South African Travel and Tourism Directory

"This Land Is My Land, this Land Is Your Land"  - Woody Guthrie

The line from the old Woody Guthrie song expresses the feeling of many South Africans who believe that this land of ours is the most beautiful in the world and we would like to share it with you.

This is a land of diversity

from desert plains to sub-tropical mountains

from tribal kraals to cosmopolitan cities

from deep blue oceans to untamed bushveldt

I Am an African

By Thabo Mbeki
Ex President of the Republic of South Africa

I owe by being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land.

My body has frozen in our frosts and in our latter day snows. It has thawed in the warmth of our sunshine and melted in the heat of the midday sun. The crack and the rumble of the summer thunders, lashed by startling lightening, have been a cause both of trembling and of hope.

The fragrances of nature have been as pleasant to us as the sight of the wild blooms of the citizens of the veld.

South African National Anthem

Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

South Africa is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world!

South Africa has a diversity of cultures, scenery, wildlife and attractions. Situated at the southern tip of Africa, flanked by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, South Africa is out of the way for most people, and many of you may never have the opportunity to tour South Africa. Some of you may be thinking of coming to South Africa, while other may have been here and, judging from the emails we get, some of you used to live here.

With its turbulent past and ongoing change, South Africa is anything but dull. Not many countries can match the diversity, colour and vibrancy of our Rainbow Nation.

People know about Cape Town, the Kruger National Park and Durban, but who knows about Kei River Mouth, Augrabies falls and the Poffadder hotel? Not many.

African Safari will take you on an online tour of South Africa and will be your guide through the intrigues and complexities that is the land of Mandela, Marula trees and Mampoer (a potent South African schnapps, normally made from wild fruit).

Bon Voyage!

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