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When you visit South Africa, travel across a golden country which has everything to offer its visitors – vast empty spaces, wilderness, glorious beaches, dramatic scenery and scorched plains.
It is a country where two oceans – the Atlantic and the Indian – meet and converge to provide a spectacular coastline, a country so rich in soil that it’s fys is a protected element, and yet it still houses one of the most inhospitable deserts on earth, the Kalahari.
But most of all it is a land rich in wildlife, making South African safari holidays one of the most unique experiences you will ever enjoy. It teems with lion and elephant, thousands of antelope, the elusive leopard and the endangered wild dog, not to mention a myriad of antelope, zebra, wildebeest & giraffe and hundreds of species of bird. It is also the ideal place to see the greatest creatures of the deep during the whale-watching season and is one of the few places on the planet where you can spy penguins on the sands & dive with great whites. Add to that the lushness of the Garden Route, the bounties of the Wine Region, the riches of the Kruger National Park and the cosmopolitan glamour of Johannesburg and Cape Town and you have a land for all seasons, all tastes.
South Africa is a destination which offers a truly diverse range of experiences, allowing you to see the best of the safari, cuisine and sight-seeing available.
Get right to the heart of Cape Town, with a Cape Eats tour – a great opportunity to explore behind the scenes and experience a taste of the cultures that make up this cosmopolitan city. Some great ways to explore South Africa's spectacular and diverse scenery are on horseback, by taking a tour through the winelands, offering a different style of wine-tasting, or exploring the Drakensberg Mountains from a vantage point.
If the botanical side of South Africa takes your fancy, experience the Western Cape transformed into a carpet of colour as the wildflowers bloom for a short window in August and September each year.
South Africa offers incredible opportunities for animal watching both on safari and in the sea. Assist a specialist conservation unit on safari, to see the work that goes on and join in with crucial exercises such as Rhino darting and notching, or come improbably close to humpback and southern right whale on a marine cruise, and don't miss the chance to see other marine species such as dolphin, seal and sharks as well.
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