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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
POPULATION (2020 EST.): 59,620,000 CAPITAL: South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria, the executive capital; Bloemfontein, the judicial capital; and Cape Town, the legislative capital MAIN CITIES: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Bloemfontein VISA: U.S. passport holders visiting the Republic of South Africa for tourism or business purposes do not require a visa for stays of up to 90 days. Passports must be valid for at least six months after date of departure and all travelers should have at
least two fully blank passport visa pages facing each other on arrival HEALTH: Yellow fever certifi cate required if passing through the yellow fever belt before entering South Africa. Precautions against hepatitis A, typhoid and polio are recommended,as well as malaria for game reserves CURRENCY: Rand (R) = 100 cents. All major credit cards are widely accepted EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): R15.20= $1 TIPPING: 10 percent if service is not included. Tip taxi drivers, waiters, porters and room service TIME: GMT +2 ELECTRICITY: 220/230 volts. Adaptor required DRIVING: On the left. A U.S. driving license accepted PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2021): Jan 1, 2; Mar 21; Apr 17, 27; May 1; Jun 16; Aug 9; Sept 24, 25; Dec 16, 25, 26 LANGUAGE: English is widely spoken. However, South Africa has 11 offi cial languages: Afrikaans, English, IsiNdebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, SiSwati, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, IsiXhosa and IsiZulu
Cape Town and Table Mountain
RELIGION: Christian, Muslim, Hindu; also indigenous religions COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +27
CLIMATE Seasons in South Africa are the reverse of those in the U.S. Thanks to the surrounding oceans, South Africa enjoys a temperate climate, though weather patterns and rainfall vary. The Western Cape has Mediterranean-like winter rains brought by strong northwesterly winds. Other coastal areas have rainfall throughout the year, but 80 percent of the rain falls during the summer months of October to March, often with hail and thunderstorms
GETTING THERE ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA B O TSWANA Pietersburg Pretoria
Johannesburg Vaai
Orange Kimberley Bloemfontein SOUTH AFRICA PORTS East London Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Cape Aguihas Port Elizabeth INDIAN OCEAN
Durban Cape Town Port Elizabeth East London
Tugela LESO THO
Pietermaritzburg Durban
SWAZILAND
MAJOR GATEWAYS: Johannesburg (JNB) Cape Town (CPT) Durban (DUR) TYPICAL FLIGHT TIME: From New York, 15h non-stop or 17.5h direct
TRANSFERS
Johannesburg (15 miles/24km) bus 40 mins; taxi 30 mins; also to Pretoria (37 miles/60km) Cape Town (13 miles/20km) bus 40 mins; taxi 30 mins Durban (10 miles/16km) bus 30 mins; taxi 25 mins
GETTING AROUND South Africa has an extensive road infrastructure, with well- maintained highways and byways. Car rental is one of the best ways of getting around and most reputable international rental agencies have offi ces here. All major centers have metro bus services for travel in and around the cities and suburbs. Metered taxis are generally ordered by phone and are available at most hotels. There is an excellent domestic air network radiating from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to domestic airports in Port Elizabeth, Kruger Mpumalanga, Bloemfontein, East London, George, Kimberley and Upington. Principal cities are linked by rail
ACCOMMODATION South Africa’s accommodation includes hotels and game lodges, guesthouses, B&Bs and tented camps. The hospitality industry puts a premium on quality assurance through tourism grading certifi cation by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa, including relevant ISO standards
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