http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQJZdzUlWw
If you buy from a shop you will be charged 14%VAT. You will get back 12.5% VAT on leaving the country PROVIDED you hold onto you till slips. These slips should indicate the purchase price and the VAT price separately.
TIPPING
It is customary to tip in South Africa.....
10% on Restaurant bills and in taxi cabs
$3.00 pp per day in the hotel room
$7.00 - $10 .00 p.p per day for any Tourist Guide services
$1 per bag for porterage
You can tip in dollars but make sure the bills are in good condition and unmarked, otherwise they cannot be exchanged into Rands at the Banks. It is considered bad manners not to tip. Some people rely solely on tips as a source of income.
General comments
Find out, beforehand, what level of fitness is required for the tour. I have had people arriving on an adventure tour in a wheelchair and hooked up to an oxygen bottle (no kidding); people on crutches; recent knee replacements etc.
When it's hot in Africa, you cook. Be prepared. Come with the right attitude and you'll enjoy it.
Yes, we have ticks, bugs and spiders. Lots of them ......mainly on Safaris.
We have snakes. Venomous ones. I have not seen one for many years....and i travel in the bush a lot.
Most importantly........
when you travel through South Africa, it's not a tour..........It's an EXPERIENCE
**Please feel free to ask any questions or make any comments. I hope that this information has come in handy. If you've done the tour please send me your feedback**
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