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Kwaxolo Cave Adventures, South Coast
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Nov 15, 2024

Kwaxolo Cave Adventures, South Coast

KwaXolo Caves is a home for historic Caves and Rock Art paintings . We offer hiking into the caves at 150pp. We also hav...

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Sao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
Place
Apr 05, 2019

Sao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay

The earliest known wreck is the Portuguese carrack, Sao Bento. A carrack is a sailing sailing ship of the 14th–17th cent...

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Limpopo Province
Place
Mar 31, 2011

Limpopo Province

A province in south Africa with the Limpopo river being the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Limpopo River, riv...

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Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
Place
Mar 13, 2019

Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens

The Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It features a full body replica of Rhod...

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Thulamela, an Archaeological Site
Place
Oct 10, 2024

Thulamela, an Archaeological Site

At sites such as Thulamela, in the north of the Kruger National Park, evidence of this bustling trade still exists in th...

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Lady Grey, Eastern Cape
Place
Feb 21, 2024

Lady Grey, Eastern Cape

The first Church, completed in 1860, was built on a Hillock in the middle of Lady Grey. It is interesting to note that a...

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Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
Place
Aug 02, 2024

Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape

Declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Government, Mqhekezweni is a very significant early great place o...

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Burgersdorp, E.C.
Place
Apr 19, 2024

Burgersdorp, E.C.

In 1905 the Seminary was moved to Potchefstroom, where it later became: 'the Potchefstroom University for Christian High...

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Albany, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albany, Eastern Cape

Some Inqua had sought shelter in the South around the Suurveld- seasonal sour Grassland North of later Port Elizabeth. T...

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Robertson, Route 62
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Robertson, Route 62

The settlement was named after Dr William Robertson, the first DRC Minister in Clanwilliam, and up to 1857 it affairs we...

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Breede River Valley, Route 62
Place
Mar 31, 2020

Breede River Valley, Route 62

There really is no adjective apt enough to describe the beauty of the Breede River Valley. This incredibly picturesque f...

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Mbunza Living Museum, Kavango-Namibia
Place
Jul 22, 2020

Mbunza Living Museum, Kavango-Namibia

The Living Museum of the Mbunza, a traditional School for Culture and at the same time a Communal Business for the Local...

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Caledon, Cape Overberg
Place
Apr 08, 2019

Caledon, Cape Overberg

Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located...

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Breerivier/Breede River, Robertson- Western Cape
Place
May 21, 2021

Breerivier/Breede River, Robertson- Western Cape

Historic Bainskloof Pass will be enough to keep you more than entertained. The Bain's Kloof Pass (R301) provided a more ...

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Camp’s Bay, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Camp’s Bay, Cape Town

Camp's Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town, on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles. safe beach.

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