South Africa for first timers
Day 1
Fly into Johannesburg airport
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Day 2-4 Krugar National Park
You can choose to fly to Krugar but if this is out of budget you can rent a car or hire private transportation. Once you get to Krugar national park most of the game lodges include meals / game drives. Please note most game drives happen super early in the morning.
Krugar is one of Africa's most infamous wildlife reserves. Here you can encounter the big 5.
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Day 5 -7 Stellembosch or Franschhoek
Make your way back to Johannesburg and hop on a 2 hour flight to Cape Town. Hire a private driver or rent a car. You can also use Uber and from the airport it takes approximately 40 minutes to reach the wineries and will cost approx 50 USD.
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Most of the wineries in this region will cost approx 20 USD in this region
If you want to stay in Cape Town then you do have the option to visit Franschhoek on the wine tram but you need to book this in advance and this includes round transportation. You can book through get your guide. This is like a hop on hop off tram.
Days 8-10 Cape Town
There are so many things to do here so you will need to come back for sure.
If you want to be within walking distance to all the bars restaurants and main tourist attractions then I recommend staying near the V & A Waterfront.
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If you prefer to be near the ocean then I highly recommend booking a place in Clifton or Camps Bay which is located further south of the centre.
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What to do in Cape Town
Day 10
Fly home and now you have had a taster of SA you will want to return again.
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