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South Africa Travel Itinerary 2 Weeks
Two weeks of travelling
AfricaSouth Africa6 days / May - June 2019
Highs & Lows
Thrift shopping is a steal and there is lots of quality vintage items to be found
The racism and deforestation
Itinerary Overview
Followed the Baz Bus route from Pretoria/Joburg down the coast
![Johannesburg - In my opinion two days in Johannesburg is enough. I highly recommend exploring scuba diving South Africa.](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?key=AIzaSyA-Je_2vh7L0JSPWLvAwvGsF2dwyakFANY&&zoom=&size=463x347&markers=anchor:center|icon:https%3A%2F%2Fsite-assets-cdn-site-prod.atlasguru.com%2Fstatic%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fmap_marker_black_small.0fa6a6a4.png|-26.2041028,28.0473051|-32.595174,26.9322553|-30.8333333,30.4833333&path=color:0x000000FF|weight:1|-26.2041028,28.0473051|-32.595174,26.9322553|-30.8333333,30.4833333&style=element:geometry.fill%7Clightness:25&style=element:labels.icon%7Cvisibility:on%7Cweight:3&style=element:labels.text%7Ccolor:0x1b345a%7Cvisibility:simplified&style=element:labels.text.fill%7Ccolor:0xbabaac&style=feature:administrative.land_parcel%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:administrative.neighborhood%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:landscape.natural%7Cvisibility:simplified&style=feature:poi%7Celement:labels.text%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:poi.business%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:transit%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:transit%7Celement:geometry.stroke%7Ccolor:0x1b345a&style=feature:water%7Celement:geometry.fill%7Ccolor:0xb2daeb%7Cvisibility:on&style=feature:water%7Celement:labels.text%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:road%7Cvisibility:off)
Johannesburg In my opinion two days in Johannesburg is enough. I highly recommend exploring scuba diving South Africa.
- Went to the Johannesburg Botanical Garden
![Hogsback - The greenery](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?key=AIzaSyA-Je_2vh7L0JSPWLvAwvGsF2dwyakFANY&&zoom=&size=463x347&markers=anchor:center|icon:https%3A%2F%2Fsite-assets-cdn-site-prod.atlasguru.com%2Fstatic%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fmap_marker_black_small.0fa6a6a4.png|-26.2041028,28.0473051|-32.595174,26.9322553|-30.8333333,30.4833333&path=color:0x000000FF|weight:1|-26.2041028,28.0473051|-32.595174,26.9322553|-30.8333333,30.4833333&style=element:geometry.fill%7Clightness:25&style=element:labels.icon%7Cvisibility:on%7Cweight:3&style=element:labels.text%7Ccolor:0x1b345a%7Cvisibility:simplified&style=element:labels.text.fill%7Ccolor:0xbabaac&style=feature:administrative.land_parcel%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:administrative.neighborhood%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:landscape.natural%7Cvisibility:simplified&style=feature:poi%7Celement:labels.text%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:poi.business%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:transit%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:transit%7Celement:geometry.stroke%7Ccolor:0x1b345a&style=feature:water%7Celement:geometry.fill%7Ccolor:0xb2daeb%7Cvisibility:on&style=feature:water%7Celement:labels.text%7Cvisibility:off&style=feature:road%7Cvisibility:off)
Hogsback The greenery
Some of the only forested land in South Africa. The town is small and the people are welcoming. There is a restaurant at the hostel and there is food. Within walking distance, there is a chocolate shop, a bar, and a thrift store. It was colder here than other parts of South Africa, so I bought a jacket at the thrift store. Super vintage, 10/10
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Protea banks
I stayed at the hostel on the Baz Bus route and I scuba dove! I did one two reef dives and one baited dive. The reef dives were drift dives. It is recommended that you have maybe 50 dives under your belt for such a dive. Book a dive with aquaplanet.co.za
Q & A
What would you have changed?
I would have spent more time here!Restaurant recommendations?
The Indian food in Durban is goodTransportation Tips?
The Baz Bus has good wifi!
Lodging
Johannesburg Backpackers A hostel
Away with the Fairies Backpackers