Top 10 Tips for Visiting South Africa (Travel Guide)

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Timestamps
Intro: 0:00
Tip 10. When to Visit: 0:36
Tip 9. Packing List: 1:53
Tip 8. Currency/Tipping: 3:24
Tip 7. Johannesburg: 4:29
Tip 6. Shark Diving: 5:32
Halftime: 6:42
Tip 5. VA Waterfront: 7:04
Tip 4. Cape Peninsula: 8:28
Tip 3. Table Mountain: 10:48
Tip 2. Grootbos Nature Reserve: 12:22
Tip 1. Go on a Safari: 14:22
Bonus Tip. Visit the Winelands: 16:46
Closing: 17:39

Highlight Video:
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Itinerary
Travel Company: EJ Africa
Transport: Ilios Travel

Day 1 - Johannesburg - The Peech Hotel (9/10)
Private Tour of Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela Hotel (6/10)
Victoria Yards (7/10)
Sandton (7/10)
Dinner at Marble Restaurant (8/10)

Days 2-6 - Timbavati Game Reserve at Makanyi Private Game Lodge (9.5/10)
Morning Tea/Snacks
Morning Game Drive
Breakfast
Free Time
Spa
Pool
Workout Room
Eat/Drink
Lunch
Afternoon Tea/Snacks
Afternoon Game Drive
Dinner

Day 7 - Travel to Cape Town - Mount Nelson Hotel (9.5/10)
Arrived at Cape Town
Dinner at Potluck Club (8.5/10)

Day 8 - Cape Town Day
Hiked India Venster (9/10) - Hard difficulty
Oranjezicht Market (8.5/10)
Bo-Kaap (7.5/10)
Biked at Camp's Bay (8/10)
Dinner at Rick's Cafe Americain - (6.5/10)

Day 9 - Drive to Cape of Good Hope
Muizenberg Beach Huts (7/10)
Boulder's Beach Penguin Colony (7/10)
Cape of Good Hope (8/10)
Chapman Peak's Drive (8.5/10)
Dinner at Kloof Street House (10/10)

Day 10 - V&A Waterfront
V&A Waterfront Watershed (7/10)
Drinks at Cause and Effect Bar (9/10)
Drinks at Winchester (8/10)
Walk down Long Street (7/10)
Dinner at Harbour House (8/10)

Day 11 - Wine Tasting at Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
Oldenburg Vineyards (9/10)
Lunch at Orangerie (9/10)
La Motte Vineyareds (6/10)
Paserene Vineyards (8.5/10)
Dinner at Bodega Ramen (8/10)

Day 12 - Travel to Grootbos Nature Reserve (9.5/10)
Horse back Riding at Grootbos (7.5/10)
Dinner/5 course meal at Grootbos (10/10)

Day 13 - Grootbos
Flora Safari (7/10)
Lunch at Grootbos (10/10)
Shark Cage Diving with Marine Dynamics (6.5/10)
Dinner at Grootbos (10/10)

Day 14 - Leave for Home
Hike to Klipgat Caves (7/10)
Departure home

Credits
Video recorded, edited, and produced by AnJrue
Music
Tez Cadey - Seve
DIZARO - Safari
Nightfall - Roa
Two Waves - vio.dio
Summer Vibe - vio.dio
Africa - Toto

Equipment
GoPro Hero 10
DJI Mavic Air 2
Panasonic Lumix G85