South Africa Tourism
Big Five, Wild Coast, Cape Town, Durban, Garden Route
In South Africa visitors can experience the magic of Africa without having to sacrifice any luxuries and conveniences. As the young people say - South Africa Rocks!
From watching the Big Five in one of the world’s biggest national parks or enjoying night game drives at a private lodge to relaxing on one of the many Blue Flag Beaches or surfing some of the world’s best waves in two oceans, South Africa Tourism has action, adrenalin and visual beauty. All this will ensure that visitors to this country are always enthralled and return over and over again.
Choose from South Africa’s varied cultural and wine routes or opt to experience the varied World Heritage Sites. Tourists may come to South Africa for the sightseeing and for the wildlife but they leave with the sounds of South Africa ringing in their years, the taste of its cuisine on their tongues and the warm smiles of its people in their hearts.
Visitors can select how they prefer to travel – first class all the way with accommodation in luxury hotels, resorts and lodges or they can do it the family way in self-catering accommodation or budget hotels and B&B’s. Backpackers will be delighted with the excellent facilities across the country and caravaners and campers will tell you that the location of the caravan parks in South Africa are the best in the world.
Five South Africa Tourism suggestions:
* Explore South Africa in Cape Town
Cape Town, known as the “Mother City,” sprawls at the foot of the African continent with Table Mountain towering above the city. Robben Island, in Table Bay was the home of former President Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners for many years during the apartheid regime – it is now open to visitors. This cosmopolitan city, with beaches on both the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, is perfect as a base for tours of the Western Cape, the Winelands and the Garden Route.
* Explore South Africa in Durban
Durban with its sub-tropical climate has 340 days a year sunshine. It’s a vibrant holiday city - beaches with white sand and rolling surf. This modern city of 3, 5 million, where East meets West in Africa is geared for tourists. Start here to explore Kwazulu-Natal.
* Big Five, Wildlife and Safari Experiences in South Africa
Safaris, game parks, reserves - most visitors come to South Africa to experience the wildlife. There are as many ways to do this as there are rhino in the Umfolozi Game Park.
- Self drive. Rent a car and drive yourself and your family through one of the Game Reserves like Kruger National Park or Umfolozi. Make sure you book in advance.
- Visit a private lodge or game reserve. Fly in or drive to a private Game Lodge where you get pampered and taken on game drives.
- Package tour. This could include either of these or a combination.
* Wild Coast – taking a step back in time
The Wild Coast, on the East Coast of South Africa is a place of unspoiled beauty where waterfalls tumble directly into the warm sea. The Wild Coast offers endless opportunities for adventure travelers and anglers. Relax into a slower way of life in the small coastal towns of Port St Johns and Coffee Bay. Accommodation ranges from fisherman’s hideaways to fully serviced hotels.
* The Garden Route – fragrant and scenic
The Garden Route stretches on the southern coast from Heidelberg to the Tsitsikamma Forest and Storms River in the Cape Province. The region provides a study in contrasts. It is an eco-destination like few others in the world, situated about 280km from Cape Town and is one of South Africa's richest botanical treasures. Along the way, every kind of adventure activity is possible; scuba diving, abseiling, fishing and more.
South African Tourism essential - an interactive Map of South Africa.
Photographs from South Africa Rocks on flickr
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