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21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

  • 2016-04-25
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  • Shan

There’s absolutely nothing to see here…

1. South Africa is such a boring holiday destination…

Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
Durban
Durban

2. It’s a jungle…

Johannesburg South Africa
Johannesburg

3. with no scenery to admire,

Giants Castle Source: www.kierranallen.com
Giants Castle
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Mpumalanga – Gods Window
Cape Town
Cape Town

4. And no culture to explore.

South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

5. Seriously, you should rather visit the zoo in your neighborhood

Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Kruger National Park
South Africa
Kruger National Park
Cape Town
Cape Town

6. The country has terrible weather

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

7. Dull skies,

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

8. And unfriendly people.

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

9. There’s nothing to do here

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

Credit: Bill Harrop’s “Original” Balloon Safaris
Credit: Bill Harrop’s “Original” Balloon Safaris
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Eastern Cape, (Bathurst)
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Credit: Shark Cage diving

10. And no value for money

Cape Town
Cape Town
Ndaka Safari Lodge-Nambiti
Ndaka Safari Lodge-Nambiti
Ushaka Marine World Credit: www.eventschannel.co.za
Ushaka Marine World
Credit: www.eventschannel.co.za

South Africa

11. There’s no entertainment for the kids

Sun City
Sun City
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Gold Reef City
Mini Town Credit: www.showme.co.za
Mini Town
Credit: www.showme.co.za

12. No wine for mom,

Stellenbosch

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Credit: Steenberg farm wine tasting

13. No beer and sport for dad.

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

14. Nothing EVER happened there.

The Big Hole - Kimberly
The Big Hole – Kimberly

OR here

Moses Mabida
2010 World Cup

15. The food is bland

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Credit: Mondiall
Bunny chows
Source: My easy cooking
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Credit: Four Seasons hotel
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Credit: The test kitchen

16. The hotels are old

Credit: Four Seasons hotel
Credit: Four Seasons hotel
Credit: Four Seasons hotel
Credit: Four Seasons hotel

17. And the streets are boring.

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

18. There is no public transport to get around

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

19. and no famous shopping malls to splurge in

Sandton City
Sandton City

Mall of Arica

20. It’s not like the country even has any history.

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Cango Caves – Western Cape
21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa
Robben Island
South Africa
Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

21. Why would anyone want to visit South Africa?

Cape Town

South Africa

Durban

Tip:  Oh, and if you can, stay away from the coasts, they are the worst!

21 Reasons you should Never visit South Africa

Durban

A BIG Thank you to Kierran Allen photography for allowing me to use his images in this post. Check out his work here.

So what do you hate the most about South Africa? 😉

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Hi, I'm Shan. I'm an entrepreneur and a sucker for good adventures. I was listed in Forbes Africa 30 under 30 2019 and just recently launched my start-up – MomSays.

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  1. naks says:
    2016-11-24 at 11:39

    is there a need to be so negative there is no perfect place on earth. you can go to USA u will still find unfriendly place on earth like death valley

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