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South Africa
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items It's been 30-years since I travelled in South Africa, and things have changed a little. Here's what I enjoyed or found useful.
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Pretoria
Transfers
Sun City
Johannesburg
Money
Cape Town
Pretoria
The administrative and executive capital of South Africa and only a short distance from Jo'burg
Set in an entertainment complex with casino attached, the hotel was well-appointed. Rooms were spacious and clean. Lots of good eating and drinking options both inside the hotel, the casino and nearby.
Maslow Time Square Hotel
The best way to see the jacaranda city is on a tour.
Pretoria: Half-Day City Tour
Transfers
Feeling safe when you travel is important. Here's what I did.
I used EZ shuttles for airport transfers. Airport pick ups, modern cars.
EZ Shuttle Airport Shuttle Services – Transfers Across South Africa
Sun City
An oasis a couple of hours drive from Johannesburg. Relax, golf, safari.
Cascades is the original Sun City hotel. It's 1970's chic and central to everything. Out the door and cross the road and you're in the Welcome Centre (shops, restaurants etc) and through to the Wave Park.
Cascades hotel
If you value luxury over convenience, check out the Palace
Palace hotel
We did both an afternoon and a morning game drive. Both were brilliant and we saw plenty of wildlife.
Game Drive
Johannesburg
The largest city in South Africa and worth checking out, especially if you are flying into or out of the city.
Two of the highlights of Jo'burg are visiting the Aparteid Museum and Soweto. At the museum you'll be randomly issued a ticket assigning you an ethnic group and your experience will be determined by that - just to start with. Soweto is made up of ove...
Johannesburg: Soweto & Apartheid Museum Half-Day Tour
A well appointed hotel with a lovely pool area, excellent breakfast and a short walk to Mandela Square
Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg
Radisson Red is a funky hotel in a good area. Close to shopping and plenty of places to eat.
Radisson RED Hotel Johannesburg Rosebank
Money
The currency of SA is the Rand - while you'll want to have some notes in small denominations for tipping - which is common and customary - there are some places which do not take cash for safety reasons.
Once again Wise comes in clutch. Add it to your apple wallet, watch, take a physical card or all 3 to have back ups. Download the app and load it with Rand when it suits.
Wise
Cape Town
Arguably the jewel in South Africa's crown - well worth a visit
A funky modern hotel. Spacious rooms, cool decor. Sparkling and still water taps in the hallways and a world class restaurant.
Canopy By Hilton Cape Town Longkloof
For events at the stadium or for a short walk/shuttle to the V&A Waterfront the Pullman is a great choice. Modern, comfortable, good breakfast and friendly helpful staff.
Pullman Cape Town City Centre
Visit the prison where Nelson Mandela spent many years incarcerated and over a decade doing hard labour.
Robben Island Ferry Ticket and Guided Prison Tour
Get out and visit some of the amazing winerys.
From Cape Town: 3 Regions Wine Tour with 3 Estates, 15 Wines
A great way to see various parts of Cape Town
Cape Town: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Optional Cruise
Tick off two must dos, Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope. The penguins are pretty cool too!
Cape Town Tour: Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point+Pickup
Reading
Shameless self promotion. Here's my latest travel romance series.
A rock star romance set on the French Riviera
Paint Me A Lie
A romantic comedy with a female main character who is from South Africa, the wealthy side. She gets sent to France to work a menial job as punishment and finds out there's more to life than having staff and fancy cars.
A Fish Out Of Sparkling Water
Clare gets sent to Sorrento to run a new villa hotel where there's more going on than she thinks.
Love, Lies & Lemon Trees
E-sim
Staying connected is important. Especially to be able to get an Uber to go almost anywhere.
I've used Airalo in many countries in the world and have never had a problem.
Airalo e-smi