South Africa is a safe place to travel, even as a woman alone. Common sense is all you need really to get by without problems. Below is a collection of useful information to help you get off on the right foot. We are always happy to discuss these matters in more detail with you by telephone or email. We have many years of experience and have lived in the country for over a decade and will be able to help you with any questions you may have.
Along with Christmas Day, Boxing Day (the ‘Day of Goodwill’) and the four-day Easter Weekend, the following days are annual public holidays in South Africa:
January 1 | New Year’s Day |
March 21 | Human Rights Day |
April 27 | Freedom Day |
May 1 (or, should this fall on a weekend, the next Monday) | Worker’s Day |
June 16 | Youth Day / Soweto Day |
August 9 | National Women’s Day |
September 24 | Heritage Day |
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My husband and I booked our holiday in South Africa and Mauritius with Best of South Africa Travel. Ash was brilliant she organised all our hotels at our different destinations in South Africa and we were very impressed with the high standard of them all. Ash also booked tours for us, recommending different interesting tours we would not have known ...
