The Best Places to Visit in South Africa by Influencers

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The 13 Most Popular Destinations in South Africa
The 1 best Hotels in South Africa
1006 Outdoor Activities in South Africa
88 Adventure Sports in South Africa
61 Points of Interest in South Africa
20 Road trip in South Africa
2 Camping in South Africa

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The 3 destinations in South Africa you have to visit:


  Cape Town 

  Pilanesberg National Park 

  Port Alfred 



The 6 most popular experiences to have in South Africa


  Wildlife 

  Beach 

  Town 

  Landmark 

  Surfing 

  Water sport 




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  Cape Town 

  Pilanesberg National Park 

  Port Alfred 

  Cape Recife 

  Secret Spot 

  Bloubergstrand 

  L'Agulhas 

  Struisbaai 

  Kruger National Park Boundary Road 

  Durban 

  Table Mountain 

  Johannesburg 

  Knysna 


Cape Town

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Pilanesberg National Park

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Port Alfred

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Cape Recife
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Secret Spot
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Bloubergstrand

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L'Agulhas

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Struisbaai

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Kruger National Park Boundary Road
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Durban

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Table Mountain

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg, informally known as Jozi, Joburg or "the city of gold", is the lar ... read more here
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Knysna

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grayscale photo of leopard in Phalaborwa Gate South Africa
Wildlife

Phalaborwa Gate
The locals call him Cyrus. I was lucky enough to get a stare-down from him on an afternoon safari in the Kruger National Park. What an amazing creature and moment....
Experienced by @Geran de Klerk | ©Unsplash
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brown leopard on top of grey rock in Kruger National Park South Africa
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Kruger National Park
I spotted Tsira on a trip to the Kruger National Park, South Africa. It’s not every day you get a leopard to pose like she did....
Experienced by @Geran de Klerk | ©Unsplash
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selective focus photography of giraffe in Kruger National Park South Africa
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Kruger National Park
I met this dude on safari in Kruger National park in northern South Africa. The giraffes were easily in my favorite creatures to witness. They seemed almost prehistoric the the way the graced the Afri...
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rock formation surrounded by sea of clouds in Table Mountain South Africa
Mountain range

Table Mountain
Last Christmas we spent almost a month in Cape Town. One eventing, around 7PM, we took the cable car up to the top of Table Mountain to enjoy the sunset. The picture is a long exposure showing the Twe...
Experienced by @Christian Perner | ©Unsplash
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cheetah running on brown field in Cape Town South Africa
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Cape Town
We had the opportunity to visit Cheetah Outreach outside of Cape Town and watch cheetahs running up close. They are stunning creatures....
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silhouette photography of woman standing on rock in Mbotyi South Africa
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Mbotyi
My niece, Georgia Thomson, had to get up at 4am so we could be on the beach and ready to meet the sunrise for this shot....
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loepard climbing down on tree during daytime in Lion Sands Game Reserve South Africa
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Lion Sands Game Reserve
On safari at the Lion Sands in the Kruger in December 2015. I spotted her!...
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person surfing in Jeffreys Bay South Africa
Surfing

Jeffreys Bay
I live in Jbay and I watched the Jbay Open as much as I could get off of work for. I loved getting to take some images of the surfers. For this shot I was literally on the rocks as close to the water ...
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focus photography of leopard near tree in Kapama Private Game Reserve South Africa
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Kapama Private Game Reserve
Just before night fall we came across this Leopard tucked away in a small clearing of bushes. It sat momentarily even with our arrival and didn’t move until it got up to walk away....
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man wearing red shirt holding video camera in Bronkhorstspruit South Africa
Temple

Bronkhorstspruit
We visited the The Nan Hua Temple in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa during the Chinese New Year. The display was underway and I managed to squeeze myself into the front. There was a lot of competition...
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lion leaning near tree during daytime in Madikwe South Africa
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Madikwe
The most ‘handsome’ male lion lion I’ve ever photographed. This is Monomogolo from Madikwe, South Africa....
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photo of car on road beside brown open field during cloudy daytime in Franschhoek South Africa
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Franschhoek
Was on my way to Franschhoek on a short road trip with my boyfriend and he ended up driving to allow me to take nice scenery pics....
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black flying bird above green mountains in Oribi Gorge South Africa
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Oribi Gorge
Flight is a majestic thing, and this hornbill made it look so effortless. Breezing past me on the clifftop, with a winding Oribi river in the gorge below....
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landscape photography of ocean near rock formation in Cape of Good Hope South Africa
Headland

