South Africa is a long way away which hikes up the cost of the airfare.
So when you are finally here you will want to make the most of your time and make sure that you get to see everything the country has to offer.
With heritage, culture and scenery galore you will be spoiled for choice in deciding what you have time to do while in South Africa.
When most people think Africa they have an image of a child being held by its mother in pretty poor living conditions and environment.
So if you have time on your hand get in and volunteer your help.
Find out from backpacker hostels if they have any outreach programs where you can spend a night, weekend or perhaps a month.
Animals and scenery are in abundance in South Africa and deciding on which parks to visit will be endless.
Amongst your choices you should come across animal petting private game parks.
These parks allow you to get up close and personal to the animal they are experienced in breeding.
All along the coast you will find you can have one on one experiences with elephants, monkeys, lion cubs, tiger cubs and even full grown cheetahs.
These experiences will leave an impression on anyone for a very long time.
South Africa is home to 8 of the worlds heritage sites and getting to see any one of them will convince you why they where selected to be.
One that is visited by many tourists is Robben Island which is situated 7km off the coast of Cape Town and is deemed worthy by any tourist entering this country.