Southern Africa - South Africa (Chapter)

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

Soon-to-be 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!

• see where two Nobel Peace Prize winners were once neighbours, and learn about township life in Soweto
• maps
• choose between a hammock and the beach at one of the laid-back hostels along the Wild Coast
• transport & directory
• meet the Mother City, Cape Town, where Table Mountain looks down on Atlantic beaches and Long St's nightlife
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Cape Town, Western Cape, Winelands, The Overberg, Route 62, Garden Route, Central Karoo, West Coast & Swartland, Northern Cape, Kimberley, Upington, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Namakwa, Eastern Cape, Nature's Valley, Port Elizabeth, Kei River, Settler Country & around, Eastern Karoo, Wild Coast, North-Eastern Highlands, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban & around, South and North of Durban, Zululand, The Elephant Coast, Drakensberg, The Midlands, Battlefields, Mpumalanga, Eastern Lowveld, Drakensberg Escarpment, Gauteng, Johannesburg & around, Pretoria & around, Free State, Bloemfontein, Northern Free State, Eastern Highlands, North-West Province, Rustenburg, Sun City, Pilanesberg National Park, Madikwe Game Reserve, Mafikeng, Limpopo, The N1 Highway, Venda Region, The Waterberg, The East.