Cultural tours and more.....
As well as the big game, the sun, the sea, the sand, the landscape and the vibrant cities South Africa has masses more to offer the leisure seeker. Catering for a whole host of tastes and expectations South Africa delivers in as diverse a manner as anywhere else on earth.
Cultural Tours
When your nation has had as turbulent a history as South Africa it will have a story to tell. In South Africa you will never be short of a story or someone to tell it to you! Wherever you go you will have the opportunity to interact with some of the warmest and most intriguing people on the planet. A nation that has been called ‘the cradle of mankind’ due to the amount of ancient human remains found there and yet has a mixture of the modern European mixed with the ancient African forming the basis of its culture. You can see all of this reflected in the hundreds of museums around the country, the artwork that hangs on the walls and even hear it in the languages that the people speak.
You can learn about the Zulus the Boers and the even the British. See how the way that they all blend and interact has changed and evolved over the years and still continues to do so now. South Africa, unlike any other country in the world, is a nation that is healing and growing and as it welcomes more and more tourists to its shores it opens up creative ways for you to get to know its past its present and its future by meeting its people and absorbing its culture.
Sun City
Sun City was born in the 1970’s and Africa has not seen the like before or since. Its range of luxurious hotels form the base of a holiday experience it would be hard to beat wherever you went in the world.
You can choose to simply relax in the magnificent splendour of the resorts top class facilities or choose to play a round or two of golf on one of the championship courses frequented by the greats of the game. Maybe you would prefer to partake in the many water sports available to choose from of try your luck in one of the casinos. For some it just proves to be the perfect location from which to set out and enjoy the regions lush and teaming landscape. All of this is just two hours from Johannesburg and is now a firm favourite with the international traveller who is just that little more discerning in the type of holiday they want.
Shongololo Express
Are you the type of person that wants to see a lot but want someone else to do the legwork? On the Shongololo Express you can let the train take the strain while you just take in the sights. Offering a variety of routes in South Africa (and even beyond!) many first time visitors find this the best way to take in a big chunk of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ without exhausting either themselves or their budgets. Take a two week tour from the cape up to the border and absorb as much as you can on the way.
See the spectacular coastline, the stunning landscape, and the bustling cities all from the comfort of the trains bar if you wish! You will get loads of time to go out and about as well, with organised tours in the towns and tourist attractions that you pass on your way through the country. ‘It’s like a cruise on rails’ is how many people describe the journey after they have taken in the rich range of cultures and experiences delivered to them as they awake every morning in a brand new environment.