South Africa or the Republic of South Africa is located in the southern tip of Africa, Pretoria is the capital. South Africa borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland and has a long coastline of 2,798 kilometres along the South Atlantic Ocean and Indian ocean. Lesotho is an enclave in the western part South African territory. South Africa is visited by many tourists each year, they come for the wildlife, beautiful nature, good wheather and its history. But South Africa is also very popular among adventurous people and water sports enthusiasts, like windsurfing, sailing, surfing, kitesurfing, diving, kayaking, climbing, hiking and mountainbiking.
There are many hotels in South Africa, almost all of the international chains operate hotels there, most of them are found in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, Hermanus, Knysna and Hazyview.
The 10 most popular cities in South Africa are: Cape Town (in the Western Cape province), Johannesburg (Gauteng), Durban (KwaZulu-Natal), Pretoria (Gauteng), Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape), Bloemfontein (Vrijstaat), Nelspruit (Mpumalanga), Kimberley (Northern Cape), Polokwane (Limpopo) and Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu-Natal). |