South Africa packs an unusual amount of variety into one trip: a world-class city, dramatic coastline, wine country, and genuine Big Five safari, all realistically combinable in under two weeks. Here's a 12-day itinerary built specifically with first-time American visitors in mind, paced to avoid the two biggest first-timer mistakes: trying to see too much, and underestimating how tiring the long-haul flight over is. Before You Go Flights: Direct routes run from Newark and (historically)...