What are the precautions for traveling to South Africa?

South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. The main forms of crime are robbery of property and vehicles, violence and rape with a knife and a gun. Accident notice: If you are robbed unfortunately, try to escape to a crowded place. If you can't escape, don't resist. Give the other party the right amount of cash immediately, and try to remember the personal characteristics, time and place of the hijacker; Call the police as soon as possible. The telephone number is10111; Or report it to the nearest police station.

Suggested preventive measures:

1, try to go together, don't act alone;

2, valuables, jewelry, brand-name clothing should be properly kept, it is best not to expose;

3. Avoid entering and leaving specific residential areas and deserted streets and places.

4. Go out as little as possible before sunrise and after sunset;

It is best to use credit cards or traveler's checks to avoid changing money or showing a lot of cash in public places.

South Africa has a high solar ultraviolet index, so sunscreen products with a coefficient above 15 should be used.

Tap water in metropolises, towns and hunting reserves has been purified to ensure that 100% is safe and can be directly drunk. However, due to the blood-sucking worms in South African waters, you must be very careful before launching!

South Africa has a GSM mobile phone system, so tourists can use their own mobile phones in South Africa. And mobile phones can be rented at major airports and some service providers. There are many coin-operated and plug-in public telephones in South Africa. Visitors can buy calling cards with face value of 10, 20, 50 and 200 rand at airports, shops and post offices in South Africa, and all green public telephone booths can be used.

In South Africa, except in remote areas, direct dial telephones can be made everywhere, and the international exchange network can communicate at home and abroad.

Note: South Africa is regarded as a developed country by some organizations.