If you ever plan a trip to my home country, South Africa, make sure you have plenty of time to see everything! If you dont have that much time, make sure to visit more than once, planning your trip around all of the provinces.
South Africa covers around 4% of the continents land mass, but getting around is very easy. You have two great options available: either hire a car and drive around yourself (which might take some time!) or make use of one of the 10 airports in the country. Three of them are international and the others fly domestic, covering al the provinces in the country.
South Africa is divided into 9 provinces. The first one I am going to write about is Gauteng, the smallest of them all, but dont be fooled by this fact! It is a big place to see and LOTS to do. The first attraction of interest (according to myself) is Gold Reef City. It is located in the heart of Joburg, the heart beat city of sunny South Africa.
In the 1890s, gold was discovered in Johannesburg and this led to a gold rush from prospectors all over the world. Gold Reef City was built on a former gold mine, centred around shaft number 14 which was started in 1887. ...