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South Africaimportant notes |
| Seasons | Summer : Nov. - March Winter : June - Sep. |
| local time (SAT) | UTC (GMT) + 2 |
| Electrical Voltage/Frequency | 230 Volt / 50 Hz |
| Electrical Plug ask your Hotel Porter for an Euroadaptor, also obtainable at Supermarkets and electrical appliance stores |
three pronged Monster |
| Common Language | English despite 11(!) official languages |
| Banknotes (Rand) Currency Converter Nedbank South Africa |
R200, R100, R50, R20, R10 |
| Coins (Rand & Cent) | R5, R2, R1, 50 Cent, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 Cent |
| Car Rental at Airports, at most Hotels and from City Offices |
AVIS, IMPERIAL, BUDGET, HERTZ, COMET, CAR HIRE DIRECT |
| Road Traffic | we drive on the left side in SA, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana |
| Speed Restriction | Highways: 120 km/h Country roads: 100-120 km/h trough towns ±70km/h in Towns: 60km/h |
| Drivers Licence | International Driving Permit needed |
Road classification  |
N = National Road M = City Trough Roads Rxx = Principal Trunk Road Rxxx = Main Road, mainly untarred Road Atlas with Tourist Area Maps from MapStudio |
| Tap Water | pure drinking water |
| GSM Cellular Telephone (Handy)
D 900 net Vodacom & MTN E 1800 Cell C Internet Datanet 3G (UMTS) / HSDPA |
International Roaming, i.e. with U.K., Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and many more |
| Service Tips Restaurants, Hotels etc. |
usally between 10 and 15%, which is normally NOT included in bill |
| Value added Tax Foreign tourists can claim back the VAT for goods they take back to their home country |
presently 14% |
| Credit cards widely accepted for all shoppings and services only exception : Petrol |
VISA, Mastercard, DINERS lesser : American Express |
| Business Hours Banks | Mo-Fr 9:00 bis 15:30 Sa 9:00 bis 11:00 |
| Business Hours Post Offices | Mo-Fr 8:30 bis 16:30 Sa 8.30 bis 12:00 |
| Malaria ask your Doctor |
during the summer months (rainy saison) in the whole of the "Lowveld" (Kruger National Park), also in low lying areas of Zululand and in neighbouring Mosambique and Zimbabwe |
Tourist Information  |
ask at any local information office, they are very helpful and have lots of detailed material you will not find normally in traveller guide books (brochures, maps, local events etc.) |
Books on South Africa  |
visit
the book store in association with Amazon.com USA & U.K. |
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