🇿🇦Southern Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
- Go for
- Cape Town and the Western Cape, Kruger, Soweto
- Taste
- Braai and bobotie
- Best time
- November to March in the Cape
- Say hello
- Sawubona · isiZulu
Travel tip: Rent a car for the Western Cape — the coast road from Cape Town to Hermanus is half the experience.
🇧🇼Southern Africa
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Go for
- Okavango Delta mokoro trips, Kalahari
- Taste
- Seswaa
- Best time
- May to September, the dry season
- Say hello
- Dumela · Setswana
Travel tip: Delta camps are small and light-aircraft transfers cap your luggage at about 20kg in a soft bag.
🇳🇦Southern Africa
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Go for
- Sossusvlei dunes, Etosha wildlife, Skeleton Coast
- Taste
- Kapana and potjiekos
- Best time
- May to October
- Say hello
- Moro · Damara
Travel tip: Distances are huge and fuel stops are rare — fill up whenever you pass a station.
🇿🇲Southern Africa
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Go for
- Victoria Falls, South Luangwa walking safaris, Lower Zambezi
- Taste
- Nshima with relish
- Best time
- June to October
- Say hello
- Muli bwanji · Nyanja
Travel tip: For the falls at full roar come between March and May; for swimming at Devil's Pool come later.
