Fondly known as the Rainbow Nation, South Africa has it all! When you visit South Africa, you’ll not just find what you’re looking for from a holiday, but much more! The land of everything! Where first world meets third! Where desert meets wetland, mountain meets beach and where the Big 5 meets 5 Star Luxury! It has a rich and fascinating history and an exciting present and future, waiting for you to come discover, explore and revel in its beauty.

• South Africa is twice the sizeof France, five times the size of Japan and three times the size of Texas, and is the 25th-largest country in the world!
• South Africa is so diverseis it that it has deserts, mountains, escarpments, plateaus, grasslands, bush wetlands and subtropical forests.
• South Africa has the oldest meteorscar in the world, just across the Vaal River near Parys, called the Vredefort Dome. The meteor plummeted to Earth nearly two billion years ago.
• Mafadi in the Drakensberg at 3,450 m is the country’s highest peak.
• South Africa has the oldest wineindustry outside of Europe and the Mediterranean and also the longest wine route in the world – the R62 wine route! Disney World even serves exclusively South African wine at its 73-acre Animal Kingdom Lodge in the United States.
• Table Mountainwas first floodlit in 1947 to mark the Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
• The Tugela Fallsis the second highest waterfall in the world, where the water tumbles down 850 metres.
• South Africa has many famous people: Dr. Christian Barnard (a surgeon who completed the world’s first heart transplant in 1967), Miriam Makeba (singer), Nelson Mandela (former president, activist), Nadine Gordimer (writer), Athol Fugard (writer), Zola Budd (sportswoman), Charlize Theron (actress), Arnold Vosloo (actor), Alan Paton (author), Johnny Clegg (musician) and many more!
• South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily abandon its nuclearweapons programme.
• Vilakazi Street in Soweto is the only street in the world to house two Nobel Peaceprize winners – Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
• South Africa has the world’s biggest land mammal, the African elephant, and the biggest reptile, the leatherback turtle. South Africa’s ostrich claims the prize for being the largest bird on the planet. If you book a safari in South Africa, you might also see an eland, which is the world’s biggest and slowest kind of antelope. And, of course, the Rainbow Nation is home to the fastest land mammal on Earth, the cheetah.
• The national animal is … A springbok! You’ll see this gazelle-like creature everywhere on your holiday, from postage stamps to the country’s Coat of Arms. It’s also the nickname for their national rugby team, who are affectionately known as “the Boks”.

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