"One of the most desirable travels destinations in the world"

SOUTH AFRICA TRAVEL

Its wide assortment of habitats includes deserts, mountains, escarpments, plateaus, grasslands, bush, wetlands and subtropical forests that are home to a wide variety of game including two sets of "Big Five" - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo on land and whales, sharks, dolphins, marlin and tuna offshore as well as 900 species of birds including the largest bird (ostrich) and heaviest flying bird (Kori Bustard).

The world-renowned Kruger National Park - one of the country's most valuable tourism assets, is more than 300 km long and 2 million hectares in size. This park alone is home to 147 mammal species, more than 400 bird species and numerous reptiles, amphibians and insects. In addition to the Kruger National Park , there are numerous other national and private game reserves in all nine provinces.

South Africa is ranked first in the world for its floral kingdom. The unique Cape Floral Kingdom is one of only six Plant Kingdoms covering the world. There is a greater variety of naturally occurring species of flowers just around Cape Town than there are in the whole of North America or Europe . Mkambati in the Eastern Cape - a small area of 3 000 hectares, contains a larger variety of plants than found in the whole of Great Britain . .

Likewise, the South African fossil record dating back three to four million years sheds invaluable light on humankind's origins. It also has some of mankind's oldest art with paintings by the San people that are thousands of years old and found across the country.. Over 70 000 years old, they predate the Lascaux cave paintings in France by 30 000 years.

Fifteen different wine routes offer visitors the opportunity to visit beautiful wine estates - some dating back more than 300 years, to do cellar tours and to taste a variety of excellent wines.

With more than 400 golf courses and its excellent weather conditions, South Africa is a golfer's paradise. Durban Country Club, Leopard Creek, Phalaborwa, Sun City , the Links at Fancourt and Pezula has consistently been ranked among the top courses in the world

Several of the many luxury game lodges and hotels in South Africa are annually included in the top 10 hotels in the world. In 2004 Singita Game Reserve, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve, Mala Mala Game Reserve and Phinda Private Game Reserve shared this honour.

SOUTH AFRICA PHOTO GALLERY (photos provided by: www.wilderness.co.za)

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