Cape of Good Hope
Estuve visitando Sudáfrica con mi familia. Esta foto es en el Cabo de la Buena Esperanza, me detuve a sacar fotos de las montañas y acantilados y de repente apareció el arco iris. Fue un espectáculo p...
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rock formations with body of water in Camps Bay South Africa
Coast

Camps Bay
A drone view of my past Sunday’s sunset on Clifton 4th Beach, Cape Town, South Africa....
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shallow focus photography of penguins surrounded by grass in Simon's Town South Africa
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Simon's Town
We loved getting a closer look at the penguins in Cape Town, South Africa. Most weren’t so thrilled to see us, but a few of the more curious birds came right up to us....
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three brown-and-gray giraffes eating tree leaves in Kruger National Park South Africa
Wildlife

Kruger National Park
We loved spotting giraffes in Kruger National Park. They’re such curious animals—often walking right up to our car to take a closer peek at us. The tallest giraffe in the middle was significantly dark...
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brown tiger cub on green field in Sabi Sands Game Reserve South Africa
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Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Big yawn from a small big cat in Sabi Sands reserve which is part of the Kruger National Park in South Afrika...
Experienced by @Kurt Cotoaga | ©Unsplash
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asphalt road under nimbus cumulus in Nieu-Bethesda South Africa
Road trip

Nieu-Bethesda
Rewarded with a stunning sunset sky as we pulled over alongside the N9 highway just outside Graaf Reinet in the Karoo to take in the scenes....
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gray elephant playing with mud in Djuma Dam Road South Africa
Wildlife

Djuma Dam Road
This elephant had sprayed himself with mud a number of times, but this time I was ready for him!...
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bird's eye view photography of city in Table Mountain National Park South Africa
Mountain range

Table Mountain National Park
Enjoy a view from upon Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Shot while on a team retreat when I was working with WooThemes aka WooCommerce now. Let me know if you use this photo to make somet...
Experienced by @Scott Webb | ©Unsplash
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man selling ice cream products in Bloubergstrand South Africa
Beach

Bloubergstrand
After a surf session at Bloubergstrand beach with my brother, I saw one of the Ola carts that we were familiar with as kids. I grabbed my Canon and, being a typical warm, sunny Cape Town day, I set th...
Experienced by @Louis Smit | ©Unsplash
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man sitting on stone facing mountain in Kloof Corner South Africa
Desert

Kloof Corner
A spontaneous hike resulted in meeting fellow photographers in Cape Town. We got to see this spectacular view of Lions Head in Cape Town while the sun set on a beautiful winters evening in Africa!...
Experienced by @Joshua Kraus | ©Unsplash
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white and brown house in Elim South Africa
Cottage

Elim
We drove around to some of the small towns surrounding Struisbaai today. This particular one is called Elim - interesting fact is that all the roads in this town lead to the Church that founded the to...
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body of water in Langebaan South Africa
Ocean

Langebaan
Why look at the sunset when you can look at the weird and wonderful water below? jonnyhayes.co...
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three rhino eating grass in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park South Africa
Wildlife

Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park
A turn off onto a side-road in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Game Reserve brought us face-to-face with a troop of young male Rhinos. The group was displeased to have their grazing turf invaded, and proceede...
Experienced by @Kevin Folk | ©Unsplash
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brown deer outdoor during daytime in Kruger National Park South Africa
Wildlife

Kruger National Park
Redbilled oxpeckers only occur where there are animal hosts for the species of insects – mostly ticks – that the birds eat. The hosting animals are generally antelope like impala or kudu, or larger ma...
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two cheetahs sitting on green grass field in Kruger National Park South Africa
Wildlife

Kruger National Park
We were on safari in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. It was our last morning and we’d seen everything but my favourite: cheetahs! We took a by-road and came across these two cheetahs. We sat...
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man about to kick woman standing on cliff in Table Mountain (Nature Reserve) South Africa
Cliff

Table Mountain (Nature Reserve)
On the wild side, high up in the mountains, I found this couple having fun on the edge....
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ocean waves in Pringle Bay South Africa
Surfing

Pringle Bay
A barreling wave photographed on the coasts of a small town outside of Cape Town, South Africa....
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