South Africa with Gregg Wallace
The culinary expert sets off to explore South Africa's most iconic and best loved landscapes and experiences - along with its glorious food.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
The culinary expert sets off to explore South Africa's most iconic and best loved landscapes and experiences - along with its glorious food.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Safari in Amakhala
24 mins
Gregg starts his journey around South Africa by going on safari at the Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. He camps out overnight and taste a traditional stew, poike, before joining vets caring for a wild leopard.
Episode 2
Cape Town
23 mins
Gregg starts in the mother city, Cape Town, where he heads to the city's highest point, Table Mountain, and tastes Cape Malay cuisine in picturesque Bo Kaap. He then travels to the Western Cape for some wine tasting.
Episode 3
Augrabies Falls
24 mins
Gregg flies into Upington, the gateway to the Kalahari and follows the Orange River to the spectacular Augrabies Falls. Paddling down river, Gregg overnights at Khamkhirri Lodge.
Episode 4
Whale Coast
23 mins
Gregg takes a 300-kilometre road trip along the stunning coast of the Western Cape heading for Gansbaai, otherwise known as Shark Town. He helps to release some rehabilitated African Penguins into the wild.
Episode 5
Soweto, Johannesburg
23 mins
Grabbing a lift on a tuk tuk, Gregg whizzes around the colourful and energetic township of Soweto just outside Johannesburg - home of both Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela.
Episode 6
The Garden Province
22 mins
From Durban, Gregg takes a helicopter ride up into the Zulu Kingdom in the Garden Province. He flies above the iconic Rorke's Drift battle site and meets the ancestor of a Zulu warrior. He visits a Zulu village for some home-cooked food.