South Africa - The Rainbow Country

South Africa is one of the fast growing countries in the Black continent or the African continent. It is often referred to as "The Rainbow Country" because South Africa has a wide variety of ethnic, linguistic, religious and historical interest. From the historical point of view, South Africa is well known for politics of separation between races or better known as the politics of Apartheid, and the struggle of its black leader Nelson Mandela.

There are many attractions that appeal tourists from all over the world to visit in South Africa, ranging from the Kruger National Park, a wildlife sanctuary which is famous covering 19.633 km², the largest natural tourist attractions in South Africa that offers multiple travel lanes where visitors can be pampered by the extent of the region with a variety of wildlife such as elephants, tigers, lions, rhinos, hyenas, zebras, and giraffes, either by bus or by walking tour guided by an experienced animal handler. Here visitors can interact with the animals directly and more closely, but it is limited to a few wild animals.

In the Western Cape Province, we can find a natural reserve called Table Mountain. In this place we can find the natural habitat of native trees such as "Silver Tree" (Latin: Leucadendron Argentum) that grows on the south slope of the mountain. Many native fauna of the mountains are extinct, but some flora can still be found.




In the Province of North West we are presented with a sacred place as the largest and most interesting church called Pilanesberg Park. The shrine is located in the crater of a volcano that has been long dead or no longer active in Middleveld.

Gauteng is the most populous province because in this province there is a state capital namely Pretoria. In Pretoria, the tourist attraction we can visit is water and nature reserves. A famous natural reservation is the Wonderboom Nature Reserve with its main charm of "Wonder Tree", (Latin: Ficus Salicifolia) which aged more than 1000 years and has a diameter of 5.5 m.




In the Pretoria city center there is also a building called Union Building, a historic building with high architectural style that becomes the presidential office and the main attraction of foreign tourists.



Finally, when visiting South Africa, do not miss the chance to stop by to Cape Town, a city located at the tip of South Africa which has a beautiful panorama. There is a very famous place called The Cape of Good Hope.



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