TRAVEL GUIDE: SOUTH AFRICA
While South Africa has eleven official languages, most of the population speaks English or Afrikaans. A multi-racial democracy as of 1994, South Africa balances the lure of the wilderness with the bustle of its cities. Come for New Year's and watch the colorful parades full of costumes and faces sparkling with glitter.

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Summer in Style Safaris

South African Airways offers an all-inclusive nine-day getaway, including airfare, meals and stays at the world-famous 12 Apostles in Cape Town and Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve at Kruger National Park.

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"Summer in Style" package from South African Airways Vacations

CAPE TOWN

One&Only Cape Town in South Africa
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One&Only Cape Town
This contemporary urban resort, situated within the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, is urban chic and resort exclusivity all rolled up in a luxurious package. The resort boasts fine dining restaurants including Nobu and Maze by Gordon Ramsay, as well as a high-end fashion boutique for some luxurious retail therapy.

TOP 10 SPA HOTELS WORLDWIDE
Cape Grace
On a private quay overlooking the awe-inspiring Table Mountain sits Cape Grace. Its top-floor spa, inspired by local culture, offers a traditional "African Cape Massage" using indigenous Khoisan techniques. After a treatment, stroll on the beach or relax in the outdoor heated pool.

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The Calendula treatment room, Cape Grace, South Africa

The Marine Hermanus
TOP 10 ROMANTIC HOTELS
The Marine Hermanus
Atop the cliffs of Hermanus, just east of Cape Town, this hotel boasts one of the most spectacular seascapes in the southern hemisphere. Treat yourselves to one of its sophisticated suites with eye-popping ocean views. You and your beloved will truly feel like the only two people on Earth.

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Cape Town

With the fabled Table Mountain as a backdrop, multi-cultured, flower-and-garden-filled Cape Town is the revered focal point of South Africa. Tourism is right up there with shipping and high-tech industries as a draw. Visitors can enjoy the city's vibrant Cape Dutch architecture, upscale shopping and more.


Cape Grace, one of our Top 10 Spa Hotels
EXERCISE, RELAX, PARTY, SLEEP
The Best of Cape Town

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Celebrate New Years

WESTERN CAPE
HOTEL FEATURE
Le Quartier Français
A touch of France can be found in the midst of the South African Cape Winelands. Those who are foreigners in this part of the world will take pleasure in this European haven. As long as Le Quartier Français exists in South Africa, so will a little piece of France.

 



JOHANNESBURG

HOTEL FEATURE
Saxon
This boutique property in the exclusive Sandhurst suburb of Sandton became home to Nelson Mandela after he was released from prison. Here, South African history is the theme of the decor, which is designed to capture and embrace the natural environment.

SABI SAND
HOTEL FEATURE
Ulusaba Private Game Reserve
Off the beaten path and deep in the heart of wild-game country lies Ulusaba Private Game Reserve in Sabi Sand. If you're looking for rhinos, buffalo, leopards, lions and elephants, you're likely to find them on an open-air Land Rover tour offered by Ulusaba.

GENERAL SOUTH AFRICA

Elephants at Addo Elephant National Park

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Malaria-Free Safaris
Experience exciting yet safe South African safari life—including up-close encounters with lions, elephants, leopards, rhinoceros and buffalo—with a nine-day luxury safari package from Giltedge Travel.
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TOP 10 VALUE HOTELS WORLDWIDE
Kirawira Camp
This hilltop tented camp is the epitome of colonially-styled safari luxury. Armed with stunning views over the Serengeti plains, the camp offers sights of lions, buffalos, cheetahs, giraffes and other native land animals.
Kirawira Camp in Serengeti National Park, one of our Top 10 Value Hotels Worldwide

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will take place in South Africa
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FIFA World Cup South Africa
The ultimate worldwide football championship comes to South Africa in 2010. For fans attending the games, our guide will help you find the best hotels, restaurants, spas and more in host cities Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as other areas of South Africa.

WINESPA
Vinotherapy
Since the opening of the world's first official wine spa in the Bordeaux region of France in 1999, several spas around the world have followed suit, including within South Africa. Wander around misty vineyards, bathe in wine (you know you want to) and soak up the little-known therapeutic effects of grapes.

A wine spa in South Africa


African Aero Safari
TRAVEL FEATURE
Self Pilot Safaris
Decades after Dinesen took to the skies, African Aero Safari offers pilots the same timeless, exclusive experience—to fly over golden savannahs and thundering herds of elephants in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. Certainly, there is no better view than the one from above.


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