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The spectacular view from God's Window, Mpumalanga.

Get active at the Augrabies Falls

Wild flowers and enormous skies

The spectacular Little Berg, perfect for day walks.

Durban's uShaka Sea World

The Augrabies Falls National Park.

Top 10

Urban cultural experiences

1. V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
   

   Every aspect of South African urban culture meets at South Africa’s top attraction – food, shopping, entertainment, heritage and recreation.

   
2. Township tours, countrywide
   

   Soweto outside Johannesburg is the best-known township tour, but you can find guided township tours in every corner of the country, each with their own history, identity and stories to tell.

   
3. Eating out, countrywide
   

   Like a complex stock, South African cuisine is a reduction of a myriad influences – Indian, Asian, Afro-Portuguese, Cantonese and more recently, East and West African; and you’ll relish this...

   
4. Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
   

   Step back into the early, heady days of the City of Gold when fortune seekers in search of their share of newly discovered gold descended on a dusty tent town.

   
5. Newtown, Johannesburg
   

   Located around Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown is a magnet for artists, musicians, and performers, with a trendy, cutting-edge vibe and the same avant garde attitude that made it a hot-bed of...

   
6. Oriental Walkabout, Durban
   

   Durban is host to one of the largest Indian populations outside of Asia. On a walking tour, visit the Jumma Musjid Mosque, the historic Grey Street business precinct and the famous Victoria Street...

   
7. Art galleries, countrywide
   

   From Pierneef to Picasso, there are exciting art collections to view throughout our major urban centres.

   
8. African Arts and Crafts, countrywide
   

   There are countless curio shops, roadside markets and upmarket malls where you can buy African arts and crafts. Look out for Rosebank’s African Craft Market in Johannesburg, as well as Cape Town’s...

   
9. Arts and Music Festivals, countrywide
   

   From the traditional celebrations of the Cape Minstrel Carnival at New Year to OppiKoppi in Limpopo – South Africa’s answer to Glastonbury; and our equivalent of the Edinburgh International Festival...

   
10. Nightlife, countrywide
    

    Night owls and party animals in search of a good time can live it up in our urban centres, where everything from casino action to night clubs, bars, pubs, theatres, live music gigs and concerts is on...