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Following,
is some useful information for travels in South Africa. The capital is
Pretoria, which lies in the central Gauteng Province. South Africa has
9 provinces i.e. Limpopo Province, North-West Province, Gauteng, Free
State Province (central), Mpumalanga (east), Kwazulu/Natal (east
coast), Western Cape (south & west coast), Eastern Cape and
Northern Cape. The highest rainfall occurs in the east of the country
and the lowest in the north-west of the semi-desert Kalahari. |
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temperatures and rainfall Temperatures start to rise in September and lower in April. Rainfall varies in the different regions. Areas highlighted in yellow in the Climate table below, are the provinces visited during EcoLife's expeditions. |
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| REGION |
Sept - Apr Average Temp. range |
May - Aug Average Temp. range |
Wet months |
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| Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | ||
| Far North | 24-34 | 10-17 | 20-22 | 4-8 | Dec-Feb |
| North | 24-32 | 12-18 | 18-22 | 5-8 | Oct-March |
| Central | 23-31 | 5-15 | 17-20 | -2-8 | Dec-March |
| East Coast | 25-32 | 16-20 | 23-25 | 12-14 | Oct-May |
| North East | 29-33 | 13-21 | 26-28 | 6-10 | Sept-Apr |
| South West Coast | 19-29> | 9-16 | 18-20 | 7-9 | May-Aug |
| North West | 27-36 | 9-20 | 21-24 | 4-8 | Jan-Apr |
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TRAVEL DETAIL Airport: OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg Visa
requirements: List
of countries whose citizens are only required to obtain a holiday visa
for a visit of 90 days or less when reporting to Immigration at OR Tambo
International Airport - http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/visa_schedule.asp |
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Kit
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(NB: pack warm clothes for expeditions between May and August - it does get cold in winter this far south!) |
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SUGGESTED
ITEMS |
OPTIONAL
ITEMS Reading and writing material Waterproof cover for backpacks |
| DOCUMENTS Passport (with photocopies) Travel insurance (with photocopies) Airline tickets (with photocopies) Credit or debit card (photocopies) |
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| EcoLife Expeditions issue each traveller with a Dri-Mac jacket (windbreaker, not waterproof) and a peak cap. | |