Hartbeespoort Dam North West 4hrs/5hrs 113Haute Cabrire Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 46Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 97Hemel en Aarde Valley Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 55Hermanus Western Cape 2 day/4 days 55Herries Stone Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 88Heuningberg Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 58Hibiscus Coast KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 163Hluhluwe/iMfolozi Park KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 191Hole in the Wall Eastern Cape 3hrs/5hrs 81Honnet Nature Reserve Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 126Horseshoe Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 134Hout Bay Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 22Howick Falls KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/8hrs 181Huguenot Monument Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 45Hyde Park Corner Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 102Irma Stern Museum Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 21Isandlwana KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 185iSimangaliso Wetland Park KwaZulu-Natal 24hrs/36hrs 193Ithala Game Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 8hrs/12hrs 195Iziko Museums of Cape Town Western Cape 1hr/2hrs (each) 18Jeffreys Bay Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 75Johannesburg Botanical Gardens &

Emmarentia Dam Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 98Johannesburg Zoo Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 98Kabeljous Nature Reserve Eastern Cape 3hrs/4hrs 75Kalk Bay Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 23Kamberg Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/8hrs 182Kamberg Rock Art Centre KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/5hrs 182Karoo National Park Western Cape 4hrs/8hrs 90Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/6hrs 160Kenton-on-Sea Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 77Kidds Beach Eastern Cape 3hrs/4hrs 80Kimberley Free State 12hrs/24hrs 202Kimberley Ghost Tours Free State 3hrs/4hrs 202Kirstenbosch Western Cape 3hrs/4hrs 21Klaarstroom Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 88Klaserie Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 151Knysna Western Cape 5hrs/8hrs 67Knysna National Lake Area Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 66Kosi Bay KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 194Krantzkloof Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 161

Kromdraai and Swartkrans Gauteng 3hrs/5hrs 111Kruger Museum Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 116KwaJobe KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/5hrs 192KWV Western Cape 1hr/3hrs 47LOrmarins Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 46La Motte Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 46Laborie Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Lake Fundudzi Limpopo 2hrs/3hrs 126Lake Sibaya KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/6hrs 194Langebaan Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 30Langebaan Lagoon Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 30Lapalala Wilderness Limpopo 3hrs/5hrs 123Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 47

Leeu-Gamka Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 90Lesotho 24hrs/36hrs 172Liliesleaf Farm Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 103Lisbon Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 135Loftus Versveld Sports Stadium Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 117Londolozi Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 150

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Attraction Province Duration PageLone Creek Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 134Long Tom Pass Mpumalanga 2hrs/4hrs 133Lost Valley KwaZulu-Natal 6hrs/12hrs 173Lotheni Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 4hrs/6hrs 182Lower Sabie Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 145Lowveld Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 138Mac Mac Falls Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 135Mac Mac Pools Mpumalanga 1hr/2hrs 135Magaliesberg North West 3hrs/4hrs 112Magaliesberg Meander Gauteng 4hrs/6hrs 112Magaliesberg Nature Reserve North West 2hrs/4hrs 112Magoebaskloof Limpopo 6hrs/12hrs 139Magoebaskloof Canopy Tours Limpopo 3hrs/4hrs 139Makapans Valley Limpopo 4hrs/6hrs 124MalaMala Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 150Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve Limpopo 2hrs/5hrs 125Mandela Family Museum Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 104Mapungubwe National Park Limpopo 4hrs/6hrs 127Maputaland KwaZulu-Natal 8hrs/12hrs 192Marabastad Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 116Marakele National Park Limpopo 6hrs/8hrs 123Maria Moroka Nature Reserve Free State 3hrs/4hrs 203Market Theatre Complex Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 99Market Theatre Flea Market Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 99Mbombela Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 133Meiringspoort Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 88Melville Koppies Nature Reserve Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 102Midlands Meander KwaZulu-Natal 24hrs/36hrs 179Midmar Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/6hrs 181Mini Town KwaZulu-Natal 1hr/2hrs 158Mkuze Fig Forest KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 192Mkuze Game Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 192Modjadji Cycad Reserve Limpopo 4hrs/6hrs 124Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve Western Cape 1hr/3 days 45Montecasino Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 103Mooiberge Strawberry Farm Stall Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 43Moravian Mission Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 34Morgenhof Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 43Morija Arts and Culture Festival (Lesotho) 2hrs/3hrs 172Moses Mabhida Stadium KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 157Mossel Bay Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 65Mosterts Mill Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 21Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve Mpumalanga 2hrs/4hrs 137

Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 162Museum Africa Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 99Musina Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 127Namaqua National Park Northern Cape 2hrs/4hrs 35Namaqualand Northern Cape 6hrs/12hrs 35National Museum, The Free State 2hrs/3hrs 203National Museum of Natural History Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 116National Zoological Gardens Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 117Nature Reserves Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs (each) 28Natures Valley Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 69Ndedema Gorge KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/5hrs 171Ndumo Game Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 8hrs/12hrs 195Nederburg Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48

Neethlingshof Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 44Nelson Mandela Bridge Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 99Nelson Mandela Square Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 102New Agatha State Forest Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 124Newtown Cultural Precinct Gauteng 3hrs/5hrs 98Nieu-Bethesda Eastern Cape 3hrs/4hrs 90

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Attraction Province Duration PageNoetzie Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 67Northern Cape and Kalahari Northern Cape 8hrs/36hrs 91Nyani Cultural Village Limpopo 8hrs/12hrs 124Olifants River Valley Northern Cape 4hrs/6hrs 35Olifants River Valley Western Cape 3hrs/6hrs 49

Oom Samie se Winkel Western Cape hr/1hr 42Oppenheimer Park Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 101Oribi Gorge KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/5hrs 163Origins Centre Gauteng 3hrs/5hrs 100Oscarsberg KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 184Ostrich Farms Western Cape 2hrs/5hrs 87Otter Trail Eastern Cape 5 days 69Oude Libertas Amphitheatre, The Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 42Oudtshoorn Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 87Owl House, The Eastern Cape 2hrs/3hrs 90Paarl Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 47Paarl Bird Sanctuary Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 47Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 47

Paarl Wine Route Western Cape 4hrs/2 days 48Pearly Beach Western Cape 1hr/3hrs 56Phalaborwa Limpopo 6hrs/12hrs 147PheZulu Safari Park KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 179Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 180Pilgrims Rest Mpumalanga 4hrs/6hrs 136Plettenberg Bay Western Cape 5hrs/8hrs 68Polokwane Limpopo 12hrs/24hrs 124Pony trekking Free State 3hrs/6hrs 204Port Alfred Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 77Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 76Post Ofce Tree Western Cape hr/1hr 65Pretoria Gauteng 12hrs/24hrs 114

Pretoria National Botanical Garden Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 117Pretoriuskop Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 145Prince Albert Western Cape 8hrs/12hrs 89Prince Albert Valley Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 89Punda Maria Limpopo 12hrs/24hrs 149Regina Mundi Catholic Church Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 104Rhebokskloof Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 111Rhodes Memorial Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 20Ribolla Art Route Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 125Richards Bay KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 162Rietvlei Nature Reserve Gauteng 1hr/3hrs 114Robben Island Western Cape 3hrs/4hrs 17

Robberg Nature Reserve Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 68Rorkes Drift KwaZulu-Natal 8hrs/12hrs 184Royal Natal National Park KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 190Rust en Vrede Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 44Sabi Sands Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 150Sabie River Gorge and Falls Mpumalanga 2hrs/5hrs 135Sabie Waterfalls Route Mpumalanga 8hrs/12hrs 134San rock art Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 34Sani Pass KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 169Sani Pass Hotel and Resort KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/18hrs 169Satara Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 146Seekoei River Nature Reserve Eastern Cape 3hrs/4hrs 75Shamwari Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 76

Shelter Cave KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 170Shongweni Resource Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 179Simonsig Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 44Simonsvlei Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Skukuza Mpumalanga 12hrs/24hrs 145Soccer City Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 104

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Attraction Province Duration PageSodwana Bay KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 193Soutpansberg Limpopo 4hrs/6hrs 125Soweto Gauteng 5hrs/8hrs 104Spier Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 44Spioenkop KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 184

St Francis Bay Eastern Cape 12hr/24hrs 75Stanford Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 56State Theatre Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 116Stellenbosch Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 42Stellenbosch Festivals Western Cape 42Stellenbosch Wine Route Western Cape 4hrs/2 days 43Struisbaai Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 57Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 118Sun City and Lost City North West 4hrs/8hrs 112Suncoast Casino and Entertainment Complex KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 158Sunshine Coast Eastern Cape 12hrs/24hrs 77Swartberg Nature Reserve Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 88Swartberg Pass Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 89

