South Africa
This magnificent, but strange and heady dish, tells a story
There’s a reason bobotie is often considered the national dish of South Africa and it’s not just the taste.
- by Ben Groundwater
No designated driver required on this unique wine-tasting experience
Explore beautiful Franschhoek Valley and its famous wineries on board a dinky double-decker wine tram.
- by Katrina Lobley
Hotel review: Kruger Shalati – The Train on the Bridge, a safari in high style
Twenty-four carriage suites are suspended in a line, as though a train has simply paused here momentarily.
- by Katrina Lobley
Hotel review: Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg - Safe, comfortable and friendly
Being so close to the airport means you can leave at the last minute for your flight.
- by Sue Williams
Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge, South Africa: African eco retreat's multi-million dollar redesign
Billed as Africa's most environmentally sensitive lodge, Sabi Sabi's Earth Lodge melds into the bushveld, sculpted into a sloping savannah.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
What is biltong? Where to find the best of South Africa's answer to jerky
This famous snack is highly addictive, and best consumed alongside cold beer.
- by Ben Groundwater
Johannesburg, South Africa travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
Tour Soweto on foot, on two wheels or tucked into the back of a colourful three-wheeled tuk-tuk.
- by Katrina Lobley
Singita Ebony Lodge in Sabi Sand Game Reserve: How South Africa transformed my teens
From skirting gaming curfews, now my twin boys have a different challenge: tracking a five-tonne bull rhino through thick South African bushland in low evening light. On foot.
- by Max Anderson
South Africa's Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg: Heartrending, disturbing and, ultimately, uplifting
South Africa's Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg about its history of racial segregation can be a profoundly disturbing experience for visitors.
- by Sue Williams
Sebatana Private Reserve, South Africa: There's never been a better time to track the elusive leopard on safari
Of all the mighty African Big Five animals, leopards have always been the most mysterious.
- by Sue Williams