Visit Stellenbosch

The French Huguenot valley of the Cape winelands, a wine tram and the best restaurants in Africa.

Visit Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic hub. Explore the Apartheid Museum (powerful exhibits on South Africa's history of racial segregation), see the Cradle of Humankind (UNESCO World Heritage site with ancient hominid fossils), visit Constitution Hill (former prison complex now home to the Constitutional Court), and take in views from the Top of Africa at the Carlton Centre (Africa's tallest building).

Visit Durban, a coastal city in South Africa. Explore the Golden Mile (a long beachfront promenade with swimming pools and markets), see marine life at uShaka Marine World (one of the largest aquariums in Africa with shipwreck-themed exhibits), and sample bunny chow (a local dish of curry in a hollowed-out bread loaf) at the Victoria Street Market (a bustling Indian-influenced bazaar).

Port Elizabeth: the Friendly City of beaches and the elephants of Addo park, the end of the Garden Route.

A lagoon between two sandstone Heads, oysters and the forests of the Garden Route.

The best land-based whale watching in the world, southern rights from the cliff path June to November.

The Big Hole, dug by hand in the diamond rush, and the mining town preserved around it.

Half-timbered Alsace at its prettiest, the Isenheim Altarpiece and the Alsace wine route on the doorstep.