| You're planning a vacation in South Africa for the first | | | | Sun, Sand and the Sea |
| time. It's a big country, with a lot of things to see and | | | | South Africa has beaches to die for. In Cape Town |
| do. You aren't going to be able to take it all in on a | | | | you have a choice between Atlantic beaches and the |
| single vacation, so you have to plan according to what | | | | beaches of False Bay, an extension of the Indian |
| activities interest you the most. Where are the best | | | | Ocean. The Atlantic beaches are okay for sunbathing, |
| places for you to get full value for your money and | | | | but the water is very cold. It's much warmer at |
| your precious time? | | | | Boulders Beach on False Bay, where you can even |
| Where the Wild Things Are | | | | swim with penguins. You can escape the crowds if |
| South Africa's wildlife is the country's number one | | | | you go to one of the many long beaches on the Wild |
| tourist attraction. But the animals aren't roaming the | | | | Coast of the Eastern Cape. The city of Durban, with |
| streets of Cape Town and Johannesburg. You have | | | | its famous Golden Mile of beachfront is South Africa's |
| to go out to the countryside to see them. Kruger | | | | answer to Malibu. |
| National Park is a favourite place for wildlife safaris, | | | | Bright Lights and Night Life |
| and you are sure to see lions, zebras, rhinos, and all the | | | | Cape Town is the most beautiful city in South Africa, |
| other animals with which Africa is identified. But Kruger | | | | and also one of the liveliest. It has great bars and |
| isn't the only great place to see animals. Oudtshoom, a | | | | restaurants, colourful neighbourhoods, and first rate |
| town in the Karoo region, is famous for its ostrich | | | | shopping. It is the home of an annual jazz festival that |
| farms. In fact, it has 90 percent of the world's | | | | draws top musicians from all over the world. The city |
| population of the big birds. In the Eastern Cape, the | | | | of Durban's Golden Mile is another hot spot where the |
| Greater Addo Elephant National Park has large herds | | | | bars and discos along the beach are packed with |
| of wild elephants. It is easily the best place to see the | | | | young people who party into the small hours of the |
| giants. Go to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park for a | | | | morning. But for life in the fast lane, you have to go to |
| chance to see the Kalahari lion. For whale watching, | | | | Johannesburg. Jo-burg, as the locals call it, has the |
| head out of Cape Town for the famous Whale Coast. | | | | cutting-edge clubs that are the trend setters for the |
| The town of Hermanus is the whale watching capital. | | | | rest of urban South Africa. |