This is the South Africa chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook.

Host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa is ready for its close-up. But you don't need to be a fan of the beautiful game to fall in love with this beautiful country: stunning scenery, photogenic wildlife, colourful cultures and the world's highest bungee jump make sure of that!

• choose between a hammock and the beach at one of the Wild Coast's laid-back hostels
• maps
• hike the peaks of Royal Natal National Park's sublime Amphitheatre
• transport & directory
• become hypnotised by the vast and beautiful expanses of the Kalahari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Cape Town & around, Winelands, The Garden Route, Oudtshoorn, Knysa, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikamma National Park Area, Storm's River, Sunshine Coast, Jeffrey's Bay, Port Elizabeth, Hogsback, East London, Wild Coast, Chintsa , Coffee Bay, Port St Johns, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban & around, Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal Reserves, Zululand, The Drakensberg, Royal Natal National Park, Central Berg, Southern Drakensberg Wilderness Areas, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Mbombela (Nelspruit), Blyde River Canyon, Graskop, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sun City, Free State, Bloemfontein, Northern Cape, Kimberley, Upington, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Springbok, Directory.