Swellendam Western Cape 12hrs/24hrs 59Taal Monument Western Cape 1hr/2hrs 47Table Mountain Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 20Table Mountain National Park Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 20Tembe Elephant Park KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 195Thathe Vondo Limpopo 2hrs/3hrs 126Theewaterskloof Dam Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 59Thornybush Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 151Three Rondavels Mpumalanga 2hrs/3hrs 137Thulamela Limpopo 5hrs/8hrs 149Tifndell Eastern Cape 8hrs/12hrs 79Timbavati Mpumalanga 5hrs/8hrs 151Tshipise Resort Limpopo 2hrs/4hrs 126

Tsitsikamma Western Cape 4hrs/6hrs 69Tswaing Meteorite Crater Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 113Tulbagh Wine Route Western Cape 3hrs/6hrs 49Two Oceans Aquarium Western Cape 2hrs/3hrs 17uLundi KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 185Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/6hrs 181uMhlanga Lagoon KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/4hrs 161uMhlanga Lighthouse KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 161uMhlanga Rocks KwaZulu-Natal 3hrs/5hrs 161Umtamvuna Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/4hrs 163Underberg KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 169Union Buildings Gauteng 1hr/2hrs 117uShaka Marine World KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/4hrs 159

V&A Waterfront, The Western Cape 2hrs/4hrs 17Vaal Dam Gauteng 4hrs/5hrs 118Valley of a Thousand Hills KwaZulu-Natal 12hrs/24hrs 180Van Reenens Pass Free State 2hrs/3hrs 205Verneukpan Northern Cape 2hrs/4hrs 91Voortrekker Monument Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 115Vredefort Dome Free State 4hrs/6hrs 205Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden Gauteng 2hrs/4hrs 103Waterberg Biosphere Limpopo 6hrs/12hrs 123Wanderers Stadium Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 102Waterberg Meander Limpopo 3hrs/5hrs 123Wave House Skate Park KwaZulu-Natal 2hrs/3hrs 161Welgevonden Private Game Reserve Limpopo 3hrs/5hrs 123

West Coast National Park Western Cape 3hrs/5hrs 29Wilderness Western Cape 4hrs/8hrs 66Wonderboom Nature Reserve Gauteng 3hrs/4hrs 117Zandwijk Wine Farm Western Cape 1hr/4hrs 48Zoo Lake Gauteng 2hrs/3hrs 98

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Indian Ocean

Coffee BayCoffee Bay

Mazeppa BayMazeppa Bay

Morgan BayMorgan Bay

KaapsehoopKaapsehoop

Kosi BayKosi Bay

HluhluweHluhluwe

Jeffreys Bay

Hankey

Bergville

Nottingham Road

Underberg

Barkly East

Scottburgh

Port Edward

Port St Johns

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Wepener

Philippolis

Nieu-Bethesda

Groot-Marico Hartbeespoort

BritsDullstroom

Wakkerstroom

Memel

Pilgrims RestGraskop

SabieWhite River

Tzaneen

Polokwane

Henley-on-KlipHenley-on-Klip

Cullinan eMgwenya

Mashishing

Modimolle

Louis Trichardt(Makhado)

Thabazimbi

Mahikeng

Bloemhof

Ficksburg

Ladybrand

Port Shepstone

Bedford

Kirkwood

Port Alfred

Kokstad

Zeerust

Bela-Bela

Cradock

Bethlehem

Graaff-Reinet

Somerset East

Grahamstown

Aliwal North

Vryburg

Rustenburg

Vryheid

Dundee

Ladysmith

Howick

Thohoyandou

PORT ELIZABETH

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JOHANNESBURG

PRETORIA

PIETERMARITZBURG

DURBAN

Mbombela

KIMBERLEY

BLOEMFONTEIN

Parys

Heidelberg

Barberton

Eastern Cape

Free State KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga

Limpopo

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Gauteng

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Darling

Groot-Brakrivier

GansbaaiHermanus

Stanford

Greyton

McGregorBarrydale

Calitzdorp De Rust

Prince Albert

Napier

Nieuwoudtville Williston

Sutherland

Kamieskroon

Pofadder

Kakamas

Port Nolloth

Alexander Bay

Lamberts Bay

Tulbagh

Porterville

Wuppertal

Calvinia

Carnarvon

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Wellington Ceres

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Indian Ocean

Coffee BayCoffee Bay

Mazeppa BayMazeppa Bay

Morgan BayMorgan Bay

KaapsehoopKaapsehoop

Kosi BayKosi Bay

HluhluweHluhluwe

Jeffreys Bay

Bergville

Nottingham Road

Underberg

Barkly East

Scottburgh

Port Edward

Port St Johns

eShowe

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Wepener

Philippolis

Nieu-Bethesda

Groot-MaricoHartbeespoort

BritsDullstroom

Wakkerstroom

Memel

Pilgrims RestGraskop

SabieWhite River

Tzaneen

Henley-on-KlipHenley-on-Klip

Polokwane

Cullinan eMgwenya

Mashishing

Modimolle

Louis Trichardt(Makhado)

