South African Tourist Destinations

With South African tourism offering a range of tourist attractions, tourist destinations and other South African places of interest to visit, including a wide variety of tourist activities to involve oneself in, South Africa finds itself at the forefront of the global tourism market.

Apart from South Africa’s glorious weather, a renowned tourist attraction in itself, the country also boasts the world-renowned tourist destinations of the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, the eccentricity and glamour of Cape Town and the world famous Big 5 Umfolozi Game Park in KwaZulu-Natal, famous for its efforts in preserving the worldwide Rhino populations.

The fine weather South Africa has on offer makes the beachfronts of Cape Town and Durban a fine destination in the summer months. The warm current of the Indian Ocean provides tourists an ideal opportunity to soak in the sun as well as the spectacular tourist destinations on offer. A short distance from Durban lies the famous Big 5 game parks of Umfolozi and Hluhluwe, as well as St Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site and one of South Africa’s leading tourist destinations and tourism attractions.

In close proximity to these reserves lie the historical battlefields of the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo Boer War, where individuals are able to engage in historical tours with renowned historians and guides, such as those offered by the many lodges and resorts found in the battlefields and other leading historical tourist destinations in South Africa.

North of the KwaZulu-Natal battlefields is situated South Africa’s premier game conservancy and pioneer tourist destination, the Kruger National Park. Situated in the Mpumalanga Province, the Kruger National Park offers spectacular scenery and Big 5 wildlife encounters, with open vehicle game drives and guided wilderness walks being the main tourist attractions in the reserve.

Apart from the abovementioned places of interest, South Africa also has a wide range of tourist destinations, tourism attractions and wilderness tours and safaris to suit any individual’s need. From fascinating collections of geological formations, botanical gardens, spectacular landscapes and historic buildings, these tourist destinations and attractions also offer the unusual, as well as the unique. Elephant-Back safaris, cultural visits, township tours and bungee jumping are all eco-tourism activities that occur between two of South Africa’s core tourist destinations, Cape Town and Johannesburg.