TRAVEL ADVICE

Southern Africa:

South Africa is a large and diverse country and home to approximately 40 million people. Covering a size of 1,219,090 km² makes it bigger than Germany, France, Italy, Texas and California combined.

 

South Africa is the only country in the world with an entire floral kingdom, the Cape 'fynbos', within it's boundaries. It is flanked by the Indian Ocean on the east and the Atlantic on the west. It is bordered by Namibia to the north-west, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north and by Mozambique to the north-east.

Entry requirements:

Passport holders of more than 80 countries, can visit South Africa without visas, including the USA, Canada, Japan and the European Union. We suggest contacting your nearest SA Tourism office or South African Consulate.

Passports:

Passports MUST be valid for at least six months from the guest’s return date. There MUST be at least three blank visa pages in the passport (not endorsement pages). Guests have been refused entry due to not having sufficient blank visa pages in their passports.

Immunization:

Visitors arriving from a yellow fever zone require a valid international yellow fever inoculation certificate. Infants under the age of one are exempt. Cholera and smallpox immunization is not required. Visitors to malaria areas, i.e. the Lowveld, must obtain the prophylactic medicine to be taken before, during and after their trip, available from their doctor or pharmacist.

Currency:

Rand (R) = 100 cents.

Electricity:

220/230 volts AC

Climate:

South Africa receives summer rainfall, opposite to those in the Northern hemisphere. The average daytime temperatures in degrees Celsius:

What to pack:

• Informal and comfortable clothes
• A windbreaker or warm jacket for winter and night safaris.
• A raincoat/waterproof for summer months.
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Swimming costume
• Sun block & sunglasses
• Binoculars and a camera / video camera