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Home » Destinations » Africa

South Africa

  • Wilderness, South Africa
    Trip Advice: South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana
  • San Rock Art In The Southern Drakensberg Mountains
  • Drakensberg Mountains (photo: Dannii Coughlan).
    7 Multi-Day Hikes in South Africa To Discover
  • Whale Watching in Hermanus, South Africa
  • Spelunking In The Cango Caves
  • Looking out over Cape Town from Table Mountain.
    South Africa - FIFA World Cup Backpacking Tourist Fever
  • View of Johannesburg from 50th floor of Carlton Centre
    5 of the Best Hostels in Johannesburg for Backpackers
  • Johannesburg City Tour
  • Dare #17, Completed, Sunday Smiley
  • Great White Shark
    Dare #16 - Completed - Cage Diving With Great White Sharks
  • Close Encounters of the Creepy-Crawly Kind
  • Friday Flashback - Couchsurfing Adventures in Cape Town
  • Friday Flashback: Johannesburg & Soweto
  • Friday Flashback - Drakensberg Mountains & Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Friday Flashback: The Eastern Cape
  • Friday Flashback - Addo National Elephant Park
  • Friday Flashback - South Africa's Wild Coast
  • Friday Flashback - Kruger Park Safari
  • Friday Flashback: Great Whites, Whales, Ostriches, and Cheetahs
  • Views of Cape Town
  • The Eco-Friendly Bulungula Lodge
  • Garden Route, South Africa
    Best Adventures on South Africa’s Garden Route
  • Cape Point, South Africa
    We're Going To South Africa!
  • Friday Flashback - 5 Fun Activities in Cape Town
  • My South Africa Snafu
  • It's All About The Ostriches
  • Cape Point, South Africa
    Signs of South Africa
  • Photo Essay: Kruger Park Safari 2
  • Photo Essay: Kruger Park Safari 1
  • Koppie Foam Grasshopper
    Koppie Foam Grasshopper in South Africa
  • Experiencing the World Cup in South Africa
  • A Day In Storms River
  • Day 5, Close Encounters Of the Buffalo Kind
  • Day 4, Searching For Lions, Rhinos And Leopards
  • Day 3, More Animals And A Night Drive
  • Day 2, Morning Game Drive In Addo
  • Day 2, Lunch And The Search For Lions
  • Day 2, Game Drives In Kruger Park
  • Day 1, The Long Way To Timbavati Safari Lodge
  • Couchsurfing With Hannes
  • Capetonian Adventures
  • Touring Soweto And The Apartheid Museum

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Dave at Ahu Ko Te Riku on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile.

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I've been writing about adventure travel on Go Backpacking since 2007. I've visited 68 countries.

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