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What to do, where to stay, and where to eat in South Africa

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From the European tastes of Cape Town and its surrounding wine country to the more distinctly African flavors of the safari lodges in the bush, South Africa no longer seems too distant or inaccessible. Find out the latest in the hotels, restaurants, safaris, shopping, wine and design scenes of the new South Africa.

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South Africa Features

The Karoo: South Africa’s Living Desert March, 2008
Driving through South Africa’s arid and once forbidding Karoo region, Douglas Rogers discovers a landscape now filled with artist pioneers, revitalized Afrikaner towns, and vibrant vineyard oases.
40 Trips To Change Your World November, 2007
Gansbaai, South Africa
South Africa’s Newest Vintage August, 2007
Just north of Cape Town and the country’s better-known vineyards, the Swartland region is having a ripe moment
Cape Escape October, 2006
Barrydale—100 miles east of Cape Town—is becoming a South African Santa Fe, with galleries, wineries, boutique hotels, and hiking trails, set amid the Western Cape's vast Klein Karoo. Below, an easy itinerary.
Learn to be a Safari Ranger September, 2006
At South Africa's Phinda Private Game Reserve, Michael Caruso enrolls in the top training program for safari guides—and comes to see a different side of the wild
Artist Shirley Fintz in Cape Town with one of her sculptures.South Africa, Fired Up September, 2005
South African pottery is breaking traditions-and catching the attention of curators and collectors worldwide. Here, where to shop and what to buy in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and beyond.
Joburg's New Spin November, 2004
Ten years after apartheid released its choke hold on South Africa, a new generation is breathing life into the country's largest city. The economy is booming, crime is falling, and now Johannesburg—not Cape Town—is South Africa's promised land.
Vintage South Africa June, 2004
Just east of Cape Town is one of the New World's most exciting (and affordable) wine regions. Nathan Lump hits the road in search of the best country-house hotels in the Winelands. PLUS Ten vineyards to watch.
T+L Reports: Jo’burg’s New Address December, 2006
T+L Reports: Animal Kingdom January, 2006
T+L Reports: African Beacon November, 2005
T+L Reports: Cape Escape March, 2006