LPA 2022 Bucket List
Here are 15 of the Top South African Attractions that should be on your bucket list for 2022!
Gansbaai Shark diving
Only for the brave-hearted.
Gansbaai, Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Cape Agulhas
This is the most southern point of Africa. A definite selfie bucket list item!
Overberg District, Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
This UNESCO site should be almost top of your bucket list. This is also one of the top spots to catch the migrating whales each year.
East Coast of KwaZulu-Natal (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Blyde River Canyon
When you talking about world renowned canyons, you think of the US’s Grand Canyon.. but did you know the Blyde River Canyon in Mmpumalanga is the 3rd biggest in the world and contrary to its 2 bigger rivals the only one with lush greenery.
Drakensberg Region of Eastern Mpumalanga (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Sudwala Caves
The Sudwala caves is the oldest dolomite cave in the world. Did you know that some of the cave formations in the Sudwala Caves predates our continent! These formations began around 180 million years ago when our planet still consisted of two supercontinents…
Near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site and rich with history and culture. Visit the Maropeng Visitor centre to find out about the human evolution development or Sterkfontein Caves where the many fossils has been excavated.
Near Johannesburg, Gauteng (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Boulders Beach Penguins
Protected by ancient granite boulders, this beautiful beach is home to hundreds of penguins.
Simon’s Town, Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
The Pinnacle Rock
Stop to see this 30m high iconic free-standing rock buttress fringed with forest vegetation. Look out for the small waterfall flowing down into the Ngwaritsane stream.
Graskop, Panorama Route, Mpumalanga (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Adam’s Calendar
Known as the African Stonehenge, this series of stones found on a plateau just above Kaapsche Hoop is believed to be the oldest man-made structure on earth – outdating Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza.
Waterval Boven, Mpumalanga (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Lisbon Falls
Lisbon Falls, situated on the banks of the Blyde River Canyon is the highest waterfall in Mpumalanga and an idyllic spot to cool down from the Graskop summer heat.
Graskop, Mpumalanga (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Pilanesberg Game Reserve
Pilanesberg Game Rerserve is an ideal destinations for the family as it’s outside the malaria zone, Here you’ll find a multitude of animal species including the big 5. It is also only a couple of hours from Johannesburg
Bojanala Region, North West Province (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Cape Whale Route
This route, beginning in Cape Town and weaving through the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, offers guests some of the best land-based whale watching spots in the country (and maybe even the world)
Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Don’t miss this spectacular park extending along 200km of the Drakensberg. The park is deemed an important location housing many threatened and endemic species. Here you also find a wealth of historical San rock paintings dating over the past 4000 years.
Combines the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in Lesotho (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Seal Island
Seal Island homes over 60 000 Cape Fur Seals. Take a boat trip to this small island located on False Bay.
False Bay, Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)
Bloukrans River Bridge Bungee
The Bloukrans Bridge Bungee is the highest commercial bridge bungee site in the world… do you have the courage for this one?
Bloukans Bridge, on the border of Eastern Cape and Western Cape (login to find LPA Resorts nearby)