Pippa de Bruyn was born in Durban, raised in Johannesburg, and has now settled in Cape Town. She is an award-winning journalist and is also a coauthor of Frommer's India and Frommer's Kenya & Tanzania. Cape-based Keith Bain is a coauthor of Frommer's India, Frommer's Kenya & Tanzania, Frommer's Eastern Europe, Pauline Frommer's Italy, and Pauline Frommer's Ireland. Both are founders of www.bestkeptshhh.com, which offers bespoke trips to Southern Africa, East Africa and India.

List of Maps vii 1 THE BEST OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 1 2 SOUTH AFRICA IN DEPTH 11 3 SUGGESTED SOUTHERN AFRICAN ITINERARIES 48 4 THE MOTHER CITY: CAPE TOWN & THE PENINSULA 60 5 SIDE TRIPS FROM CAPE TOWN: WHALES, WILDFLOWERS & WINE 144 6 THE GREAT CAPE ROAD TRIP: THE LITTLE KAROO & GARDEN ROUTE 198 7 THE EASTERN CAPE: GAME RESERVES, SETTLER TOWNS & UNRIVALED COAST 249 8 AFRICA'S BIG APPLE: JO'BURG 275 9 BIG-GAME COUNTRY: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK & PRIVATE RESERVES & CONCESSIONS 302 10 KINGDOM OF THE ZULU: KWAZULU-NATAL 362 11 THUNDERING WORLD WONDER: VICTORIA FALLS & VICINITY 403 12 ORIGINAL EDEN: BOTSWANA 415 13 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO SOUTHERN AFRICA 440 Index 458