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TEL . / FAX .
: + 2711 782 20 55 .
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ADDRESS : P . O . BOX 786583 , SANDTON , 2146 ,
REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA .
TRAVEL
INFORMATION
GENERAL
INFORMATION
SOUTH AFRICA IS
SITUATED IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ON THE BOTTOM OF AFRICAN
CONTINENT . IT HAS A STATUS OF PARLAMENTARY REPUBLIC AND IT IS
DEVIDED ON 9 PROVINCES ( GAUTENG , NOTHERN PROVINCE , NORTH WEST
PROVINCE , MPUMALANGA , KWA ZULU - NATAL , EASTERN CAPE , WESTERN
CAPE , NOTHERN CAPE , ORANGE FREE STATE ) . SOUTH AFRICA HAS 11
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES , INCLUDING ENGLISH , AFRIKAANS AND 9 AFRICAN
LANGUAGES . BIGGEST CITIES ARE : PRETORIA ( CAPITAL ) ;
JOHANNESBURG ; CAPE TOWN ; DURBAN ; BLOEMFONTEIN ; PORT ELISABETH
; EAST LONDON .
CLIMATE AND
CLIMATIC ZONES
CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT IN SOUTH AFRICA , DEPENDING ON THE AREA
. VERY DRY AND MILD ON THE HIGHVELD ( JOHANNESBURG , PRETORIA )
AND VERY HUMID AND WARM ON THE COASTLINE ( DURBAN , PORT
ELISABETH , CAPE TOWN ) . IN SOUTH AFRICA YOU CAN FIND MANY
DIFFERENT CLIMATIC ZONES ( ACTUALLY IT IS THE WORLD IN ONE
COUNTRY ) : MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS ; FORESTS AND SAVANNA ;
SUBTROPICAL GARDENS AND GOLDEN SAND BEACHES .
AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE YEAR
WINTER ( MAY -
SEPTEMBER ) : DAY + 15 - + 20 C / NIGHT + 05 - + 10 C .
SUMMER ( OCTOBER
- APRIL ) : DAY + 26 - + 32 C / NIGHT ++ 15 - + 18 C .
PLEASE CHECK
WEATHER FORECAST HERE
CURRENCY
CURRENCY UNIT IN
SOUTH AFRICA : SA RAND ( ZAR ) . 1 RAND = 100 CENTS . COINS : 1 ;
2 ; 5 RAND / 1 ; 2 ; 5 ; 10 ; 20 ; 50 CENTS . BANKNOTES : 10 ; 20
; 50 ; 100 ; 200 RAND . ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS AS : VISA ;
MASTERCARD ; AMERICAN EXPRESS ; DINERS CLUB ARE ACCEPTED
COUNTRYWIDE .
PLEASE CHECK
FOREX RATE HERE
HOTELS
HOTELS IN SOUTH AFRICA
ARE IN LINE WITH WORLD STANDARDS , OFFERING OVERSEAS VISITORS
EXCELLENT SERVICE .
JOHANNESBURG (
GAUTENG ) HOTELS
5 ***** - SANDTON SUN
& TOWERSINTERCONTINENTAL ; HILTON SANDTON ; HYATT ROSEBANK ;
GRACE HOTEL ROSEBANK ; AIRPORT SUN INTERCONTINENTAL ( OPENS
DECEMBER 2000 ) ; PALAZZO INTER - CONTINENTAL MONTECASINO ( OPENS
DECEMBER 2000 ) .
4**** - HOLIDAY INN
CROWNY PLAZA SANDTON ; BALALAIKA HOTEL ; INDABA HOTEL ; ROSEBANK
HOTEL ; PARKTONIAN HOTEL ; SUNNISIDE PARK HOTEL .
3*** - CHOICE OF HOLIDAY
INN & HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT HOTELS ( HIGC SANDTON , HIGH
SANDTON CITY , HIGC MILPARK , HI AIRPORT ) HOTELS.
MANY MORE HOTELS
IN EACH CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE.
CAPE TOWN HOTELS
5***** - MOUNT NELSON
HOTEL ; VICTORIA & ALFRED WATERFRONT HOTEL ; CAPE SUN INTER -
CONTINENTAL
4**** - CAPETONIAN HOTEL
; ARTHUR'S SEAT HOTEL ; THE CULLINAN CAPE TOWN WATERFRONT .
3*** - CHOICE OF HOLIDAY
INN & HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT HOTELS ( HIGC EASTERN
BOULEVARD , HIGC NEWLANDS , HIGC DE WAAL , GREENMARKET SQUARE ) .
MANY MORE HOTELS
IN EACH CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE.
DURBAN HOTELS
5***** - BEVERLY HILLS
INTERCONTINENTAL ; HILTON DURBAN ; SELBORNE SUN RESORT .
4**** - HOLIDAY INN
DURBAN ELANGENI .
3*** - CHOICE OF HOLIDAY
INN & HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT HOTELS ( HIGC SOUTH BEACH ,
HIGC NORTH BEACH , HIGC MARINE PARADE ) .
MANY MORE HOTELS
IN EACH CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE.
A BIG CHOICE OF
PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS ; BED & BREAKFAST GUESTHOUSES AND
LODGES IN ALL GRADES IS AVAILABLE . FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS OR ANY
OTHER QUERRIES YOU CAN CONTACT US ON OUR CONTACT NUMBERS .
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT AVAILABLE
FOR TOURS AND TRANSFERS : AIRCONDITIONED VW MICROBUS (
INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUP TOURS AND TRANSFERS ) ; AIRCONDITIONED
COACH ( BIGGER GROUP TOURS AND TRANSFERS ) . FOR VIP TOURS AND
TRANSFERS LUXURY CARS ( STRETCHED LIMO & MERCEDES BENZ )
& CHARTER FLIGTS WITH JET OR HELICOPTER ALSO CAN BE ARRANGED
ON REQUEST .
GUIDES
SERVICES OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGE SPEAKING GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE : ENGLISH ; AFRIKAANS
; FRENCH ; GERMAN ; ITALIAN ; SPANISH ; PORTUGESE ; DUTCH ;
SWEDISH ; DANISH ; FINNISH ; GREEK ; JAPANESE ; CHINESE ( CANTON
& MANDARIN DIALECTS ) ; RUSSIAN ; POLISH ; CHECH ; UKRANIAN ;
TURKISH ; ARABIC ; HEBREW .
WE INVITE TRAVEL
AGENTS ; TOUR OPERATORS ; HOTEL AND GUESTHOUSE OWNERS FOR
COOPERATION !
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Last Updated
September 19, 1999 by Victor
D.Kuznetsov