This story appears in the July 2010 issue of National ... and with a geographic range extending fully 1,500 miles west of the rift to Chad and south to the Transvaal of South Africa.

Surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, South Africa contains some of the most breathtaking scenery on earth. National Geographic Channel has filmed nine remarkable short films in which some ...

South and south-central Africa offer a mix of lively cosmopolitan cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town, and wildlife-rich countryside for safaris in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and beyond. Adventurous ...

This story appears in the October 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine ... hydroelectric and agricultural potential, all of Africa could be beholden to it, and thus to its mother country.

The diversity of a road trip through KwaZulu-Natal can be summarised by the four Bs: beaches, bush, battlefields and Berg. In Royal Natal National Park, soul-stirring views await hikers at the ...

A half-hour’s drive along the R533 brings you to Pilgrim’s Rest, a characterful 19th-century Gold Rush town, recognized by South Africa as a national ... Sabie River Road brings a safari ...

National Geographic Expeditions has added a new South Africa itinerary to its Signature Land portfolio for 2026 that showcases the history, culture, and wildlife of the region. The new itinerary, ...