South Africa: An Explorer's Paradise

Part one of a journey to the breathtaking views and thrilling nature of South Africa

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A Love Letter to South Africa

Spoken word poet Siphokazi Jonas on what it means to call South Africa home

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10 Spectacular Sites You Can Explore in South Africa

Discover the beauty and majesty of some of South Africa's most breathtaking locations

Did you know? South Africa's landscape is incredibly varied: it's made up of deserts, wetlands, grasslands, bush, subtropical forests, mountains and escarpments

The land of plenty

Discover South Africa's vast and varied lands

Coastlines, Deserts and Mountains...To Name a Few

You'll be surprised by the contrast between South Africa's national parks

The Southernmost Tip of Africa

Explore the rugged cliffs and sandy shores of South Africa's coastline

Precious Heritage

Traverse South Africa's national parks

The great outdoors

Tour the unique beauty of South Africa's provinces

ExploreGolden Gate Highlands National ParkFree State

ExploreAugrabies Falls National ParkNorthern Cape

ExploreStony Point Nature ReserveWestern Cape

ExploreRoyal National ParkKwaZulu-Natal

ExploreLuvuvhu Fever Tree ForestLimpopo

ExploreMountain Zebra National ParkEastern Cape

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Unmissable views

A musical journey through South Africa's scenic mountainscapes

Devil's Peak

Beautiful panoramc views of Cape Town

Lion's Head

The higher you climb the better the view

Golden Gate National Park

Where dinosaurs once roamed

Royal National Park

The best mountain scenery in Africa

Cape Town's answer to skyscrapers

Discover the natural behemoth that dominates the coastal city's skyline

Table Mountain: One of the World's Most Famous Mountains

Learn about South Africa's iconic backdrop

Visit Table Mountain

A video tour of one of the world's oldest mountains

Did you know? The oldest remains of modern humans were found in South Africa and are well over 160,000 years old

Places of myth and legend

The locations at the heart of human history

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Cradle of Humankind

The site which changed modern science

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Caves, fossils and facts

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Hole in the Wall: Place of Thunder

A source of many interesting legends in Xhosa folklore

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Black rocky cliffs and wild blue water

Shaped over thousands of years

Step into one of South Africa's ancient geological wonders

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Rock of Ages: 5 Things to Know About Bourke's Luck Potholes

Find out how the phenomenom known as a Giant's Kettle formed the cylindrical holes

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Naturally Sculpted Beauty

Discover this memorable meeting point of two rivers

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Don't fall in!

A testament to courage

Explore the island that became a symbol

The History of Robben Island

The prison where Nelson Mandela lived for 18 years

Off the beaten track

Explore some of South Africa's best kept secrets

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Rushing Rapids and Roaring Waters: Introducing Augrabies Falls

5 things to know about one of South Africa's most remarkable natural sites

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Introducing South Africa's Oribi Gorge

Uncover 5 new things about this magical canyon

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Storms River: A Water Lover's Dream

Learn 5 new things about the remarkable river

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Active Adventures in South Africa

There’s no shortage of raw adventures and adrenaline-pumping moments in this thrill-seeker's paradise

Which site is also known as 'The place of great noise'?

Augrabies Falls

Table Mountain

Augrabies Falls

Bourke's Luck Potholes