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South Africa
One way from Johannesburg to Cape Town Visiting south aftica
Luxury and Budget Hotels, stunning wildlive experiences, beachdays, winery and thriving cities –Â South Africa’s diversity offers unforgettable experiences for every traveler.
Travel time: Late September to early October
Mabula Game Lodge
Johannesburg isn’t ideal for tourism, and Kruger is far. We stopped at Mabula Game Lodge, a private reserve perfectly located halfway to break up the long journey. It was a good idea!
Kruger National Park
One of the – if not the – most famour national parks in the world, the Kruger National Park. You can choose from several entrences, we selected Phalaborwa to start with South Africas highlight!
Panorama
Route
The absolute suprise of our trip – the panorama route starting at grashop. Visit the third largest canyon “Blyde River”, waterfalls and amazing nature. We also found a hidden gem for you!
Santa Lucia
Famous for its large hipplo location, Santa Lucia offers excellent long and short boat trips where you can also spot crocodiles and the hardworking yellow weaver birds. If you´r lucky, you can see hippos strolling through the town at night.
Drakensberg
Less animals but more hiking in the mountains – visit the Drakensberge. There is a vast hiking network in several places, we selected Cathkin Park and the Royal Natal National Park for our hikes.
Addo Elephant Park
Arriving at the Addo National Park, the landscape got more green. Pro Tip: if you visit in early spring, you can see further into the landscape. Of course many elephants crossed our way, but the dung beetle was our favorite animal.
Garden Route
The famous Garden Route has to be on the list of every South Africa tourist – we picked a few spots to explore but moved on towards Cape Town quickly.
Stellenbosch
In Stellenbosch you will come across wineries every few minutes. If you like to have one or two wine testings, leave your car and take other options like tours or busses.
Cape Town
We came to South Africa for the nature, not the cities. However Cape Town offers a variety of activities. Visit the famour table mountain, the waterfront or just take the red citysightseeing tour.
Simons Town
The best always comes last – for us it was the penguin population in Simons Town. It is just a short trip from Cape Town but definitely worth the visit!
Verdict Do we recommend south africa?
Definitely yes – we would choose the same country and the same route again.
Even if the distances between some locations were very long, we would still decide to drive the complete route and not fly within the country!
However, a few spots we would skip next time!