If you have a sense of adventure and plenty of time you could travel over-land through Europe and Africa to reach South Africa. If you are a fan of the cruise holiday you could jump on a cruise ship. Plenty of companies operate cruises to South Africa.

If, like most of us, you do not have the time to pursue these leisurely activities then you will want to fly there. The Airport Company South Africa are in charge of South Africa's ten main airports. South Africa currently handles over twenty million airline passengers every year.

The largest international Airport is Johannesburg International Airport. This is where the majority of intercontinental flights will land. Most domestic and continental African flights can also be taken from Johannesburg. You will find some international operators flying direct to Durban and there are also more and more airlines flying direct to Cape Town these days.

At the last count there were over seventy international airlines servicing South Africa. The national carrier, South African airways, flies to a multitude of destinations across the world. You can often pick up good deals flying from South Africa to North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.