Tourism Outdoor Adventures National Parks Cape Town Johannesburg

1. South Africa Today Lars Ruge Martin Ahrens • Tourism • Outdoor Adventures • National Parks • Cape Town • Johannesburg

2. Structure • General Information about tourism in South Africa today • Activities for tourists • - Outdoor adventures • - National Parks • - Beaches • Cape Town • Table Mountain • - Robben Island Museum • Johannesburg • - Apartheid Museum

3. General information about tourism in South Africa Since being a free democratic republic, tourism in South Africa developed to a very important flourishing economic factor 2002: more than 6 million tourists 2005: 7% of the gross national product was achieved through tourism About 3% of the workforce are employed in the tourism industry Future: people from poorer social levels shall benefit from tourism

4. Important sights • Cape Town • Table Mountain • Robben Island Museum • The Garden Route • The Kruger National Park • The Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park • Beaches • Johannesburg

5. Activities for tourists Outdoor Adventures Bungy Jumping Climbing Canyoning Fly Fishing

6. Horse Riding and Trails Hot Air Ballooning Mountain Biking Learn Flying Gliding and Paragliding Hiking / Walking

7. Skydiving Sandboarding Skiing and Snowboarding Treetopping Walking Safaris

8. National Parks The Kruger National Park • South Africas best known park • The stretch of land is 20km² large. • Israel in comparison is 21 km² large • If you live in an expensive luxury private logde there is a guarantee of having a sight of all of the Big Five within 24 hours.

9. The BIG Five • leopard • lion • elephant • rhino • buffalo

10. The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park • newest national park in the country • a World Heritage Site • covers the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal province • boasts 280 kilometres of coastline and three major lake systems • was declared malaria-free in 2001

11. The Addo National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park • two of the most important marine parks in South • both are located on a beautiful tourism trail (the Garden Route) • Tsitsikamma park: famous for the Otter Trail • the holiday resort at Storms River is one of the most popular tourism venues in South Africa • Addo National Park is located on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth

12. Private Game Reserves • can’t offer the game-viewing at a national park • has a far greater level of luxury ( correspondingly higher price) • spectacular settings, personalized service and extreme attention to detail

13. The Garden Route • a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa • It stretches from Hermanus in the Western Cape to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. • Mediterranean maritime climate, with moderately hot summers, and mild to chilly winters. • It is one of the richest rainfall areas in South Africa, most of which occurs in the winter months, brought by the humid sea-winds from the Indian Ocean. • lies between the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains and the Indian Ocean.

14. Various bays along the Garden Route are nurseries to the endangered Southern Right Whale which come there to calve in the winter and spring (July to December). • Although the most popular exploration of the Garden Route is by car, it is also site of Africa's last remaining passenger steam train, the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe.

15. Popular Beaches • Some of the finest beaches in the world are to be found in South Africa • the penguin colony of Boulders Beach in the Western Cape • the sun-drenched shores of Camps Bay • BLUE FLAG STATUS Because South African beaches are clean, safe and environmentally safe

16. Plettenberg Bay Camps Bay Beach Clifton Beach Kwazulu Natal Beach

17. Cities in South Africa

18. Johannesburg

19. most populous city in South Africa • third most populous city in Africa, behind Cairo and Lagos. • Local residents have nicknamed the city "Jo'burg", "Jozi" and "eGoli". • But it is not the Capital of South Africa • Johannesburg is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world, and Africa's only world city • dry, sunny climate average daytime temperature in January is 26ºC, dropping to an average of 16°C in June • the altitude is 1753 metres Population • 73 % Blacks • 16% Whites • 6 % Coloured and 4 % Asian • Religion • 53 % Christian • 24 % Atheists. • 14 % African Independent Church • 3 % Muslim Languages spoken at home • 34 % Nguni languages • 26 % Sotho languages • 19 % English • 8 % Afrikaans

20. Tourism • not generally known as a tourist destination • as a transit point for connecting flights to Cape Town, Durban and the Kruger National Park most international visitors to South Africa pass through Johannesburg at least once • Apartheid Museum • Gold Reef City • Johannesburg Zoo (one of the largest in South Africa) • Johannesburg Art Gallery • Museum Africa • Market Theatre (former anti-apartheid plays, has now become a centre for modern South African playwriting) • Mandela Museum (located in the former home of Nelson Mandela)

