What To Wear In South Africa
To sum it up - Nice and easy does it
- The dress code is generally casual even in most restaurants.
- However at smarter hotels or restaurants a smart casual outfit may make you feel more comfortable.
- South Africans are pretty conservative so our advice would be to avoid anything too revealing.
- If you are planning to travel in summer, our advice is to pack natural fabrics: light cottons, linens.
- Good comfortable walking shoes are a must for a visit to Table Mountain or sight seeing in general.
- Pack rainwear if you travel to the Cape region.
- If you are here to work then the dress code is more formal: knee length skirt and on cooler days a jacket.
- Men are required to wear a shirt with a collar to clubs (although it can still be casual) and no trainers/sneakers/running shoes.
- If you are on safari the idea is to relax and enjoy your time under the African sky, and listen to the calls of the wild all around you. Dinner dress is therefore casual and comfortable.
Your thoughts
Don't take too many shoes would be my advice. I ended up buying a pair of cheap flip flops in Cape Town and living in those. Nina, Bristol
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