Tips & Tricks
V & A Waterfront Historical Walking Tour (Cape Town) — Take a step back in time to a bygone era; to a time of sailors, seafarers and intrepid adventurers. Follow in the footsteps of South Africa’s founders when the majesty of the V&A Waterfront was a brave little jetty built by Jan van Riebeeck in […]
Springbok Experience Rugby Museum (Portswood House, Portswood Ridge) – this is a world-class, modern interactive museum, shop and skills zone honoring the Springboks and South African rugby. The Springbok Experience features more than 64 audio visual monitors and computer screens, interactive ‘Springbok Trials’ skills tests for children and adults as well as a flagship Springbok […]
Top of Africa / Carlton Centre (152 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg) – visitors who’d like a panoramic view of Johannesburg are urged to visit the 50th floor of this office tower to do so. The tallest building in Africa and once the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, the Carlton Centre stands 223m high – about […]
Lion Park (cnr Malibongwe & R114 Lanseria, Johannesburg) – the Lion Park in Lanseria, just outside Johannesburg, is a must-see experience. Celebrities from all over the world (from actress Natalie Portman to singer Shakira) can’t be wrong. Here you’re guaranteed sightings of magnificent lions, but they’re not the only attraction. There’s also the giraffe feeding […]
Sun City Resort (off the R556, North West Province, Sun City) – located 2 hours (200 km) northwest of Johannesburg, this is the gambling and tourist enclave that was the subject of a celebrity-laden anti-Apartheid campaign in 1985 (whose campaigners, which included pop stars like U2’s Bono, Bob Geldof and Bruce Springsteen, produced a song […]
Wine Tours (Western Cape region) – those staying in Cape Town can join a wine tour organized by WineToursCapeTown.com, which runs daily (except Christmas and New Year’s). The tour consists of visits to farms in the Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch wine regions. Lunch and wine tastings are included. Participants will get to learn the history […]