21. Must-Do´s when visiting Johannesburg •  The Montecasino complex boasts a casino, about two dozen eateries, cabaret venues, a brilliant theatre, interesting shops and a cinema complex •  Johannesburg has a number of ‘villages’ – places where people choose to go and play at night. Melville is like a small Hollywood – home to local celebrities, musicians and creative souls. Outdoor cafés, funky bookshops, serious restaurants, sellers of man-made art • Parkhurst’s 4th Avenue is the ideal place to meet at sunset. Pavements are packed out with diners so you can eat anything from pizza to duck with a ginger shallot confit •  Caesar’s near the airport is based on the famous Caesar’s hotel in Las Vegas and offers gambling, dancing girls and cabarets shows, all under one roof •  Chinatown Johannesburg takes up a single street and is easy to explore. The crab, calamari, duck and noodle dishes in the many restaurants are very delicious •  Nelson Mandela Square, is a hive of up-market restaurants that all face the Square with its massive sculpture of the famous man and the lovely fountains that keep things cool in the summer •  Newtown Precinct is an unrivalled cultural melting pot. The area boasts a vibrant nightlife consisting of bars, African restaurants, museums, live music venues and the Market theatre.

22. Apartheid Museum • Complex of different museums • dedicated to illustrate apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa • A series of 22 separate exhibition areas lead the visitor sequentally through the prelude to and history of apartheid, including the situation in South Africa post-apartheid. • located on the grounds of Gold Reef City, a large amusement park located on a former gold mine and opened in 2001. Democracy – Reconciliation – Responsibility – Respect - Freedom

23. Cape Town

24. most popular South African destination for international tourists. • Founded in 1652, it was the first permanent European settlement in sub-Saharan Africa. • remained the largest city in South Africa until outpaced by the new city of Johannesburg Population • 48.13% Coloured • 31% Black • 18.75% Whites. Languages spoken at home • 41.4% Afrikaans • 27.9% speak English • 28.7% speak Xhosa • Religion • 76.6% Christian • 10.7% Atheists • 9.7% Muslim

25. Tourism • Table Mountain - the dramatic backdrop to the city • The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular shopping venue with hundreds of shops, fine hotels, a marina and an aquarium • Robben Island Museum, most famous for the prison where Nelson Mandela was held • Kirstenbosch botanical gardens, set in a stunning location below the mountain • Chapman's Peak Drive • Signal Hill (Noon gun) • The Beaches • The nearby winelands of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek

26. Must-Do´s when visiting Cape Town • Sunset over Camps Bay beach while having a drink at one of the trendy spots overlooking the ocean • Loop Street is one big happening where bars with balconies overlooking the streets are popular for their cocktail mixers • Greenmarket Square and Heritage Square are a hub of fun, yet up-market eateries. They´re the city’s meeting places • Observatory is the home of the alternative and arty crowd and full of interesting shops, art exhibitions and unusual creations • The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront area on the harbour is like Disneyland for adults. It offers movies, music, live performances, plenty of restaurants, buskers, jazz musicians and sailors who all converge here to play • The Muslim people in this quarter do keep strong traditions but are all very friendly and approachable • Having a drive via Chapman’s Peak to Kalk Bay spendíng the evening exploring the interesting streets heading up the mountain with their shops, restaurants and music venues • Visiting a pub in one of Cape Town’s vibrant townships is a must. Hanging out with the locals, listening to the township sounds and jive to the authentic sounds of the township musicians

28. Table Mountain • a flat-topped mountain in the Western Cape • overlooks Cape Town • main face is about 3km from side to side. • the mountain can be accessed on foot or by cable car • the Cableway at the western end of the plateau takes visitors to the top of the mountain. • It´s a popular tourist attraction. • It offers spectacular views, a restaurant, shops and clearly marked walking trails for visitors at the top of Table Mountain. • The cable car system operates only in good weather as gale-force winds can make it dangerous. • The cable car was opened on 4 October 1929. An improved cable car reopened on 4 October 1997, with the capacity increased from 25 to 65 persons. The new cable car is circular, and rotates as it travels, to give good views to all.

29. Robben Island Museum • During apartheid Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. • the prison was dedicated to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale • Some freedom fighters spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs, for example Nelson Mandela • Those imprisoned on the Island succeeded on a psychological and political level in turning a prison 'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal liberation. • Robben Island came to symbolise, not only for South Africa and the African continent, but also for the entire world, the triumph of the human spirit over enormous hardship and adversity.

30. Today the island is a popular tourist destination • It´s a World Heritage Site since 1999 • It can be reached by ferry from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town • Indigenous African leaders, Muslim leaders from the East Indies, Dutch and British settler soldiers and civilians, women, and anti apartheid activists, were all imprisoned on the Island. • Today Robben Island also tells about the victory over Apartheid and other human rights abuses: 'the indestructibility of the spirit of resistance against colonialism, injustice and oppression'. • The image we have of the Island today is as a place of oppression, as well as a place of triumph.

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