When visiting South Africa a self-drive is a great way to get around. With the nice weather, beautiful scenery and wide range of cars available to hire, it can make travelling from place to place a great experience.

When hiring a car, you often have the option to pick up from one centre and drop off at another making it easy to visit many locations. Be sure to read all of the terms and conditions of the hiring company and make sure that you take out their insurance unless you have valid travel insurance that will cover you.

The rules for driving in South Africa are similar to driving in the UK, they drive on the left, pass on the right and the cars are right hand drive. It is illegal to use a mobile phone when driving unless it is hands free. They have a very strict drink driving limit of allowable blood content of 0.05%.