Most popular cities in South Africa

Here's a list of Most popular cities in South Africa recommended by our experts:

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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Cape Town is a port city on South Africa's southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain...

Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city and capital of Gauteng province, began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. Its sprawling Soweto township was ...

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

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Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive (...

Durban, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

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Durban, a coastal city in eastern South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, is known for its African, Indian and colonial influences. Refurbished for soccer's ...

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Stellenbosch is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about 50 kilometers east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste River. It is...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Port Elizabeth simply known in South Africa as PE is the “The Windy City” stretching sixteen kilometers on Algoa Bay with a population of more than 1.3 ...

Knysna, South Africa

Knysna, South Africa

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Knysna is a town with 85,708 inhabitants as of 2019 in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of ...

Hermanus, South Africa

Hermanus, South Africa

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Hermanus is a seaside town southeast of Cape Town, in South Africa's Western Cape Province. It's known as a whale-watching destination. Beaches include Voëlklip...

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

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Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of ...

Franschhoek, South Africa

Franschhoek, South Africa

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Franschhoek is a town in South Africa's Western Cape with centuries-old vineyards and Cape Dutch architecture. Trails wind through flowers and wildlife at Mont ...

Sandton, South Africa

Sandton, South Africa

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Sandton is an affluent area situated within the metro of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The name comes from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown...

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Bloemfontein, South Africa

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Bloemfontein (Fountain of flowers), [1], is the judicial capital of South Africa. It is also the capital of the Free State Province.

Nelspruit, South Africa

Nelspruit, South Africa

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Nelspruit Nelspruit was founded in 1895 by three brothers of the Nel family who grazed their cattle around the site of Nelspruit during the winter months. ...

Oudtshoorn, South Africa

Oudtshoorn, South Africa

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Oudtshoorn is a town in the Klein Karoo area of South Africa's Western Cape. It's known for its ostrich farms and rests along the Route 62 wine route. The ...

Mossel Bay, South Africa

Mossel Bay, South Africa

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Mossel Bay is a harbour town on the Garden Route in South Africa's Western Cape Province. It's known for the wide Santos Beach and the 19th-century Cape St. ...

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Sun City, South Africa

Sun City, South Africa

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Sun City (sometimes called Lost City) is a luxury resort and casino, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located between the Elands ...

Gauteng, South Africa

Gauteng, South Africa

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Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means "place of gold". Situated in the Highveld, Gauteng is the ...