South Africa
South Africa was described by Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the Rainbow Nation. This description aptly describes all facets of the country, its people, its stunning scenery, its amazing flowers, its animals. South Africa offers visitors a “world in one country”. You can hike, walk, shop, eat and drink, view game up close, dive with sharks, visit Zulu battlefields, pan for gold or just relax and soak up the atmosphere. You can choose from a host of different holiday itineraries, all planned individually for you, to travel at your own pace through this fabulous country.
South Africa is a hugely diverse country with 9 provinces and 11 languages. Fortunately for most visitors though, English is widely spoken throughout the country.
Travel is easy in South Africa. The roads are generally good, although not all are paved. Luxury trains offer a relaxed way of seeing the country. Many large towns have an airport, and air-strips and helipads are common at game reserves and lodges.
There are international airports at Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban all served from just about everywhere in the world.
Flying from the UK and the rest of Europe is painless as there is little or no time difference, so virtually no jet-lag. Flights from London to Johannesburg take about 10 hours and 11 hours to Cape Town. These are usually over-night flights so visitors to South Africa don’t miss out on any holiday time in this great country.