South
Africa occupies the southern tip of
Africa, its long coastline stretching more than 2 500km
from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic coast
southwards around the tip of Africa and then north to
the border with subtropical Mozambique on the Indian Ocean.
The eastern coastline is lush and well watered, a stranger
to frost. The southern coast, part of which is known as
the Garden Route, is rather less tropical but also green,
as is the Cape of Good Hope - the latter especially in
winter. This south-western corner of the country (Cape
Town) has a Mediterranean climate
KwaZulu-Natal boasts a world-renowned feature of its northern
coastline, the St Lucia Estuary: the Greater St Lucia
Wetlands Park is a World Heritage Site
Mpumalanga lies in the east of South Africa, a subtropical
Lowveld/Bushveld area with the southern half of the Kruger
National Park along its eastern border. Its capitol Nelspruit,
is situated in the heart of the Lowveld citrus area.
South
Africa is currently one of the most popular travel destinations
in the world.
