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Milnerton
3 June 2026
The Cape Town suburb of Milnerton was established in 1902 on the site of the old farm, Janbiesjeskraal, and was named in...
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Robben Island, Cape Town
26 May 2026
There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died o...
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Green Point
13 May 2026
The area about Green Point was initially used by the Dutch as a cattle grazing station. After the British annexed the Ca...
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Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Waterfront
24 April 2026
Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium celebrates the unique collection of Marine Life that lives off South Africa's Coasts, wh...
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Hondeklipbaai, Namaqualand
2 March 2026
Hondeklipbaai is a small fishing community along the coast of Namaqualand. The Village was original to export copper in ...
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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
17 February 2026
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Stat...
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Gansbaai, Overberg
28 January 2026
World-renowned as the ultimate destination for diving with Great White Sharks and “game-viewing” of the Marine Big 5 fro...
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False Bay
28 January 2026
If you leave the "Mother City" of South Africa and follow the M3 towards Muizenberg, you will have a great view of the C...
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Elands Bay, Western Cape Province
29 October 2025
Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bobbejaan Mountain lies this hotspot for surfers around the world.
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Cape Columbine Lighthouse
6 July 2025
The Lighthouse, which is built on rising ground at 'Castle Rock' and is usually the first Lighthouse sighted by sh...
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Cape Columbine Nature Reserve
6 July 2025
This reserve boasts the last manually controlled lighthouse to be built in South Africa. Near Paternoster on the West Co...
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Cape Point and the Lighthouse, at the Southern Point of the Cape Peninsula
29 March 2025
Cape Point is a promontory at the South East corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform th...
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Port Alfred
27 December 2024
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship ...
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Port Shepstone, South Coast of KZN
9 December 2024
Port Shepstone is one of the largest Towns of the KwaZulu Natal South Coast in South Africa. Port Shepstone is a popular...
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Lambert's Bay
9 September 2024
Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfi...
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Jesser Point Lighthouse
19 January 2024
Jesser Point Lighthouse is the most Northerly light on South Africa's East coast. It is situated within the Kwazulu-Nat...
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Agulhas National Park
19 December 2023
When you visit Agulhas National Park you'll be at the Southern Tip of Africa - 'the Cape of Storms'. This beautiful West...
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Saint Helena Bay
27 September 2023
St Helena Bay – stretching from Dwarskersbos in the north, past Shelley Point peninsula to Cape St Martin in the west – ...
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Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
8 September 2023
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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Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
17 August 2023
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
17 August 2023
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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Umhlanga, Durban
17 August 2023
uMhlanga derives its name from the Zulu language and means "place of reeds", referring to the beds of reeds growing alon...
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m'Bashe Lighthouse
28 July 2023
Contrary to the practice which obtains in the United Kingdom and some other countries, no light dues are levied on shipp...
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Morgan Bay-Gxarha
29 August 2022
Morgan Bay boasts over 280 species of Bird with Habitats ranging from back gardens to the banks the Lagoon, municipal Da...
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Jacobsbaai, West Coast
21 October 2020
Established a few Decades ago, Jacobsbaai is a tranquil getaway between Vredenburg and Saldanha Bay. Home to a small com...
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Cape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
11 September 2020
The Cape St. Francis Lighthouse, also known as Seal Point Lighthouse, is a beautiful white Building that forms the focal...
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Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
9 September 2020
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed
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Nahoon River Point Nature Reserve
30 January 2020
Nahoon River Dam is a reservoir and is located in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal ...
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Lighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
18 April 2019
The lighthouse, which was probably designed and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South A...
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White Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
18 April 2019
Also known as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who w...
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Lusikisiki near Port St. John's
11 April 2019
Lying on Route 61, just inland from the beautiful coastal villages of Port St Johns and Mbotyi, Lusikisiki is wild. The ...