South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent. It is a country almost 3.5 time as large as Germany and divided in 9 provinces.
South Africa recognizes 11 official languages, among them English (commonly used language in tourism and trade) and Afrikaans (originated mainly from Dutch). Due to its multiethnic society the country is often referred to as the Rainbow Nation.
The currency in South Africa is Rand and Cents (ZAR).
South Africa is considered as an upper-middle-income economy or “take off country” and offers the tourist great infrastructure and unforgettable landscape and scenery.
South Africa offers a wealth of varied and stunningly beautiful holiday destinations like the vibrant city and surroundings of Cape Town, the lush green stretch of coastline along the Garden Route, the arid and spacious Karoo, the impressive Drakensberg Mountains and safaris in the vast Kruger Park and many other exciting game reserves.
Self-Driving is very popular in South Africa and the roads and signage is very good throughout the most of the country. Traffic is often minimal once you are out of cities and its surroundings.
