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  Helen Brown August 21, 2024 at 7:28pm

  Travel Noire shines a light on a lesser visited but still very worthwhile South African city: Durba - https://travelnoire.com/top-attractions-to-visit-in-durban-south-af...

  Top Attractions To Visit In Durban, South Africa - Travel Noire
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  John Kipper January 20, 2024 at 3:53pm

  I´ve actually driven this - spot on! https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/south-africa-garden-route

  

  South Africa's Garden Route Is One of the Best Road Trips on the Planet

  Gear up for lush landscapes, scenic vistas, seaside retreats, and all the wildlife.
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  María José September 2, 2023 at 12:30pm

  South Africa´s newest game park, in KwaZulu Natal: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/babanango-south-africa-new-g...

  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/babanango-south-africa-new-game-park-cmd/index.html
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  Helen Brown June 4, 2023 at 1:45pm

  

  Here's a (somewhat) oldie but goodie advertorial which ran in National Geographic detailing a few cool things to do in South African cities - and some you might not expect: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/partner-content-u...

  8 Urban Experiences in South Africa

  South Africa’s epic safaris, vast national parks and iconic landmarks have long been etched on travelers’ to-do lists, but the nation’s cities are no…
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  Jordan Simon March 13, 2023 at 4:08pm

  A few weeks ago Travel+Leisure interviewed a high-end tour operator about what's new and good in South Africa for 2023: https://www.travelandleisure.com/how-to-plan-a-trip-to-south-africa...

  

  How to Plan an Incredible Trip to South Africa, According to an Expert

  For the founder of travel company Roar Africa, returning to South Africa means experiencing the best of the winelands, the desert, and Cape Town. Her…
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  José Balido November 8, 2022 at 8:36pm

  Here's a really interesting discussion of the challenges facing South African tourism - from among other things crime, climate change, and the hangover from the pandemic - in of all places, a science news site:
  https://phys.org/news/2022-10-crime-covid-climate-changesouth-afric...

  

  Crime, COVID and climate change—South African tourism faces many threats, but it's resilient

  South Africa's tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development resulted in negative m…
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  Helen Brown August 13, 2022 at 11:07am

  Kruger National Park cited in a an Associated Press piece a couple of days ago focusing on climate/indrastructure issues affecting nature parks: https://apnews.com/article/travel-droughts-africa-2b79d7101b55bd588...

  

  African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats

  MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa's national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threate…
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  Riccardo R March 23, 2022 at 9:38am

  The London-based travel-site BigSevenTravel.com recently came out with "The best cities in the world for art and culture in 2022", and two of them are Cape Town and Johannesburg: https://bigseventravel.com/best-cities-for-arts-culture/
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  Max Pesling February 3, 2022 at 12:22pm

  Interesting piece in the Washington Post a month ago: 'South Africa Tourism Was just Starting to Rebound. Then Omicron Arrived.' Now, when it comes to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, a lot can change in a month - even in a week - and that's certainly been true in SA. But many of the issues and challenges WaPo discussed here are still quite relevant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/01/06/south-africa-omicr...

  South Africa tourism was just starting to rebound. Then omicron arrived.

  Omicron triggered travel bans on South Africa that led to an estimated $63 million in lost bookings.
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  Tripatini January 2, 2012 at 1:08am

  Now in our blog: a cool weekend in Cape Town.