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Entabeni Safari Conservancy, Waterberg
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Aug 06, 2019

Entabeni Safari Conservancy, Waterberg

Entabeni Safari Conservancy, rightfully dubbed “The Place of the Mountain”, is situated in the World Heritage Waterberg ...

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Lamu, Kenya
Place
Jul 19, 2023

Lamu, Kenya

Lamu Island is a Port, City, and Island just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately, 150 miles from Mo...

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Sanddrift, Richtersveld
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Sep 30, 2022

Sanddrift, Richtersveld

With the attractions of Richtersveld's natural beauty and its close proximity to the mighty Orange River, Sanddrift abou...

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Sudwala Caves, Nelspruit
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sudwala Caves, Nelspruit

wonder of the world, Said to have formed when the Southern Hemisphere, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian sub-continen...

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eThekwini Municipality
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Aug 06, 2019

eThekwini Municipality

EThekwini Municipality is a Category A Municipality found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. The Area is to...

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Mapungubwe
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Sep 18, 2017

Mapungubwe

Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km fr...

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Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal
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Feb 09, 2023

Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal

The Sani Pass covers the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site which is renowned for its spectacular natural la...

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Nov 08, 2019

uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

UNESCO declared the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu Natal a World Heritage Site in 2000.

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Sodwana Bay National Park
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Mar 08, 2023

Sodwana Bay National Park

With its headquarters at Queen Elizabeth Park in Pietermaritzburg, the Provincial Capital, Ezemvelo manages more than 12...

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Grabouw
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Grabouw

A Post Office was opened at Palmiet River on 1 January 1846, and was probably located at a ford where a small bridge, kn...

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Jul 04, 2018

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park

“iSimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (the Rhinoceros) and the world's biggest ...

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May 19, 2020

Seweweeks Poort, Swartberg

The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy grad...

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