Thabazimbi

Mahikeng

Bloemhof

Ficksburg

Ladybrand

Port Shepstone

Bedford

Kirkwood

Port Alfred

Kokstad

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PRETORIA

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Cape Town and the Peninsula

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Limpopo, Waterberg & Groot Marico

Page 120

2The West Coast

Page 26 11Mpumalangas Panorama Route

Page 130

3Western Cape Winelands

Page 38 12Kruger National Park

Page 142

4The Overberg

Page 52 13Durban and Surrounds

Page 154

5The Garden Route

Page 62 14Drakensberg

Page 166

6The Wild Coast and Eastern Cape

Page 72 15KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

Page 176

7The Karoo and Little Karoo

Page 84 16KwaZulu-Natal Reserves

Page 188

8Johannesburg

Page 94 17Free State and Central Region

Page 198

9Gauteng and Surrounds

Page 108

How to Use and Map Key Page 3

Quickfnder Page 4

Map of Road Transport Network Page 8

Map of Rail Transport Network Page 10

Map of Air Transport Network Page 12

Routes:

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The West CoastAlthough the Capes western seaboard was once

known for its alluvial diamonds, the West Coast is alsoundeniably shing country. The little sher villagesthat dot the rugged terrain of the coastal route

northwest of Cape Town boast a charm that seemsto set them squarely in the 18th and 19th centuries.Infrastructure is limited, tourists relatively scarce and

the region has a distinct rural feel to it. Small towns

and villages that typify the kind of laid-back exist-ence of the West Coast are Saldanha, Langebaan,

Darling, Hopeeld and Paternoster. And each ofthese quaint destinations is worth a visit, even if itssimply for an opportunity to sit back, shrug off the

dust of the big city and sample the outstanding sea-food for which the region is so celebrated.

The landscape of fynbos and beach skirts the watersof the Atlantic Ocean, and quite apart from itsmagnicent oral heritage supports an abundance

of indigenous wildlife. An added attraction to thearea is its rich birdlife, which lures birders from all over

the world. Prolic water sources mean that the mostcommon species are the water birds, such as peli-cans, amingos and gannets.

The West Coast and the inland strip immediatelyadjacent to the shoreline, known as the Sandveld,form part of what is known as the Cape Floral King-

dom, a unique biome that consists of more than1,000 owering species, with no fewer than 80 plantsspecic to this corner of the world. The region may

be divided into sandveld (best known for its salvias),renosterveld and fynbos, and plants vary from tubersand bulbs to legumes and herbal varieties such as

buchu. The most prolic vegetation type around vil-lages such as Paternoster (and its Columbine NatureReserve) is the shrub-like fynbos, which comprises

delicate ericas, reed-like restios and grand proteas.

Duration Page West Coast National Park 3hrs/5hrs 29

Eves Footprint 12hr/2hrs 29

TOP TOWN:Langebaan 12hrs/24hrs 30 Langebaan Lagoon 2hrs/4hrs 30

Club Mykonos 2hrs/24hrs 30

Die Strandloper 2hrs/4hrs 30

Darling 2hrs/5hrs 31

Evita se Perron 2hrs/4hrs 31

The Flower Route 6hrs/12hrs 32

Cederberg 6hrs/12hrs 33

Cederberg Wilderness Area 6hrs/12hrs 33

San rock art 2hrs/4hrs 34

Moravian Mission 2hrs/3hrs 34

Namaqualand 6hrs/12hrs 35

Namaqua National Park 2hrs/4hrs 35

Olifants River Valley 4hrs/6hrs 35

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Nature reserves 2hrs/3hrs (each)

The Flower Route covers the Goegab NatureReserve near Springbok and the Skilpad WildowerReserve at Kamieskroon, the Bushmans Kloof Wilder-

ness Reserve (famed for its game and San rock art)and the much-lauded Ramskop Wildower Garden.On the coast are the Columbine Nature Reserveand the West Coast National Park, as well as thePostberg Nature Reserve.


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