South Africa
Proven South Africa, Cape town & Johannesburg Destination Management Company: DMC and Planner for Specialist Incentive, Conference, Event and Convention Travel Organiser Worldwide
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GREEN ROUTE(EVENTIA / SITE / ICCA) |
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COUNTRY MAP

(Map by kind permission of the CIA Official Website)
General Information
| Government |
Republic of South Africa |
| Capital |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative centre and Bloemfontein the judicial centre |
| GMT |
+ 2 hours |
| Online Weekly Weather |
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day |
| Yearly Weather Climate |
www.worldtravelguide.net/data/zaf/zaf500.asp |
| Airport |
Johannesburg International Airport; Cape Town International Airport; KMIA Airport |
| Average Flying Time from London |
11 hours |
| Passport & Visa Requirements |
www.worldtravelguide.net/data/zaf/zaf040.asp |
| Health and Medical information |
www.worldtravelguide.net/data/zaf/zaf080.asp |
| Public Holidays |
www.worldtravelguide.net/data/zaf/zaf070.asp |
| Currency |
Rand (ZAR) |
| Currency Converter |
www.oanda.com/convert/classic |
| Language |
11 official languages, including English (most widely spoken), Afrikaans, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Electricity |
220/240 volts, three pin, round plugs |
| Population |
43,586,097 (July 2001 est.) |
| Total Land Area |
1,219,912 sq km |
| Coastline |
2,798 km |
| Driving |
On the left |
| Transportation |
Railway system, 20,638 km., highways 188,309 km of which 54,013 km are paved |
COMPANY
When you take the Green Route to South Africa you put your trust in the proven expertise of the African nation's foremost full service Destination Management Company. With many awards from leading incentive travel magazines and associations.
Adventure and boundless enthusiasm are in our creative incentive soul and we'll stretch our imagination for you. Our ideas and itineraries will delight and surprise, down to every fine detail.
Our promise is that you may rely on old-fashioned standards of courtesy, trust, service and reliability up front with no surprises. But we also promise dynamic, creative flair from our extraordinary team for your 'Extraordinary African Incentive Experience'.
We pioneered full-service specialised incentive travel into South Africa and our profound self-belief has been nurtured by experience and significant success.
Green Route is dedicated exclusively to the in-bound incentive and specialist groups market and we enjoy professional recognition from key industry players, earning us major buying power as South Africas largest incentive organiser. That means best possible rates for every component of your programme.
Our mission for those choosing South Africa for a corporate event is to provide exemplary service, creativity and unmatched local knowledge, to deliver an impeccable programme that transcends the ordinary and to forge an ethical and trusting relationship that makes our clients our friends.
And to ensure that the 'Greatest Incentive Experience' is etched in every guest's soul forever.
Let us be the planner for your next meeting or event.
DESTINATION
SOUTH AFRICA - A GOLD MINE OF INCENTIVE POSSIBILITIES
Magnificent scenery. Unequalled hospitality. Superb food.A climate second to none. Incredible buying power of the GB£.
South Africa is a country that redefines many of the superlatives often used to describe countries and attract visitors.
It has been called 'a World in One Country' and for good reason. South Africa is a microcosm of the world at large. It has history and prehistory - to discover both of which is only a foretaste of the challenges of the future. It has nature and culture - and the quest for keeping a balance between the demands of both. It has museums - and spaces where humans have left hardly any mark. It has sophisticated cities abuzz with the latest international trends, technologies, and sleepy towns bathed in rural tranquillity within a few kilometres of one another. It has a veritable Babylonian confusion of tongues and yet communication is relatively easy, because English is spoken by most as a second language. Its cultural diversity will tease you out of all easy answers to the complexities that South Africans have to cope with.
It offers all kinds of cuisine, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Russian, Mongolian, Thai - and South African. Tasty home-cooking by itself presents a blend of many influences of the African tribes, Malay, Indian, Dutch, English and French varieties. But it also has fast foods! It has among the most celebrated wines in the world - and sorghum beer to be enjoyed in shebeens. It offers amazingly high standards for a country that is still developing.
For affordable holidays at extremely good value for money there is hardly any place in the world to beat it. It is there for you if you just want to be a beach bum getting re-acquainted with the sun. It is the adventurer's dream. It is the place to come to if you are into Ecotourism with a capital E. Here too, as elsewhere in the world, nature is under extreme pressure. We need development, but we also need to preserve the delicate balance between man and environment. We would love you to explore our natural wonders, but we ask that you leave only footprints and do not disturb our sensitive ecosystems.
The Southern African sub-continent is incredibly diverse in its geography and culture and offers a multitude of different Incentive experiences and activities. The diversity ranges from the protected wildlife in the extensive game reserves in the north to the renowned Garden Route in the south, and the arid semi-desert of the west to the lush sub-tropical east.
The incredible natural beauty of the country is combined with unforgettable experiences, which can include the breathtaking splendour of the Palace of the Lost City, an elegant cocktail party deep in the bush, with lions roaring in the darkness, a gourmet picnic overlooking the meeting of two oceans, or a night in a traditional Zulu hut. South Africa is a popular destination which provides truly unforgettable incentive experiences to suit every possible taste and budget.