Experience Luxury South Africa with Elegant Resorts
If you’re off to South Africa in the summer to watch the England team play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but haven’t organised your accommodation yet call us, as we have availability in hotels near to the following matches: 12 June: England v USA at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg (approx 64 miles from Johannesburg) 18 June: England v Algeria at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town 23 June: England v Slovenia at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth All Elegant Resorts’ featured hotels in South Africa offer guests outstanding service and facilities and our Travel Consultants will be happy to make recommendations for things for you to do and see in between games. Hotel places are booking up quickly so please call us on 01244 897 111 for the latest availability and prices.
Facts
Flight Information
11 hours
and 30 minutes.
From London Heathrow
British Airways, South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow to Cape Town and Johannesburg, with onward connecting flights to Sun City and the Kruger National Park (from Johannesburg). Flights with Emirates (via Dubai) are also available
Business Class Upgrades
With British Airways, Club World to Cape Town from £825 and Johannesburg from £880 per person, each way.
Climate
Cape Town is a superb destination to visit all year round although December to March is particularly pleasant. The best time to go on safari is from May to August.
Currency
Rand
Capital
Pretoria
Temperature Guide
These figures show South Africa monthly average maximum temperatures and monthly average rainfall.
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Rain mm
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| January | 26 | 65 |
| February | 26 | 59 |
| March | 25 | 54 |
| April | 22 | 43 |
| May | 19 | 52 |
| June | 18 | 46 |
| July | 17 | 49 |
| August | 19 | 36 |
| September | 21 | 33 |
| October | 23 | 29 |
| November | 24 | 63 |
| December | 25 | 68 |