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Diversity is key from experiencing the cold to warm oceans of the Atlantic and Indian oceans to the rugged terrain and mountain passes in Lesotho, travelling through South Africa and the Land locked country within its boarders is a once in a lifetime can’t miss. By travelling from the Atlantic seaboard to the Indian Ocean seaboard one can experience climate ranging from Sub Saharan to Sub tropical and cultures to equal this vast difference.
Tour operators offer many self drive tours but the best type of tour is one that you make up yourself. If you had to look at a map of South Africa you will discover that there are many routes to travel from West to East but the trick is to choose a route where you will see the most of what you are interested in. So whether you like the small towns or big cities each route offers its own speciality and like a vast menu you never know what you like till you try a bit of everything on offer. Within the boarders of South Africa you will see that the coast from the beginning of the Atlantic seaboard at the Namibian border to the end of Indian Ocean at the Mozambique boarder you have a stretch of coastline roughly 3000km long which doesn’t include all the area in between.
When you look at a map of South Africa, is generally shows the major road ways, but doesn’t include a lot of the smaller towns and villages which have their own charm.
As you can see from above South Africa has its own Land locked country called Lesotho. To get into this beautiful mountainous country, most countries will not need a visa although you will always have to have your passport handy. For those countries that do need a visa you can get one at the consulate in Pretoria or most of the time, 3 day traveling Visas are available at the border posts but as they say, “better safe then sorry.”
The most affordable way of getting around is to hire a car and stop over at different back packers and there are definitely some special ones out there. Most of the roads are tarred in South Africa unlike some of its neighbours and getting around is relatively easy. The Rand is reasonable for most developed countries where you can get roughly 1 Rand for about US$0.13. Your average backpacker’s accommodation pricing will be dependent on whether you will be camping, sleeping in the dorms or having a private room but will range from between R50.00 for camping to about R500.00 for a private double room. You can also book into the many guest houses and hotels on offer but you will be paying anything from R200.oo to R40000.00 a night depending on where you stay and the type of experience you would like to have.
At www.southafrica-carhire.com you will often fine the best prices available for the type of vehicle you’re looking for and when planning your trip go to www.southafrica.net for the best information on what you want in every province.
Come and enjoy South Africa at its best and do it in your own time but do not miss any opportunity to come visit this land of beauty.
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