SafariNow's Top 10 Beach Destinations in South Africa

Africa's biggest travel booking network, SafariNow, has named South Africa's Top 10 Beach Destinations, based on reviews submitted by its customers.

SafariNow's Top 10 Beach Destinations in South Africa:

• Camps Bay, Cape Town
• Clifton, Cape Town
• Gordons Bay, Western Cape
• Kommmetjie, Cape Town
• Paternoster, Western Cape
• Ballito, KwaZulu Natal
• Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay (Garden Route)
• Umdloti Beach, Durban
• Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route
• Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu Natal

SafariNow's 7 top travel destinations in South Africa 2014

Africa's largest booking site, SafariNow.com, has named its seven top destinations in South Africa for the year 2014. Here is their list of hotspots travellers shouldn't miss out this year. Let your wanderlust run wild:

• Nature's Valley (Western Cape)
  [...] the only residential town in South Africa within the bounds of a National Park [...] more
• Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu Natal)
  [...] easy access to game reserves, dams, forests, boutique shops, mountains, beaches and fantastic eateries [...] more
• Yzerfontein (Western Cape)[...] South Africa’s longest uninterrupted sandy stretch – 16 Mile Beach [...] more
• Dullstroom (Mpumalanga)[...] home to a burgeoning art scene (thanks to the aforementioned eccentrics), a selection of renowned restaurants and a thriving outdoor scene [...] more
• Prince Albert (Western Cape)
  [...] a perfect destination for well-deserved time-out [...] more
• Parys (Free State)[...] a mecca for watersports lovers, with river rafting a notable drawcard thanks to the Vaal’s exhilarating rapids [...] more
• Nieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape
  [...] starry skies, long walks, sweeping Karoo landscapes and streets lined by pear trees and quince hedges [...] more

SafariNow launches new feature to help travellers discover new destinations

Our partner SafariNow has launched a great new feature on its website. The "Destination Inspiration Finder" uses social search technology to give travellers some inspirational ideas based on their personal preferences or interests. The handy tool shows top destinations based on various interest themes as rated by SafariNow travellers who have actually been to the destinations. The top 11 categories, such as beach, art, spa, wildlife, surfing and golfing holidays, are presented on SafariNow's home page, but travellers can search over 200 categories for further inspiration – including the top destinations for star gazing, dolphins, shipwrecks, ziplining, ghost tours…and even fresh country air. In addition, the Top Weekend Getaways Near Me feature allows travellers to see top destinations based on where they are travelling from.

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SafariNow was launched in 1999 and is South Africa's largest online accommodation booking site. More than 19,000 establishments in 25,527 places in 52 countries are currently listed on the website.