TRAVELLING IN
SOUTH AFRICA

Despite current
political and social
unrest, the country
of South Africa has
potentially one of
the biggest tourist
possibilities in the
world. There is a
vast range and variety
of scenery,culture and
peoples and should
hopefully the situation
resolve itself peacefully,
then South africa could
well become THE boom
travel area of the
1990's.

There are already a 
small number of tour
operators flying to
SA and very frequent
flights from Manchester,
Gatwick and Heathrow
to Johannesburg as well
as other possible
flights through Lisbon
with TAP or even
through Luxiar and
Luxembourg - shop
around for a good
flight deal and
remember the more
indirect the flight,
the cheaper it is
(normally!)

South Africa boasts
beaches,safaris,
mountains,city tours
and family reunion
and the climate is
best in our winter
-south of the 
equator remember the
seasons are reversed!

CAPITAL:
Pretoria
(Administrative)

Cape Town
(Legislative)

Bloemfontein
(Judicial)

Other main towns:
Durban
Jo'burg
East London
Port Elizabeth
Kimberley

Pop:26,000,000

Languages:
Official language is
Afrikaans and English.
There are nine main
African languages
the most widely spoken
being Xhosa and Zulu.

Time:GMT+2

Electricity:
230 volts

Passports/visas
Full 10 year
British passport
required but no
visa needed if
staying up
to two weeks

Currency:Rand=
100 Cents.

Credit Cards:All
major credit cards are
widely accepted.

Airline:
South Africa's
national airline is
South African
Airways.


By sea:
South Africa is a
popular cruise call
destination and its
main ports are
Durban,Cape Town,
Port Elizabeth and
East London.

Health:There are no
compulsory health
regulations from the
UK and the tap water
is considered safe
to drink -though take
precautions in rural
areas.
Rabies is a hazard 
and is endemic.


Airports:
South Africa has
THREE international
airports at -
Capetown
Durban
Johannesburg