Every year, the South African Tourism has witnessed a notable upsurge of the influx of tourists especially during the festive time. Though not as many as other European countries, South Africa boasts of numerous festivals all round the year. Every year, numerous tourists show their interest just to witness the bustling events and festivals of the Country. Participating in or watching South African festivals would be a remarkable experience that would never let you forget those exciting moments. The culture is made-up of several events and festivals, which present the real taste of Africa. Tourists are generally invited to celebrate many of these events and festivals.

South Africa is essentially a sports nation and hence it is very famous for its Sports Goods and Sports Essentials such as Cricket kit, Football and Soccer kit, and Hockey kit. South Africa also houses few of the finest material made winter and Sports Jackets and will be available especially in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Prices in shops are fixed, but prices in open markets or from street vendors are open to barter. South Africa also houses few of the most inexpensive diamond souvenirs in the World. It is said that the Diamond mines in South Africa gave out quite inexpensive but adulterated Diamonds to the World. Hence these Diamonds are treated for purity and then sent to the local Jewelry shops. South Africa is also a country if one wants to buy real Diamonds, at budget prices.
South Africa is usually not a place to find bargains for most goods. For example, most ordinary consumer goods, electronics, and appliances are all manufactured in China nowadays, while most luxury goods are manufactured in Europe. This means the prices in South Africa will have the cost of transporting them there built-in. However, South Africa is a superior destination for buying African art, curios, and souvenirs which are far more difficult to obtain outside of Africa

South African cuisine is just as diverse as its cultures, with influences from British, Dutch, German, Indian, Malay, Portuguese and some of the native African specialties. The South African cuisine is also well known for its use of olive oil in its food. Few of the famous delicacies ruling its cuisine are – Braaivleis which is meat roasted over an open wood or charcoal fire; Pap which is a porridge made with corn meal; Potjiekoswhich is a meat and vegetable stew made in a cast iron pot over an open fire; Boerewors which is a spicy sausage (Boerewors Rolls are hotdog buns with boerewors rather than hotdogs, traditionally garnished with an onion and tomato relish); Biltong and Droewors which are the seasoned meat or sausage that has been dried. Along with these, certain other delicacies include – Bunny chows, Bobotie, Morogo, Water blommetjiebredie, Masonja, Melktert (milk tart) and Koeksisters, which is a deep-fried sticky dessert.

One can find the enormous array of international fast food outlets all over the Country viz. McDonalds, KFC, Subway, Wimpy, and Cinnabon which are well represented throughout the country. Local franchises worth mentioning are Black Steer and Steers for the best burgers and Nando’s peri peri chicken, from where the famous Peri Peri spices have taken birth. Local beer production is dominated by SABMiller with Castle, Hansa, Black Label and Castle Milk Stout being most popular brands. There are also Micro Breweries all over South Africa. Imported beers such as Stella Artois and Grolsch are also widely available. The Namibian Windhoek brand beers are also popular and generally available. South Africa has a well established wine industry with most of the wine produced concentrated in the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape and along the Orange River in the Northern Cape. Wine is plentiful throughout the country and quite inexpensive.

Bloemfontein –The expression ‘an iron fist in a velvet glove’ is fitting for Bloemfontein, as it is both the judicial capital of South Africa and home to the Supreme Court of Appeals, but is also popularly known as the ‘city of roses’. Translated directly from Dutch, Bloemfontein means ‘fountain of flowers’ or more accurately ‘flower spring’. This beautiful city has a lot to offer for the likes of tourists. Bloemfontein is the sixth-largest city in the country and is the capital of the Free State province.

Durban -is located on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa. Durban was originally called Port Natal, and was founded by British settlers. Indian workers were brought in to work the sugar cane plantations, making this one of the largest population centers of Indians in South Africa. Zulu and English are the most common languages in Durban.