LANSCAPE and WEATHER

 
Addo Elephant National Park, in Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Although the country is classified as semi-arid, it has considerable variation in climate as well as topography. There some interesting places like: The great inland Karoo plateau, is very dry; the Kalahari desert, extremely hot in summer, it can be icy in winter; Garden Route, is rather less tropical but also green; North of the Vaal River, the Highveld is better watered; the Tropic of Capricorn have wildlife fame; Sutherland the coldest place in the country

There are a lot of places to visit if you go to South Africa most of them are related with nature. Some of the famous national parks are The Kruger National Park (it is the favorite tourist destination), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (in the heart of the Kalahari desert); There are also a large number of smaller parks, like the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Pilanesberg National Park or the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.