🇿🇦 How to recognise South Africa in Street View
South Africa is in Southern Africa. Here's how to tell you've landed in South Africa when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | ⬅️ the left |
|---|---|
| Signs in | English, Afrikaans and others |
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Borders | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe |
Clues to look for
Cars drive on the left. Wide roads with yellow edge lines, open grassland and bush, houses behind walls with electric fences.
Driving side
Cars in South Africa drive on the left. Fewer than a quarter of countries drive on the left, so spotting it narrows things down a lot.
Countries it's easy to confuse with South Africa
If you guess a neighbour of South Africa you still score 2 points, and any other country in Southern Africa scores 1 point.
Practise spotting South Africa
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Africa map to see more places like South Africa. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in South Africa?
In South Africa, cars drive on the left.
What language are signs in South Africa written in?
You'll see English, Afrikaans and others on signs in South Africa.
Which countries look like South Africa in Street View?
Its neighbours (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Mozambique) and other countries in Southern Africa can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is South Africa in Far Fetched?
Yes. South Africa is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.