South Africa
About: South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park covers vast shrublands populated by big game; the Western Cape encompasses lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, wild beaches, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
Source: Wikipedia.
Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein.
Currency: South African rand (ZAR).
Official languages: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho, Tswana, Northern Sotho, Venda, Tsonga, Swati, Ndebele.
Tourism: Find accommodation, adventure, attraction, and safari operators on the Africa Adventure Travel GeoDirectory.
South Africa Tourism Board and Travel Trade Association Website Links
- Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE): www.acte.org
- Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA): www.asata.co.za
- Backpacking South Africa (BSA): www.backpackingsouthafrica.co.za
- Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa (EXSA): www.exsa.co.za
- Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA): www.fedhasa.co.za
- Medical Tourism Association of South Africa (MTASA): www.medicaltourismassociation.org.za
- Ministry of Tourism – SA: www.tourism.gov.za
- National Accommodation Association of South Africa (NAA-SA): www.naa-sa.co.za
- Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA): www.restaurant.org.za
- Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE): www.siteglobal.com
- South African Tourism: www.southafrica.net
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA): www.satsa.com
- Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI): www.saaci.co.za
- Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA): www.saboa.co.za
- Southern African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA): www.savrala.co.za
- Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA): www.tbcsa.travel
- Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa (TECSA): www.tourismbeecharter.co.za
- Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA): www.tourismgrading.co.za
- Tourism Marketing South Africa (TOMSA): www.tomsa.co.za
- Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA): www.voasa.co.za
Tourist Guide Association Links:
- Cape Tourist Guides Association: www.ctga.org.za
- Federation of South African Tourist Guide Associations: www.fsatga.org
- Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA): www.fgasa.co.za
- Gauteng Guides Association: www.guidessa.org
- Hiking Organisation of South Africa (HOSA): www.hosavosa.co.za
- KwaZulu-Natal Tourist Guides’ Association: www.zulu.org.za
- Nelson Mandela Bay Tourist Guide Association: www.highwinds.co.za
- Off-Road Guides and Tour Operators of South Africa: www.fsatga.org
- Provincial Tourist Guides Association of KwaZulu Natal (Battlefields Region): www.battlefieldsregionguides.co.za