15 Real TripAdvisor reviews of

15 Real TripAdvisor reviews of people who absolutely hated these South African tourist attractions

Absolutely screaming at some of these.

15 Real TripAdvisor reviews of

 

So, we already know that South Africa is the absolute worst place in the world to visit, right? Well, now we have the TripAdvisor reviews to prove it. We present these without comment, and just as they are – typos and all.

Rest assured, we’re full on Judgey McJudgeface over here.

  1. The Cango Caves

We’ll give you two, because, why not?

Julia K: “Only go there if you have never ever seen a cave before. Otherwise, you may be easily disappointed, as the Cango Caves are not very beautiful, interesting or special in any way.”

Grunt101: “The caves are great but staff insist on using the unproved theory of evolution. for a country that is supposedly 80% Christian, having a place that denies Creation and promotes a disproved theory does not make sense.”

  1. Cape Town Aquarium

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OzayrO: “Small little aquarium at the waterfront. Expensive and very smelly when you get to the Penguins”

  1. uShaka Marine World

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tgkbtgkb: “Boring. Whilst one doesn’t want to take away the importance of pollution the time spent on it during both the seals and dolphin show was too long. We took visitors from the UK who said that the show was not entertaining at all. Also a volunteer is brought onto the pool set which is also good but there is no interaction.”

  1. Addo Elephant Park

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mlondozi: “In short there is very little game and we were rather unlucky to see only two elephants from a great distance away. I will not be returning to Addo nor will I be recommending it.”

  1. Table Mountain

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david m: “Very over-hyped and average attraction. Better views can be had from Rock of Gibraltar. Also numerous other places around the world where the city has beautiful architecture and is flanked by sea and higher mountains. Just take a look at Hobart. S Africans seem to cash in on the so-called Table Mountain which is a rather dull and barren plateau. Outskirts of Cape Town are not attractive and of course townships are still blot.”

  1. The Cable Car

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judith d: “tried 3 times to go in the cable with a pre paid ticket. Wind was so bad my husband had to climb to table mountain. scary.”

  1. Robben Island

Robert J: “Didn’t book early enough, so never managed to get there! High season (at Christmas), will otherwise disappoint!”

  1. Apartheid Museum

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roddeventer: “This is a typical view of the successors of history. Yes people were abused by the previous regime but they are harping on this theme a bit too much. There is way too much white bashing going on here.”

Oh, go on, let’s have another one.

Christiaan C: “Loud of nonsense. Don’t waste your time to visit this Museum. There are far more interesting places to visit in Johannesburg that this place.”

Ag, okay, just one more.

Pieter P: “Don’t bother with this racist “attraction”. Focus on the South Africa of today instead. There are much better things to spend your time and money on.”

If you can stomach any more bigotry, you can head over here to read the rest.

  1. District Six Museum

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AlanWCape: “A wasteland. There is no much that could have been done and should have been done with District Six, given its historical significance.”

  1. Soweto

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CarlRix: ““Disappointing. Not much of interest to be seen. Looks like most other townships in the world. If youlike delapidated structures, this is for you.”

  1. Montecasino

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Katerega: “Daddy, we are in a plastic dimension” my seven year old remarked as we entered one of the more surreal places I have ever been . Everything was fake including the pigeons and the bras hanging drying between the plastic houses. The thorough and enhanced fakeness of the place is worth a visit, but don’t stay too long or you…”

  1. Kirstenbosch

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TrajanoLeme: “Unless you’re a big fan of flowers, or almost a botanist, the tour has no additional attraction. I would not recommend that you not fall in those cases. The garden is very large, but for those who do not appreciate flowers with the look of a botanist, everything is very equal and walking becomes tiring.”

  1. Kruger National Park

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MichelMan: “The Most Overrated Attraction: We came with a lot of expectations. Maybe we came to the wrong side but we spent more than 12 hours into the park to see very few animals, It was not worth the time not the money spent.”

  1. Cradle of Humankind

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burgerdnl: “Ignore this place and try one of the other awesome places in Harties like the Cable Way, Gecko Centre or Waffle Hut. Stupid touristy shops, expensive food, zero fun activities.”

  1. Union Buildings

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Johan V: What a disappointment, you can’t get anywhere close to the building for decent photos. Even the security won’t let you in no matter how nice you ask.