South Africa boasts mild weather throughout the year, and has the advantage of being nicely placed - turning it into a great vacation away from the miserable American and European winters.

In this short piece, we’re going to discuss the not so well known regions of South Africa, places where you can bypass the crowds while also enjoying the lower prices that you find off the beaten path.

Kruger Park
It’s the biggest game park in South Africa and covers 60 km from west to east and 350 km from north to south. Kruger features 8 main gates that provide entrance to the many camps there. There is an abundance of guesthouses near Krugar National Park so it doesn’t have to be an arduous return journey from Cape Town or wherever you’re staying.

Drakensberg Mountain Range
The Drakensberg Mountain Range is the highest range of mountains the South African Peninsula, climbing to 3,482 meters (11,420 ft) in elevation. Caves are frequently found in the easily worn sandstone, and many have murals drawn by the aboriginal bushmen. The Drakensberg Mountains have roughly 40000 works of cave drawings and is the biggest collection of such work on the planet. There is proof that the bushmen existed in the Drakensberg as long ago as 100,000 years ago. The Drakensberg Mountain Range is easily accessible from nearby Durban and you can get guesthouses in Durban very easily.

KwaZulu Region
The KwaZulu area has become progressively popular with holidaymakers - mainly sold as the Zulu Kingdom. It is unfortunate that many holidaymakers don’t go to this area, as many who DO come here know that it gives holidaymakers a number of things to do. For a long time it has been known as the Garden Province - and a well deserved name it is too. And again, there should be little worry finding guesthouses in and around KwaZulu.