South Africa Travel

South Africa’s hottest and busiest time is during the UK winter months of November to March.  This is also the busiest period for tourists and locals.  For a cooler temperature and less busy period, the UK summer months of July and August are a good time to go.  When I visited South Africa in July and August the weather was mainly sunny and warm but not too hot so this was the best time for me to travel.  It was perfect for all activities.  It was nice and quiet at this time too, and this is the cheapest time to visit South Africa.  I made sure I read a lot of South Africa Travel Tips before I travelled to ensure I travelled at the best time for me, which was July and August as I prefer the milder temperatures.

How to get to South Africa

The main airports are Johannesburg International Airport and Cape Town International.  Flights normally take 12 hours.  I flew from Manchester to Amsterdam to Johannesburg on the way there, and on the way back from Cape Town (extra £50 and extra 2 hours) to Johannesburg, to Amsterdam back to Manchester.  On the way there this took about 12 hours and was all during the day so left first thing in the morning and got there in the evening, but on the way back I spent about 36 hours getting home as I had long delays between my different connections.  I found Johannesburg very busy and had in fact managed to collect a lot more luggage than I started out with, but there is a place to store your luggage in the basement so you can wait for your flight without carrying all your bags around with you. Read more…

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Once you’re in South Africa, you will not feel home sick. Instead, wherever you go, you’ll feel like home. The warm and friendly nature of people simply flatters you and makes you fall in love with this amazing country. Even if we talk about diversity in culture, you will be stunned to see people from different backgrounds and ethnicities, different religions and races. People from all over the world come to visit this place. In fact, many travelers are so impressed with the lifestyle here that they plan to settle here in later years of their life. Most professionals also prefer to opt for this location during their projects and foreign exchange programs. You can also take advantage of vacation packages and visit this wonderful location. The reason why it is called as the adventure capital of world is that it has natural game reservoirs, exciting wildlife and best golf courses. Apart from this, you can also enjoy camping, trekking and hiking. Read more…

South Africa has a number of airlines flying between both the major airports and some of the smaller ones, offering a choice of classes ranging from first class to no frills low cost flights. There are a number of airports throughout South Africa, including a number of privately managed airports in the outlying areas.

South Africa’s principal airports are operated and managed by the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), including the three major international airports at Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The other seven are domestic airports in Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, East London, George, Kimberley, Upington and Pilanesberg. All other airports are privately managed and are not serviced by all the available airlines in South Africa.

South African Airways and British Airways (operated by Comair) offer economy, business and first class flights between all the major cities and to some of the smaller ones including Mthatha, Polokwane, Richards Bay, and Maseru. For low-cost flights, passengers can make use of airlines including Kulula.com, 1time and Mango Airlines. These airlines offer cheap flights on the more popular routes between Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit and George.

Kulula offers single-class flights between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town, Durban, George, Port Elizabeth, and Nelspruit as well as flights from Lanseria Airport to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and George. 1Time Airline offers return flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and George. Read more…