ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA

WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa is a country of infinite possibilities. With so much to offer tourists in all nine of its glorious provinces, it is no wonder that its tourism industry is one that has only grown from strength to strength over the years, and continues to do so in a struggling world economy. A now flourishing democracy born out of a controversial past, the Rainbow Nation welcomes you with open arms, and with its unrivaled ecological, cultural and diversity you may find it hard to bring yourself to leave our alluring shores.

From the infamous and bountiful Cape Winelands at the tip of Africa to the rugged and mysterious Wild Coast and the chilling Apartheid Museum, South Africa really has something to offer each and every tourist. There is little that can compare to sipping the awe-inspiring views from the top of Table Mountain or spotting the king of the wild in the Kruger National Park. Why not catch another kind of game on a visit to one of country's newly developed World Cup stadiums and imagine what it must have been like to watch the world on stage as South Africa hosted the world's most followed sporting tournament for the first time on the African continent?

It would be simple, but also very assuming and patronizing, to compile a comprehensive list naming all of the country's top tourist attractions, activities, regions, cities, etc. in the hope that you, as a tourist, might start somewhere at the top of each list and work your way through, ending up maybe halfway down by the time you have to fly back home. This way you may leave a happy tourist thinking that you have experienced half of what our beautiful country of South Africa has to offer - finish and klaar. Well, the truth is that would be really shoddy advice to give anybody that plans to visit this fascinating country!

Part of the experience of visiting South Africa is just that. It's about the experience and it's different for everybody. Sure, I can tell you that the view from the top of Table Mountain, once you've disembarked from your cable car, and are looking down over the Cape Peninsula, will be absolutely mind-blowing, and nearly identical to the fellow binocular-wielding tourist next to you. But that view, may, to you, be an insignificant experience in comparison to the way it felt to rush through the bustling streets of Soweto in a ram shackled taxi on your way to a visit a family in the town where the infamous 1976 Uprising took place.

It is through these experiences that you will engage with a country, that is epitomised by its rhythm and soul and not its beauty that runs far more than skin-deep. It is only when you find your feet tapping to the same rhythm as her heart and soul that you will realise that South Africa's incredible tourism offerings on paper are but a drop in the ocean when compared to what it means to be South African.

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