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Best places to visit in South Africa

• Cape Town: The most famous tourist city in SA, offers many highlights. Start at Kloof Street and hop the bars and restaurants all the way into Long Street. For a driving treat, go along the coastal roads to Camps Bay and Clifton for their world-famous beaches and nightlife. A hike through Kirstenbosch Gardens to the top of Table Mountain is almost mandatory. 
• Johannesburg: The economic hub of the country as well as the Cradle of Humankind, just an hour’s drive into the nearby Magaliesburg area, you can see some of the oldest human fossils ever discovered. Take a tour of the colourful Soweto township for a real slice of African life or visit the Apartheid Museum on Constitutional Hill in the Braamfontein suburb, next to the city centre. 
• Durban: This city is known for uShaka Marine World, a huge aquarium complex on the main beachfront. The Botanical Gardens are also worth visiting, as is the historical Point Road dockland area. If you drive a little out of the city, you’ll enter the Midlands area, with miles of rolling verdant hillsides dotted with traditional Zulu villages.