Creating a bucket list can be easy and adding travel to it is even easier. The laborious piece would be to select the best places to go and putting together a budget. However, this doesn't have to be difficult either because South Africa has the best places you could ever find and at an affordable prices, to ensure you tick travel off the bucket list. Travelstart  put together a list of  14 underrated areas to travel to in South Africa and we have selected our top 5.

Drakensberg and Mpumalanga

The Drakensberg and Mpumalanga are the perfect getaways to get away from the cities, their serene natural beauty creates for an experience of beautiful landscapes for the perfect hike. Be captured by the rocky gorges of the Drakensberg and the glorious waterfall of Mpumalanga.

Cederberg

Camping has never looked this beautiful with spectacular rock formations, ancient rock art, serene silence, and the wide-open skies create a sublime backdrop for hiking holidays. 

Wild Coast

This eastern cape region is a great place to go if you are looking for tranquillity and easy going atmosphere, with an ideal landscape which is perfect for shutting down and letting go. 
Enjoy lazy days at the Bohemian streets of Coffee Bay and be captured by dramatic waterfalls that plunge off the edge of Africa straight into the ocean.

Robertson

This place is known as the valley of wine and roses, an ideal getaway for foodies and wine connoisseur, experience the art of winemaking and spend days paring the best wines and chocolates at wine cellars around the region.

Jeffreys Bay or Elands Bay

If you enjoy riding the wave these seasides towns are perfect for gnarly surfing, enjoy consistent waves and Elands Bay and the perfect waves at Jeffreys Bay.