South Africa's intrinsic diversity extends to the variety of vacation options available. You will surely find an option suited to your requirements.
We recommend these trips for an informative and enjoyable vacation in South Africa.
An in-depth exploration of South Africa's most famous destinations in combination with lesser-known but equally impressive attractions. The tour is private and guided.
Explore the finest South Africa has to offer in the company of one of our experienced guides. Hand-picked luxury accommodations are sure to enhance your experience.
A private tour that explores Cape Town before traveling on the Garden Route. The trip ends with a safari in the Addo Elephant National Park, not far from Port Elizabeth.
African Sky specializes in conducting private tours, safaris, and tailor-made journeys to Southern Africa. We also offer expert advice and other options to international visitors traveling to South Africa.
South Africa's diversity is what makes it such a good travel destination. Within a single country, visitors can experience cosmopolitan cities, fine sweeps of beaches, safaris in authentically wild settings, and more. Even the most seasoned travelers will agree that you would be hard-pressed to find such variety elsewhere and within such proximity.
South Africa's safari areas and top destinations are more accessible than many other African countries, and its excellent primary infrastructure ensures that even overland travel is easy and convenient. South Africa also caters better to travelers on a budget than, for example, Botswana and Zambia.
For families traveling with small children, South Africa is the best choice for a safari, as visitors can enjoy safaris in malaria-free areas like Pilanesberg, Madikwe, Shamwari, and Addo. The lodges in the private game reserves offer fantastic programs for young nature lovers.
The country is a fine choice for visitors with special interests like history, culture, fine dining, birding, golf, star-gazing, rock art, and the like. South Africa truly has something for everyone, whether you seek the ultimate adventure, an informative discovery, or a leisurely getaway.
The wealth of unique experiences available in South Africa makes it difficult to select a standout few. Still, the adventures below are easily some of the most rewarding pursuits available in travel today.
A South African vacation is a box of chocolates, a coat of many colors, a journey with such potential for experiences of all kinds. No region of South Africa is at all like another, and the cultural diversity packed into a modest population of only 60 million makes it all the more vibrant and exciting.
The country's natural beauty lends itself to nature lovers and safari enthusiasts to marvel at the many animal species that roam the landscape in their endless pursuit of survival. The Kruger National Park is the best-known national park in South Africa. Home to great herds of buffalo, elephant and all the rest of the big five, along with a great diversity of mammals and birds, the Kruger National Park is an annual pilgrimage for families in South Africa and a must-visit for any tourist.
Cape Town is the country's cultural hub, a metropolitan era with a rich history in international trade that has brought people from all corners of the globe. Johannesburg, the city of gold, with its satellite Sandton claiming the title of the 'richest square mile in Africa,' is the country's economic hub, with urban city hotels, golf courses, restaurants, and other big-city experiences. A vacation to South Africa has much to offer; there is much to explore before choosing where to go or what to do and see.
The rich diversity of plant life, rolling green hills, and wildflowers along the Western Cape's coast is the perfect getaway for relaxation, hiking, cycling, and plant-lovers. The West Coast is the flower capital, while on the south coast, an intriguing family of plants locally known as 'Fynbos' are king and dominate the landscape with their evergreen twig-like leaves and year-long flowers. The Garden Route, a prime tour destination on the south coast of the Western Cape, is home to some of the most beautiful protea and erica-dominated ecoregions and pristine beaches to match the floral beauty.
The sub-tropical east coast of South Africa is a lush green most of the year, with golden beaches and high mountains in its interior known as the Drakensberg mountains or uKhahlamba, 'barrier of spears.' Coastal forests, wetlands, and reefs call this part of South Africa home, along with the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve and iSimingaliso Wetland Park is a beautiful conservation area north of KwaZulu-Natal Province.
Finally, there is the Karoo and Kalahari, the arid heartland of South Africa. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, on South Africa's northern border with Botswana, starts at the edge of the Kalahari Desert and hosts several unique species, from desert lions to Gemsbok and mobs of meerkats. The Kgalagadi is known for its amazing game viewing opportunities, with large herds gathering around waterholes scattered throughout the park. Further west, past the Augrabies Waterfalls and just north of the Namaqualand, is the Richtersveld, a secluded corner of South Africa with hundreds of succulent species scattered among its towering hills.
