Here you’ll find all the South Africa blogs on Wonderful Wanderings.
As South Africa lies in the southern hemisphere, visiting South Africa in September means visiting at the end of winter. I researched what to pack for…
I spent weeks planning our South Africa vacation. This post includes our full itinerary - what we did where and how much it cost - plus a print version you can use to plan your own South Africa trip!
This post contains a detailed itinerary for 4 days in Cape Town, including what to do in Cape Town, where to stay, where to eat and how to get around. All based off our experience visiting the city for the first time. Have a look!
A review of two days spent at Long Lee Manor at Shamwari Game Reserve, a Big Five, malaria-free, award-winning game reserve in the Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth. Find out which animals we spotted, what the rooms cost and what it's like to pee in the bush. Yes, really.
A Cape of Good Hope tour from Cape Town makes for a great day trip with lots of fun stops along the Cape Peninsula. This post includes our itinerary as well as practical information to plan your own day trip and see Cape of Good Hope
South Africa offers great whale watching. This post reviews our whale watching boat trip from Simon's Town and shares other places we spotted whales from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, in Cape Town and beyond.
We did a half-day Robben Island tour from Cape Town, South Africa. This post provides practical information on how to go to Robben Island, some history about the place and the time Nelson Mandela spent there as well as a review of our experience.
Planning to visit Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa? This post details our experience and includes a bunch of practical information on getting there, taking the Cape Town Table Mountain cable car and more.
While I was putting together our South Africa itinerary, I came across Boulders Beach as the most popular place to go penguin spotting. Yet there were…