South Africa’s kind of like a View Master - as you look eagerly through its lens the scenery changes with each click of the button. One minute it’s white sand beaches with the bluest of waters, the next it’s the blazing dunes of the Kalahari with a black maned lion silhouetted against the sun, and the next it’s lush mountains shrouded in mist. There’s a little something there for every kind of traveller.

Start your trip off with a bang in Kruger National Park, one of South Africa’s best wildlife-spotting destinations for the big league beasts - lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, zebra and hippo. Spend the night in sustainable luxury, or in a safari lodge kitted out with all the bells and whistles.

From Kruger make your way to Cape Town to tick some must-sees off your list, including the stunning Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain National Park , and Simon’s Town for a peek at the thriving population of African Penguins at Boulders Beach.

Just outside Cape Town visit the famous Cape Winelands, the wine regions of Franschhoek with its French roots, the Paarl Valley and Stellenbosch, sample stellar South African wines and spend the night in a restored historical manor.

From the winelands, make your way through the gorgeous coastal Garden Route through the verdant Tsitsikamma National Forest, the quaint town of George and on to Knysna and the seaside town of Plettenberg Bay for a dose of adrenaline. Sign up for a round of whale watching, surfing, paragliding or bungee jumping.

Before you head home, spend a single night in Port Alfred, a picturesque little town that has a canal flowing right through its centre. Bed down in a singularly unique wildlife reserve that overlooks the Indian Ocean, and with the sound of the waves lulling you into a comforting sleep, reflect on how South Africa hasn’t let its past ruin a perfectly good thing.