Journey to Johannesburg
Enter the gateway to South Africa with an unforgettable safari adventure, bustling open-air markets and delicious wines.
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Flights & Holidays to South Africa
South Africa
As you explore South Africa's regions, you'll come across a diverse range of holiday experiences, all exuding a laid-back South African vibe. Whether you’re taking a safari in the Kruger National Park from Johannesburg, following the wine routes in the Cape Province or relaxing in Cape Town, South Africa has an all-round natural beauty all of its own.
Cities we fly to in South Africa
We fly direct to three South Africa destinations. With Comair, our franchise partner in South Africa, you can also fly from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth. Comair uses British Airways branding and flight codes and match our high standards of customer service, quality and hospitality.
Fly-drive holidays in South Africa
Visit the northern Limpopo region for game expeditions and the Western Cape to sample South Africa's premium wines. Follow the coast from George to Port Elizabeth for the scenic Garden Route. See Zulu rituals in KwaZulu-Natal to the east and the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng. For fantastic beach resorts head to the deserted Wild Coast or family-friendly Holiday Coast.
South Africa fly-drive to Johannesburg
Visit Kruger National Park and more when you hire a car from Johannesburg.
South Africa fly-drives to Cape Town
See the Western Cape and the Garden Route when you hire a car from Cape Town.
South Africa fly-drives to Durban
Take a road trip to the Drakensburg mountains when you hire a car from Durban.
Carefully selected holidays in Cape Town
The President Hotel
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Flights + 5 nights hotel
from £671 pp 02 Jun - 07 Jun
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Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town
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Flights + 5 nights hotel
from £1051 pp 10 Jun - 15 Jun
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Holiday Inn Express SANDTON - WOODMEAD
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Flights + 5 nights hotel
from £583 pp 06 Jan - 11 Jan
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Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton
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Flights + 5 nights hotel
from £633 pp 09 Jul - 14 Jul
More detailsFind inspiration in our travel articles
Six great South African multi-centre holidays
In South Africa you can buy a cookbook for making a meal on the engine of your car: in other words, it’s prime road trip territory. Go exploring with our multi-centre itineraries. Walk into the desert, hike in the mountains… but stick to wheels on the game drive.
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Cape Town: A weekend guide
The Mother City always features on ‘top ten’ lists – and for good reason. Curious culinistas get a world-class menu of foodie opportunities, sun slaves can’t resist the Atlantic seaboard and nature lovers get an eye-watering visual feast.
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Port Elizabeth: A weekend guide
With its award-winning beaches and laidback lifestyle, South Africa’s ‘Friendly City’ couldn’t be friendlier. Yet Port Elizabeth – or PE as it’s known to locals – is enjoying a sustained period of urban renewal and several historic areas have become exciting new hubs.
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Discover the vibrancy of Sun City. Find the South African experience for you, in a captivating resort of wonders and wilderness.
Read articleCheap South Africa holidays
Step back in history with tours of Johannesburg's Gold Reef City and Soweto. In Durban you'll find South Africa's most creative crafts and its famous Holiday Coast. Spot colonial influences in Port Elizabeth's architecture, and traces of South Africa's 'long walk to freedom' at Cape Town's South African National Gallery.
Luxury holidays in South Africa
Surf the Indian Ocean on South African holidays in Jeffrey's Bay in the Eastern Cape, or climb the mountainous Rocklands north of Cape Town. For gentler activities on your holiday in South Africa, walk through the West Coast's spring flowers.
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