Top 10 destinations in South Africa for all those soccer fans that are heading out to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, I hope you have booked your accommodation, because the top hotels are filling up fast.  Apart from the soccer matches, South Africa has a lot to offer to tourists.  There is so much to see and experience in perhaps one of the most diverse countries in the world. Here is my Top 10 places to see in South Africa:

South Africa, rich in culture and diversity

1. Cape Town – Table Mountain, The Cape Peninsular, Cape Point, The Waterfront, Robben Island.

2. Cape Winelands – Stellenbosch and surrounds for some of the finest quality wine in the most beautiful setting.

3. Kruger National Park – Go on safari in one of Africa’s largest wildlife parks and witness the Big 5 in real life!

4. The Garden Route – Beautiful beaches, golf courses and coastline along the Southern coast from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town.

5. Soweto – Nelson Mandela’s house where he lived during the apartheid years.

6. Johannesburg – Visit the business centre of South Africa, its lush suburbs and Gold Reef city to take you back to the gold rush days.

7. Durban & Kwa-Zulu Natal – Home of the Zulu, visit the battlegrounds of the mighty Zulu empire, where they battled against colonial forces.

8. The Drakensberg Mountains – Spectacular views & scenery.

9. Sun city – for some golf, wildlife, gambling.

10.The Kalahari desert, Namaqualand, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park for some wide open spaces.

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As countdown to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa, gets closer to kick-off of the first game, we look at some of the preparations for this huge event.  Cape Town will host a number of the pool games, leading up to one of the semi-final games.

Can there possibly be a more beautiful backdrop to any stadium in the world?

A fantastic new purpose-built stadium has just been finished.  The recent official opening of the Cape Town stadium, saw a local premiership game take place.  The stadium was put through its paces, to get rid of all the little snags before the Soccer World Cup.

Cape Town offers an all round experience for tourists from wine tasting, climbing Table Mountain, top quality restaurants and hotels and fun-filled waterfront complex.  There is enough to keep visitors entertained in this beautiful city, let alone the rest of the country.

Get your tickets to the 2010 Soccer World Cup quickly, as this hot destination will soon be sold out come June and July!