Western Cape
Cape Town and Cape Peninsula with beautiful Cape Dutch Architecture, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Winelands (Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek), Garden Route, whales at Hermanus, penguins at Boulders, great white shark at Gaansbaai, seals, ostrich farms and Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn, Knysna Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay, George. Popular activities are floral tours, sailing, fishing, whale watching, shark diving, wine tasting, or just enjoying Cape Town and the Garden Route.

Eastern Cape
Port Elizabeth and the beaches, surfing at Jeffreys Bay, Addo Elephant Park, and Shamwari Private Game Reserve.

KwaZulu-Natal
Durban and the golden mile (the beaches), Drakensberg Mountains, game viewing in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Mkuze, Ndumu National Parks, St. Lucia Wetlands (world heritage site), Sodwana Bay (southernmost coral reef in Africa) and Aliwal Shoal for diving, surfing at Richards Bay, Umgeni River Bird Park. Diving, surfing, fishing, sailing. Trekking and hiking in the Drakensberg Mountains, where viewing ancient rock art and beautiful views are the major activities.

Mpumalanga
As the home of world famous Kruger National Park and several private game reserves like Sabi Sands, Londolozi, Timbavati bordering it; Mpumalanga offers some of the best game viewing and the most luxurious game lodges in the world. This region is where you are most likely to see the big five: lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo, leopard and up to 147 mammal and 507 bird species. Other attractions are Blyde River Canyon (one of the deepest canyons in the world), Pilgrims Rest and historic towns along the Voortrekkers route.

Limpopo (Northern Province)
Like Mpumalanga, the major attraction is wildlife. Northern Kruger National Park goes up to the border with Zimbabwe and there are private reserves including the Waterberg area with some of the oldest geological formations.

Gauteng
Johannesburg is the city of gold and Soweto, home of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu (two Nobel Peace Price winners), is the largest township in the southern hemisphere. Pretoria, the administrative capital is home to the Union Buildings, an architectural masterpiece, and to one of the top zoos in the world. Near Krugersdorp is the cradle of humankind with some of the first caves occupied by humans in the world. The largest diamond was found at Cullinan and visiting gold, platinum and diamond mines is an attraction.

Northwest Province
Sun City is the resort, entertainment and casino complex famous for the Palace of the Lost City Hotel and the golf courses. Pilanesberg National Park is next to it and is home to the big five. Madikwe, one of the largest game reserves in South Africa, and Hartebeespoort Dam for water sports are other attractions.

Northern Cape
Kgalagadi Transfrontier (Kalahari Gemsbok) Park is the second largest in South Africa after Kruger National Park. The Kalahari desert starts here and makes game viewing very interesting along the dry riverbeds. Winelands are near the Orange River, the longest in South Africa. One can raft on the Orange River very close to the Augrabies Falls, which is a national park offering great hiking. Kimberley is the diamond city with one of the largest manmade holes in the world. Namaqualand in spring offers the best floral show with thousands of species of the Cape Floral Kingdom.

Free State
Bloemfontein, today the judicial capital, was the capital of the early Boer Republic of the Orange Free State. Golden Gate Highlands National Park offers superb bird watching. The Maluti Mountains offer good hiking and Rustler’s Valley has beautiful scenery.