Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Africa > South Africa > Pretoria
When to go to Pretoria ( South Africa ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 9 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 34 | 126 | 12 |  |
| february | 9 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 34 | 108 | 9 |  |
| march | 8 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 113 | 8 | |
| april | 9 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 42 | 5 | |
| may | 9 | 7 | 22 | -3 | 25 | 22 | 3 |  |
| june | 9 | 4 | 20 | -4 | 26 | 14 | 1 | |
| july | 9 | 4 | 20 | -4 | 23 | 8 | 1 | |
| august | 10 | 7 | 23 | -2 | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
| september | 10 | 10 | 26 | -1 | 31 | 19 | 2 | |
| october | 9 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 34 | 55 | 7 |  |
| november | 9 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 131 | 11 | |
| december | 9 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 131 | 10 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 9 hours of average sunlight in Pretoria and the overall temperature will vary between 6 and 36 (Celcius) in this area of South Africa. Usually you shouldn't see more than 12 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Africa.
What to do in Pretoria : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of South Africa, Pretoria has 500,000 inhabitants.
Located at 1,500 meters altitude, it also has the distinction of being planted thousands of jacaranda trees which when in bloom to give a purple color throughout the city. Founded in the mid 19th century, it was the symbol of apartheid in the late twentieth.
It is served by Johannesburg International Airport, and tourists can explore on foot its multiple interests: they admire the statue of Paul Kruger, a symbol of the city, erected on Church Square, a square surrounded by buildings as typical Raadsaal or the main post office, or the City Hall and its carillon with 32 bells, the various public gardens, the Museum of Art, the Transvaal Museum, among other curiosities.
Fans also love shopping Menlyn Park, the largest mall in all of Africa, where they find more than 250 shops, dozens of cafes and restaurants, 20 movie theaters and an arena for great performances and events of all kinds.
You will have no trouble finding accommodation in the city, which offers a hotel park quite as varied as the standard fare.
