While South Africa is very well known to safari enthusiasts (it’s home to the big five) and to many adventurous travellers, a trip would be incomplete without visiting the amazing beaches or sipping a glass of wine in one of the many wineries where tasty food is always served. Cape town is also a great starting point to better understand its turbulent history.
- Safari
- Wine
- History
- Food
- Adventure
- Beaches
Depends on what you want to do:
- Safari: May to October
- Beach holiday: November to March
- Winelands tours: all year round
- Garden route: all year round
- Whale watching: July to November
- Language: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English
- Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)
- Drives on the: Left
- Timezone: UTC+2
- Credit Cards: Widely accepted but bring some cash. Careful: South Africa has a problem with cards fraud.
9 days in South Africa
We spent a total of 9 days in South Africa, but with hindsight we would have planned for more time to spend in this beautiful country. Our itinerary was the following: Day 0: Arrive at Cape Town in the eveningDay 1: Cape Town and surroundingsDay 2: Cape Town –...
Discovering the Garden Route
After 4 days in Cape Town and 2 days in the winery area of Franschhoek, it was time to discover the famous Garden Route. Our initial idea was to drive through the Franschhoek Pass and arrive in Hermanus but, since it was closed because of a brake, we came back via...
Good food and wine in Franschhoek
After spending 4 days visiting Cape Town and its surroundings, we moved to the Franschhoek winery area for two days of amazing wine and tasty food. Before arriving in Franschhoek, we stopped at the Avondale winery, in Paarl, for eating. We were pampered from the first...
4 days in Cape Town
We arrived at Cape Town International Airport in the evening (around 9pm) and we went straight to the renting car company (Europcar). Tip: We suggest to rent a vehicle that has a trunk big enough to contain your backpacks/suitcases without people seeing them from the...