Which places do I need to go in South Africa?

Cape Town is one of my favorite cities.
I was in Cape Town in 2002 for 2 weeks and again in 2003.

Cabs are plentiful and cheap -- Don't worry about renting a car. I felt very safe in the city but I have several South African friends and every one has had their car stolen.

Here's a map where you can see most of the available hotels and their prices
Capetown Map



You can rent a cell phone at the airport for about a dollar a day and have free incoming calls... very nice if you plan to ever split up.

Hotel Locations:
Try the city and the wine country: The central city in Cape Town is very safe clean and nice. Walking around there feels comparable walking around in many European cities. Outside of the city center are slums that are prone to crime because their standard of living is so low. Habitat for Humanity offers some great volunteer events in the slums in the day time, but stay clear at night unless you're with locals. Beyond that are some really charming country side wine estates that have hotels integrated. I stayed in the city and on some wine estates and liked both. I don't really have a favorite but I'd encourage you try staying in the waterfront area and then maybe a few nights out in the wine country.

PS. While in the city be sure to catch sunset on Lion's Head. Its a small mountain and state park right in the center of town. Its free and you get panoramic views of the oceans and the town.


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I lived in SA for nearly 10 years, and I would suggest Cape Town for a few days, a lot of people spend half there holiday thre and while it is a great city there are so many other great places to visit. The Zululand Coast between Durban and swaziland is great, with hluhluwe / umfolozi game reserve is there and the St Lucia wetlands park.

Plus Kruger it is one of the top 3 parks in Africa, (apparently), when friends came to visit if I couldn't take them I always used www.krugertours.com They had a range of safaris, the walking safari was one I went on which was fantastic, but family and friends booked all sorts of different trips through them, camping, treehouses

Plus if you like to walk the drakensberg mountains are good, either in the south where you can walk in the foothills or to the east of Lesotho where giants castle is. In fact even if you don't walk it's a great place to sit and just be. Reply to this

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