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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