Discover South Africa

South Africa lies at the southern tip of Africa with its beautiful golden beaches and stretches of wild coastline extending 2,798 kilometres along the Atlantic ocean on the west and Indian ocean on the east. Its mountain ranges, savannah, tropical jungles, African bush, rivers, lakes and oceans are home to a proliferation of land and marine wildlife.

On the northwestern border of South Africa lies the unique and many-facetted desert country of Namibia with its harsh splendour, high dunes and awe-inspiring sense of space.

To the north is Botswana, where time seems to stand still amidst the endless horizons, unforgettable wilderness, Kalahari and Okavango Delta waterways.

Zimbabwe, which derives its name from the ancient Zimbabwe ruins, lies northeast and is home to Lake Kariba and the Victoria Falls, one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world.

Traveling eastward one encounters Mozambique with palm-studded beaches and islands merging into savannah and forested mountains where the mighty Zambezi and Limpopo rivers flow.

Landlocked between South Africa and Mozambique is the smallest country in the southern hemisphere, the Kingdom of Swaziland, a scenic country filled with bygone African traditions and culture.

Surrounded by South African territory is the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, "the sponge of southern africa" where the two largest rivers in southern africa, the Orange (Gariep/Senqu) and the Tugela, have their source.

South Africa's largest neighbours are, of course, the two oceans, which meet at the southern tip. Further down south are the South African territories of Prince Edward and Marion Islands.