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Dear Tourist to South Africa, 
Your enjoyment and well being are of the utmost importance to us. We want your travel to South Africa to be special and filled with great memories. We believe that you will return to South Africa over and over again. It is our aim to ensure Tourist Safety in South Africa through providing you with what we feel is one of the most comprehensive guides on Tourist Safety around on the internet today!
South Africa is as safe a tourist destination as any in the world. As in other countries, there are a number of basic precautions you must take during your visit to South Africa to ensure that your stay is as safe and enjoyable as possible.
DON’T LET CRIME SPOIL YOUR VACATION, BUT DON’T LET NEGLIGENCE RUIN YOUR LIFE!
Further to the basic safety precautions, we have compiled a comprehensive and detailed list of special safety instructions you should adhere to at all times. These include instructions to avoid situations unique to South Africa. Sometimes they would defy all logic but can protect you from incurring loss of personal property and documents. As a foreigner, you wouldn’t even dream of some of the dangers we encounter but being informed will prove valuable in identifying and avoiding these situation successfully. A normal, everyday routine in your home country could prove to be life threatening in South Africa because of a combination of a variety of factors including your surroundings, age, sex and race.
Our Comprehensive Tourist Safety Guides describe in detail precautions to prevent situations like, hijackings, robberies, incidents of petty theft and even covers which Taxi services to use. We advise on ways to protect valuable travel documents and have certified copies available throughout our country at the press of a button.
Updates to the security situation in South Africa and changes to improve the security and safety of our tourists will be posted on our website as they occur.
For Self Drive Tourists we advise on the type of vehicle to use and explain why we recommend those. We even cover basic rules of the road, Driving License requirements and safety tips to adhere to while driving, which include instances in which to be seen as rude rather than sorry.
Living in our beautiful country is not any more dangerous than any other major city in the world. It is more a matter of being informed and aware of dangerous situations, behaviour, areas or people and knowing how to avoid these.
South Africa boasts a diverse array of cultures, communities, sites and attractions. Most parts of the country can be safely visited by tourists, provided that they take basic common-sense precautions. However, as would be the case anywhere in the world. We would recommend that some areas be visited in groups, or with local tour guides. I
f you would like to get information about recommended tour operators, you can contact the National Information and Safety Line on +27 (0) 83 123 2345.
