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Cradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Cradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg

The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johan...

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Saint Helena Bay
Place
Feb 25, 2020

Saint Helena Bay

St Helena Bay – stretching from Dwarskersbos in the north, past Shelley Point peninsula to Cape St Martin in the west – ...

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Valkenburg Hospital, Observatory
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Valkenburg Hospital, Observatory

The Building, originally designed in a Cape Dutch style and is one of the oldest Farmhouses surviving along the Liesbeek...

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Rawsonville, Winelands of the Western Cape
Place
Mar 04, 2020

Rawsonville, Winelands of the Western Cape

Rawsonville is situated merely an hour's drive from Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. These are ...

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Oatlands, Simonstown
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Oatlands, Simonstown

This building, formerly known as the Government Garden House, and later as the Commandant's House. The land on which thi...

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Place
Apr 23, 2020

Upington, Northern Cape

Upington is the chief City in the Northern Region of South Africa. It was established on the bank of the Orange River in...

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Amanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
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Sep 21, 2016

Amanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal

Town and Holiday Destination on the South Coast, 29 km from Durban. It was founded in 1928, proclaimed a Township in 193...

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Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife

This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Sh...

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Darling, West Coast
Place
Feb 21, 2019

Darling, West Coast

Darling has a variety of Tourism offerings that will appeal to all members of the Family. There’s Craft Beer and a Tapro...

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Khwe Living Museum, Namibia
Place
Aug 16, 2021

Khwe Living Museum, Namibia

‘Living museums’ are projects set up by:: 'Living Culture Foundation Namibia', with native communities in Namibia with t...

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Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town
Place
Feb 02, 2023

Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town

Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. On October 18, 1914, he dared to take the first step ...

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Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis

Commissioned on 11 May 1950 The Cape Seal lighthouse lies within the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve on the seaward ti...

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Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
Place
Sep 23, 2016

Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope

Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there....

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Place
Apr 02, 2020

McGregor, Western Cape

The charming Village of McGregor lies at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains, 20 km from Robertson, on a good tarr...

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Greyton, Western Province
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Greyton, Western Province

The village of Greyton was established in 1852, although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854.

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