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Southern Suburbs of Cape Town
Place
Jul 25, 2025

Southern Suburbs of Cape Town

Collectively known as the 'Southern Suburbs'-'Rosebank, Rondebosch, Observatory, Mowbray, Pinelands, Claremont, Kenilwor...

Mtubatuba
Place
Jul 24, 2025

Mtubatuba

Mtubatuba, which means ‘he who was pummelled out' and named after a chief of the Mkwanazi tribe. The Mkhwanazi tribe is ...

Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Place
Sep 16, 2020

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

This Historic Town, is a living museum with a vibrant street Culture. A variety of soils and locations has seen Stellenb...

Cape Town, Western Province
Place
Mar 30, 2011

Cape Town, Western Province

Cape Town is a modern City with high-rise office Buildings and pedestrian Malls. Although it is a major Political and Ec...

Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape

Houtbaai (Wood Bay) was named by the Dutch settlers while they explored the bay behind Table Mountain.

Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)
Place
Jan 12, 2024

Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)

Witwatersrand, ridge of gold-bearing rock mostly in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Its name means “Ridge of White Water...

Namaqua National Park
Place
Jan 30, 2020

Namaqua National Park

The park was proclaimed on 29 June 2002 for the purpose of conserving the rich diversity of succulent plants. NNP is in ...

Tulbagh, Western Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Tulbagh, Western Cape

The valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines. Estate wines such as Twee Jon...

Soweto, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Soweto, Johannesburg

Soweto is an urban settlement or 'Township' in South Africa, South West of Johannesburg, with a population of approximat...

Natures Valley, Garden Route
Place
Sep 21, 2020

Natures Valley, Garden Route

Nature's Valley, and the surrounding Coastline, was occupied by Old Stone Age or Paleolithic, 1 Million Years ago. Paleo...

Madagascar
Place
Aug 29, 2018

Madagascar

Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean

Egypt
Place
May 13, 2016

Egypt

Separated from the Middle East by the Red Sea, a very important trade route! A team of archaeologists from the Universit...

Calvinia
Place
Jul 21, 2022

Calvinia

Abraham Esau, a patriotic Coloured blacksmith who was loyal to the British. He gathered a force of 70 locals to defend t...

Crocodile River Bridges
Place
Jul 09, 2025

Crocodile River Bridges

This is a low-level bridge crossing the Crocodile River that serves as the entrance to the Kruger National Park's Crocod...

Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay
Place
Apr 29, 2025

Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay

Port Elizabeth is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an ...

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond
Place
Dec 11, 2019

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is situated in the Western Cape Province, within 40 km from Cape Town. This first South Afri...

Basotho Cultural Village
Place
Jul 09, 2025

Basotho Cultural Village

The Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a uni...

North West
Place
Mar 31, 2011

North West

Taung is the site of the discovery of the Taung skull, one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries.&nbs...

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...

Gauteng Province
Place
Sep 13, 2021

Gauteng Province

Whilst Gauteng's History lies embedded in the discovery of gold, today Gauteng not only has one of the best infrastructu...

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Mar 02, 2023

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World.Construction work on...

Hilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School
Place
Apr 04, 2025

Hilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School

The land was part of 'Ongegund', a farm belonging to a Johanna Grobbelaar, which had been purchased by her late husband ...

Cape Columbine Lighthouse
Place
Jul 06, 2025

Cape Columbine Lighthouse

 The Lighthouse, which is built on rising ground at 'Castle Rock' and is usually the first Lighthouse sighted by sh...

Cape Columbine Nature Reserve
Place
Jul 06, 2025

Cape Columbine Nature Reserve

This reserve boasts the last manually controlled lighthouse to be built in South Africa. Near Paternoster on the West Co...

Pretoria, now known as Tshwane
Place
Mar 29, 2011

Pretoria, now known as Tshwane

The Administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria, or the 'Jacaranda City' is best known for its annual display of pu...

Kilnerton Training Institution
Place
Jul 05, 2025

Kilnerton Training Institution

The Kilnerton Training Institution, affiliated to the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, was established in 1886 in th...

Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 05, 2020

Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape

The Little or Klein Karoo, which is a long valley bordered by the Swartberg and the Langeberg Mountains in the Western C...

Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 02, 2025

Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga

The Blyde River Canyon known officially known as the' Motlatse Canyon'- The Motlatse Canyon is one of the largest can...

Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 22, 2020

Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape

The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist region known as the Garden Route, foun...

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
Place
Apr 05, 2019

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast

    Hole in the Wall is one of the most impressive landmarks along the entire South African coastline.

Cederberg Wilderness Area
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Cederberg Wilderness Area

The Cederberg region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different: wilder, warmer with...

Muizenberg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Muizenberg

The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post, and was located in False Bay, on the ...

Paternoster, West Coast
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Paternoster, West Coast

Just five minutes away ffrom Paternoster is the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. The Reserve has the last manned lighthous...

West Coast District Municipality, Heuningvlei
Place
Feb 05, 2025

West Coast District Municipality, Heuningvlei

Heuningvlei is one of fourteen outpost villages of the Moravian Mission Church at Wupperthal. Twenty five families are c...

Graaff-Reinet
Place
Jan 22, 2025

Graaff-Reinet

Set in a twist of the Sundays River, the Great Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, d...

Comrades Marathon, Durban-Pietermaritzburg
Place
Jun 29, 2023

Comrades Marathon, Durban-Pietermaritzburg

The Comrades Marathon was established in 1921. This Ultramarathon is 90km. It is run annually, alternating between havin...

Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre
Place
Jun 23, 2025

Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre

The new centre will celebrate Africa’s ancient History, highlighting one of the World’s oldest known dinosaur embryos ev...

Mapungubwe
Place
Sep 18, 2017

Mapungubwe

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

Old House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
Place
Jun 20, 2025

Old House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban

The Old House Museum in eThekwini offers a captivating journey through time, showcasing the rich heritage and stories of...

Lesotho
Place
Mar 21, 2011

Lesotho

4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain