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South Africa
Triplandio South Africa guide covers 10 travel guides with 1 city across 27 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 40 self-guided walking tours in South Africa with 168 POI, spanning 140.6 km in total. Get inspired by 14 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data South Africa
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 South Africa
Cost
HIGH
Safety
25
Health
38
Lifestyle
74
Infra
56
Rank
#66
Score
36
Tourists
3.9M/y
GDP/cap
$6.6k
Life Exp
66.3 yrs
Population
64.7M
Currency
ZAR R
Language
Zulu
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food South Africa
Snack
Meat
Biltong
BIL-tong
A cured and dried meat snack, traditionally beef or game.
Open Biltong recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Koeksisters
kooks-SIS-ter
A sweet, plaited dough confectionery, deep-fried and soaked in syrup.
Open Koeksisters recipe
Street food
Meat
Bunny Chow
BUN-nee Chow
A hollowed-out bread loaf filled with spicy curry.
Open Bunny Chow recipe
Main course
Meat
Bredie
BREH-dee
A slow-cooked stew made with meat and vegetables, commonly featuring lamb and greens.
Open Bredie recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Snoek Braai
snoo-eck br-EYE
Grilled snoek fish basted with apricot glaze, typically cooked over open flames.
Open Snoek Braai recipe
Main course
Meat
Sosatie
soh-SAH-tee
Marinated meat skewers grilled over an open flame.
Open Sosatie recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Smoked Snoek
Gerookte Snoek
guh-ROOK-tuh Snook
A type of fish commonly smoked and served with apricot jam.
Open Smoked Snoek recipe
Main course
Meat
Boerewors
boo-ruh-vors
A traditional South African sausage made from beef and spices.
Open Boerewors recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Melktert
milk-turt
A creamy custard tart sprinkled with cinnamon.
Open Melktert recipe
Main course
Meat
Bobotie
boh-BOH-tee
A baked curried mince dish with an egg-based topping.
Open Bobotie recipe🥩
Snack
Meat
Gatsby
gat-sbee
A large sandwich with fillings like steak, fries, and sauce.
Open Gatsby recipe
Side dish
Vegetarian
Chakalaka
cha-ka-lah-ka
A spicy vegetable relish often served with bread or pap.
Open Chakalaka recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Malva Pudding
Malva Poeding
MAHL-vah PO-deeng
A sweet and sticky baked dessert with apricot flavor.
Open Malva Pudding recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Cape Malay Curry
Kaapse-Maleise kerrie
KAH-puhs Mah-LAYS kuh-ree
A fragrant and flavorful curry dish with a blend of spices and slow-cooked meat.
Open Cape Malay Curry recipe