Worth a DetourJohannesburg
Gauteng
About 162 miles away
South Africa's biggest city, with the Apartheid Museum, Mandela's old house in Soweto and the galleries of Maboneng.
3 Sights
Clarens
An arty village under sandstone cliffs, a short drive from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
- Best Time to Go
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Our full guide to Clarens is being written. It's on the Johannesburg and Kruger list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a Detour
Must-SeeKruger National Park
Limpopo and Mpumalanga
About 366 miles away
One of Africa's great parks, and easily self-drive, with luxury private reserves next door.
Guide Coming Soon
Worth a DetourIsandlwana
KwaZulu-Natal
About 136 miles away
The rocky hill below which a Zulu army crushed the British in 1879.
Guide Coming Soon
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