The 13 Best Hidden Gems in South Africa for 2027

Overtourism isn’t really an issue in South Africa, except for a few hotspots. You can more or less have many beautiful and exciting parts of the country all to yourself. We’ve put together the 13 best hidden gems for South Africa “off the beaten path.” Discover, for example, the Wild Coast, the Drakensberg Mountains, the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Route 62, the Northern Cape, or the Limpopo Province. The tours listed here are self-drive trips that can also be arranged individually as chauffeur-driven tours or privately guided tours.