By Air

Direct Flight
South African Airlines ex Mumbai

Connecting Flight
Emirates

International Airports
Cape Town (CPT) (Cape Town International)
Durban (DUR) (Durban International), 16km southwest of the city
Johannesburg (JNB) (Johannesburg International)
Port Elizabeth (PLZ) (Port Elizabeth International)

Arrival/departure tax
None

In Cape Town:

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Sprawling over a magnificent 528 hectares and home to 5000 indigenous plant species, Kirstenbosch is rated one of the top seven botanical gardens in the world. With stunningly beautiful formal gardens dotted with African stone sculptures. Attractions include trails for the blind, a fragrance garden, a cycad amphitheatre, a greenhouse complete with Baobab tree, an authentic African mud hut, a gift shop, bookshop, restaurants and café.

Koopmans De Wet House
Built in 1701; Koopmans De Wet House reflects patrician life at the Cape in the 18th century.

Robben Island
Visiting Robben Island, a World Heritage Site, is a profoundly moving experience. The daily Robben Island Tour leaves from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront Clock Tower Precinct. Apart from politics and history, Robben Island has penguin and seal colonies, and a fantastic view of Cape Town.

Table Mountain
Cape Town s defining landmark is also one of the city s greatest tourist attractions. A cable car trip to the 1086m (3563ft) summit of Table Mountain takes just six minutes and the state-of-the-art gondola - one of just three of its kind in the world - rotates through 360 degrees on the way up.

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Warehouses, offices and buildings created or renovated in the Victorian style, along with dozens of cafés and restaurants and the Two Oceans Aquarium make up this harbor. The Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, with over 250 retail outlets, is a shopoholic s delight.

In Johannesburg:

Lesedi Cultural Experience

The two-and-a-half-hour experience includes displays of authentic indigenous dancing, recreated Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Xhosa and Pedi villages.

Johannesburg Zoo

It has more than 300 species of animals, birds & reptiles including exotic species from other parts of Africa.

Musical Fountains

Multicolored fountains are synchronized to popular tunes at Wemmer Pan.

Chamber of Mines

Includes visits to working Gold Mines.

Melrose Wild Bird Sanctuary

More than 120 wild bird species nest in the reed beds & indigenous trees around the lake.

In Cape Town

The V&A Waterfront
Blue Route Mall
Cavendish Square
Gardens Shopping Center
Flea Markets

Hyde Park Mall
Randburg Waterfront Republic Road
Mall of Rosebank Sandton City Shopping Centre
Bright House Bamboo Centre
Bruma Lake Flea Market Bruma Lake
M2 Highway CBD
Market Africa Newtown.
Michael Mount Organic Market Culross Road

In Capetown

Several companies offer shuttle service to and from the airport. Cape Town has an effective bus network, although most services stop running early in the evening. Taxis are expensive but worth considering late at night or if you are in a group. Rikkis are cheap and fun open-air vans.

In Johannesburg

The simplest way to travel is City Slicker  which is the official sightseeing double-decker bus with pickups from nine hotels and stops at places of interest. Taxis don t cruise the streets so you ll have to call for one. Roses Taxi, Maxi Taxi and Good Hope Taxis are all recommended.

In Cape Town:

Bukhara

Gaylords

In Johannesberg:

Maharaja

The Raj

In Cape Town:

Green Dolphins
Don Pedros

In Johannesberg:

Buzz
Club 707