Travel Information
Lock your suitcase with a TSA lock going into the country and wrap your suitcase (at the airport - ZAR 100 cash) on your way out.
ATM machines are readily available if you want to draw cash in South African Rand (ZAR) using a debit card.
No additional vaccines are required to enter the country. There are currently no COVID restrictions or requirements.
Passports must have at least 6 months of validity and 2 blank pages next to each other with no other country’s visa stamps on them to enter the country.
Children under 18 must have original unabridged birth certificate.
Plug adapters - a.co/d/eAFdCbX
Portable phone charging bank - a.co/d/bEBBOIB
Car Rental Recommendation - Woodford - www.woodford.co.za/branches/cape-town-international
(***Most cars are manual so you need to specify if you would like to rent an automatic car.)
Uber is available.
US Driver's Licenses are valid.
(***They drive on the left side of the road in South Africa.)
Personal Drivers
- www.facebook.com/StyleTravelSA/
- www.facebook.com/bplattdriving
- www.facebook.com/TillysCapeTours/
- welcometocapetown.com/
Game Reserves (Safaris) - Kruger National Park, Iverdorn Game Reserve and Cheetah Conservation Centre, Boltierskop Safari Lodge, Gondwana Game Reserve, etc.
Wineries in Franschhoek or Stellenbosch
Golfing - Strand Golf Club, Stellenbosch Golf Club, De Zalze Golf Club, Metropolitan Golf Club, Somerset West Golf Club
Table Mountain - Cable Car / Zip Line / Paraglide
Hike Lions Head
Snorkel or Scuba Dive in the Kelp Forests - capetownfreediving.com/
See the Penguins at Boulders Beach
Visit Robben Island - www.robben-island.org.za/
Clifton or Camps Bay Beaches and Restaurants
Hout Bay Seal Island Boat Tour
Deep Sea Fishing Tour - www.hookedonafrica.co.za/
Kirstenbosch Gardens
Chapman's Peak Drive
Two Oceans Aquarium
V&A Waterfront
Horseback Riding on Noordhoek Beach - IMHOFF Equestrian Centre