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Cape Town, South Africa
The cosmopolitan hub of South Africa, Cape Town is a great place to start your
journey. With beautiful beaches and an emerging wine region, it’s easy to spend
a week exploring all that it has to offer.
- Cape Town: Tandem Paragliding Adventure
- Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre
- Lion's Head
- Table Mountain
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Mossel Bay, South Africa
If you want to enjoy a scenic drive, head to Mossel Bay. It’s located on Cape
Agulhas, where two oceans meet at Africa’s southern tip. Many tour companies
offer guided excursions around town or down to Cape Point (about 1 hour away).
If you like wine, I highly recommend visiting some of Mossel Bay’s wineries.
They often give free tastings and are nice places to get out of the heat.
- Mossel Bay: Whale Watching and Seal Island Boat Trip
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Sedgefield, South Africa
Home to a wide range of animals and native birds. These include baboons,
monkeys, tortoises, ducks and other aquatic species, antelopes and zebras. Other
birds such as cranes and flamingos can be found here. It is also common to see
donkey’s roaming freely around Sedgefield.
- Knysna: Downhill Forest Scootour Adventure
- Knysna Kayak Hire
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Stormsrivier, South Africa
This beach town is three hours’ drive from Cape Town and has plenty of
accommodations, restaurants, activities and infrastructure. Your best bet is to
go midweek when it will be less crowded than on weekends or school holidays. If
you’re just heading there for a day trip, your hotel may be able to set up an
excursion for you with one of their partners.
- Tsitsikamma National Park: 1 or 2-Hour Segway Tour
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Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Located on South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast, Jeffreys Bay is a seaside haven
for surfers and windsurfers. The town itself doesn’t have much to offer in terms
of attractions, but it makes up for it with its lovely weather and beautiful
beaches. On weekends, J-Bay hosts one of the largest surfing events in all of
South Africa—tens of thousands show up to see hundreds of professional athletes
compete against each other.
- Jeffreys Bay: Stand Up Paddle Boarding
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Addo, South Africa
The Elephant Sanctuary, an 80-hectare preserve, is home to more than 110
elephants. On one side of Addo there are hides built by nature enthusiasts where
one can sit and watch game. Being very flat with most spots being within walking
distance, with no roads inside its boundaries it’s not hard to get around.
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Addo National Park: Full-Day Safari Tour
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Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Spend at least one day exploring Oudtshoorn, which is both a town and
municipality situated just 20 minutes away from George Airport. The area is
widely known for its ostriches, which are raised for their feathers rather than
meat.
- Oudtshoorn: Guided Ostrich Farm Tour
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Franschhoek, South Africa
This picturesque town is located near Cape Town and has everything to suit your
holiday needs. From high-end restaurants to budget eateries, you will find
everything there.
- From Stellenbosch: Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour Southern Route
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Milnerton, South Africa
The most expensive suburb in Milnerton offers homes that face Walker Bay, one of
Cape Town’s most beautiful areas. Residents here have access to a few beaches as
well as tennis courts and walking trails.
- Hout Bay: Seal Snorkeling Experience
- Signal Hill
- Devil's Peak
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Cape Town, South Africa
- Cape Peninsula and Penguin Colony Full Day Shared Tour
- Gansbaai Eco-Friendly Shark Cage Diving
- Cape Town: Lion's Head Sunrise or Sunset Hike