South Africa Safaris South Africa
Best of South Africa
Small & selected Lodges & Camps / Combination of a Fly-In Safari with privately guided tours in Cape Region
Thornybush Game Reserve – Franschhoek - Hermanus

Family Highlights of South Africa
Selected Lodges & Camps / Combination self drive in Cape Region with Fly-In Safari – all in malaria free areas
Franschhoek - Plettenberg Bay - Madikwe Game Reserve
Short Info South Africa

Official Name: Republic of South Africa

Currency: 1 Rand = 100 cents (1,00 EUR = 9,05 ZAR) » Currency Converter

Capital: Pretoria

Total land surface: 1,22 mn km˛ (World rank 24), therof: 7% forest, 11% coprland, 67% pasture land

Latitude: West-East: 1.700 km, North-South: 1.400 km

Population: 43,1 m.

Official Language: Afrikaans; English; Ndebele; Pedi; Sotho; Swazi; Tonga; Tswana; Venda; Xhosa; Zulu

Largest Cities: Cape Town (2.350.157); Johannesburg (1.916.063); Durban (1.137.378); Pretoria (1.080.187); Port Elizabeth (853.204)

Climate: The biggest part of South Africa lies in the moderate subtropics and the climate is mostly dry. The enormous interior plateau stays protected from the harsh mountain climate due to its mostly constant altitude and therefore temperatures stay moderate for the majority of the country. Ample rainfalls in the east cause its characteristic grass savannas.