November 1-11, 2023

Grown Folks & Family Trip to South Africa

Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa and an optional Extension to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia

The southernmost country in Africa. Known as the Rainbow Nation, South Africa borders Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. South Africa has a population of 60 million people. South Africa loves variety; the largest city is Johannesburg. South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. The most spoken first languages are Zulu (isiZulu - 23%), Xhosa (isiXhosa - 16.0%), and Afrikaans (13.4%). The most important religions in South Africa are various branches of Christianity (80%). Ethnic groups are black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%.

Today, South Africa is a parliamentary republic. It is known for being the strongest economy in Africa, but it is also outstanding in representing the abundance and variety of African plant and animal wildlife. In fact, the country is considered third in biodiversity, after the much bigger countries of Brazil and Indonesia. South Africa is full of history, cultural and diversity.

Famous South Africans: Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Steve Biko, Shaka Zulu, Miriam Makeba