Travelling in South Africa - Public Holidays

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Public Holidays

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

Testimonials

Mhondoro Game Reserve

An amazing trip to South Africa

My adult son and I recently returned from an amazing trip to South Africa organised by Ash of Best of South Africa.  It was a tailor made holiday staying in two different game reserves - Etali in Madikwe and Mhondoro in Welgevonden.  A couple of days before we were due to fly BA announced their pilots were striking and our …

G.J.

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