The ten leading countries for overseas tourists, plus the number of tourist,

        in 2015 were:

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United Kingdom - 407,486

United States of America - 297,226

Germany - 256,646

France - 128,438

Netherlands - 121,883

Australia - 99,205

China - 84,691

India - 78,385

Canada - 56,224

Italy - 52,377

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         Are they more tourists?

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         Cape Town

         - Can you guess where most of South Africa's millions of tourists come from?

 

In 2015, the Department of Home Affairs' 2015 Tourism report found the total number of foreign travellers who visited South Africa from African and other overseas countries, arriving through all ports of entry during 2015, amounted to 15 051 826! Tourists to SA hits new record for January 2016 That's a lot of people, generating a massive chunk of income for South Africans and creating thousands of job opportunities for locals.

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