Emergency phone numbers in South Africa
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: February 12, 2009
Hey guys, Someone emailed me the other day, wanting emergency numbers in South Africa, so I have added some here for your information.
Although incidents of crime against tourists happen rarely in South Africa tourists should still be aware of the basic emergency procedures to follow should anything happen. It is recommended that you:
- Go to the nearest safe and public place
- Call the Police (SAPS) Embergency number (10111), which is free from a phone box or landline, and explain briefly what happened.
- If you have a mobile phone, call 112 and your call will be transferred to the appropriate emergency service.
- If you have been injured, the call centre will dispatch an ambulance to take you to the nearest hospital. Alternatively, you can call the national ambulance service on (10177)
I hope you never have to use any of these numbers!!
FAQ’s about travel to South Africa
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
Are you going to be visiting South Africa any time soon? Are you scared? Excited? Do you have some questions that need answering from a resident? Post your questions into the comments section on this page, and I’ll answer them for you!
If I get enough questions about a specific topic, or their is loads to say on it, I’ll make a post especially for that topic.
Cheers for now!
Car hire companies in South Africa
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
Car hire companies in South Africa are easy to find, the problem is that many of them are just brokers for the bigger car rental companies. Why is that a problem? If you ask me, the service suffers, there is no personal attention and you are treated like a number instead of a customer.
Having used quite a few car hire companies over the years during my travels in Southern Africa, I can offer some advice to those of you who are in the market to lease a rental car. Read the rest of this entry »
I love Fish Hoek in Cape Town South Africa
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
I must say that I love staying in Fish Hoek in Cape Town during the summer holidays. The seaside town of Fish Hoek is about 20 minutes drive from the centre of Cape Town and is a great place to spend a lazy summer holiday.
Fish Hoek has as its main attraction the beautiful Fish Hoek beach which is rated as one of the best swimming beaches in the world. The beach itself is great with white powdery beach sand that is perfect for building sand castles! Read the rest of this entry »
Top tourism attractions in Cape Town
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
I have compiled my list of top attractions in Cape Town for visitors to the province. Some of the attractions are old favourites, and some are fairly new but they are all worth a visit. Obviously this is the real touristy thing to do, so expect to see loads of other visitors, but having said that, most attractions are well organized and work efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »
Cape Town for the holidays
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
Cape Town is one of my favourite places in South Africa. So much so, that I have not felt the urge to move to any other locations in South Africa since settleing here in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.
For visitors to South Africa, I must stress that your visit is not complete without a vistit to the ‘Mother City’ as Cape Town is sometimes reffered to.
Cape Town is lucky enough to be one of those cities that has loads to do for young and old. Every year the influx is tourists around December each year is a huge economic boom to the tourism industry. Many tourists and travellers from Johannesburg and other areas of South Africa spend their holidays in Cape Town, while the local ‘Capetonians’ like to sneak away to places like Hermanus, Knysna, Sedgefield and Plettenberg bay to name a few places. Read the rest of this entry »
South Africa Fan
Posted by: South Africa Dude on: December 18, 2008
I am an avid fan of South Africa, in fact most of Africa. I love to travel and will use this blog to document my travels, information I think can be useful to other travellers, and general travel chit chat!
Please feel free to offer suggestions on topics you would like me to discuss. I am involved in the travel and tourism industry and am able to answer any questions you may have.
As a resident of Cape Town, for the past 25 years, I am able to offer advice and suggestions for your planned trip to the area.
