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Museum of Gems & Jewellery
A chance to see inside the mid-18th century Huguenot House, mainly occupied by the diamond merchants and jewellers Prins & Prins . Theres no pressure to buy on the tour, during which you can see the remains of neoclassical wall paintings depicting the 19th-century owners, the v
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Mpofu Nature Reserve
To the north of Fort Beaufort is Mpofu Nature Reserve , where you are likely to see mpofu (eland, a large antelope), as well as zebras. The grassland and valley bushveld make the region ideal for viewing wildlife. The 42km, two-day Katberg Trail begins here and ends at the Katberg
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Kalk Bay Harbour
This picturesque harbour is best visited in the morning, when the community’s fishing boats pitch up with their daily catch and a lively quayside market ensues. This is an excellent place to buy fresh fish for a braai (barbecue), or to spot whales during the whale-watching season.
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Rhodes Cottage Museum
Staffed by dedicated volunteer guides from the Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society, this thatched-roof cottage, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, is now an engaging museum where you can learn all about Cecil Rhodes, who died in the front bedroom in 1902. The cottage has pleasan
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South African Astronomical Observatory
During the day you can take a guided tour of the huge research telescopes, including the Southern African Large Telescope, but its the two-hour night tours that are the real draw. After a short video, you head outside to take a sky safari, thanks to two 16in telescopes. Times vary
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Graaff’s Pool
This natural sea pool was named after the Graaff family, who owned a mansion on the Sea Point beachfront in the mid-19th century and built the walkway and protective wall (now mostly demolished) for it. In the 20th century it became a meeting spot for local gay men. The award-winni
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Castle Military Museum
The interesting Castle Military Museum occupies the castle’s original bayside entrance. Inside you can see examples and vivid paintings of different military uniforms down the centuries as well as a very good exhibition on the Anglo-Boer War, and a shop selling military memorabilia
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Substation 13
A blue-hued painting of Nelson Mandela covers one side of this electrical substation building, while on the other is a mural dedicated to District Six. Both images were designed and painted by Mak1one (www.mak1one.com; aka Maxwell Southgate); he also decorated the facade of Charly’
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Melrose House
This stately mansion built in 1886 is of strong historical significance. On 31 May 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging, which marked the end of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), was signed in the dining room. Highlights of the house include a grand billiard room with a vibrant stained-gla
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Guga S’Thebe Arts & Cultural Centre
Decorated with polychromatic ceramic murals, this is one of the most impressive buildings in the townships – even more so now it has a new theatre, creatively constructed largely from recycled materials. In one of several studio spaces here you can watch pottery being made and then
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Koopmans
Step back two centuries from 21st-century Cape Town when you enter this classic example of a Cape Dutch town house, furnished with 18th- and early-19th-century antiques. It’s an atmospheric place with ancient vines growing in the courtyard and floorboards that squeak just as they p
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Modjadji Nature Reserve
Covering 30,000 sq m, this reserve protects forests of the ancient Modjadji cycad. In the summer mists, the reserve and surrounding Bolobedu Mountains take on an ethereal atmosphere. Take the Modjadji turn-off from Rte 36 about 10km north of Modjadjiskloof (Duivelskloof); after 10k
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Baobab Trees
Giant baobab trees (Adansonia digitata) , which look like they have been planted upside down with their roots in the air, characterise the region. You don’t have to drive far from Musina to spot some impressive examples of this distinctive tree. Whoppers such as the largest in the
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Rock Art Sites
To really delve into the history of the region, ask at the museum tourist office about visiting the more than 300 Khoe-San rock art sites in caves around Ladybrand – guides can be arranged. While here, pick up a permit to visit Modderpoort Cave Church (c 1869). Nestled under a huge
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National Women’s Memorial
Commemorating the 26,000 women and children who died in British concentration camps during the 1899–1902 Anglo-Boer War, the National Women’s Memorial depicts a bearded Afrikaner setting off on his pony to fight the British, bidding a last farewell to his wife and baby, who are to
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Namakwaland Museum
Springboks former synagogue, built in 1929, has been converted into the town’s small museum. Its mostly a ramshackle collection of bric-a-brac, though the matchstick model of the immense church in the dusty dorp of Pella is impressive. Next door, the towns first Dutch Reformed chur
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Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Within the borders of the large Sabi Sand Game Reserve are some of Southern Africa’s most luxurious safari lodges and the best wildlife watching on the continent. The area is routinely selected by safari connoisseurs as their destination of choice. As there’s no fencing between the
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Cradle of Humankind
The area to the west of Jo’burg is one of the world’s most important palaeontological zones, focused around the Sterkfontein hominid fossil fields. The area is part of the 47,000-hectare Cradle of Humankind, which is listed for preservation by Unesco. Most Jo’burg-based tour operat
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Heritage Museum
Simon’s Town had a 7000-strong community of people of colour before apartheid forcibly removed most of them, mainly to the suburb of Ocean’s View, across on the Atlantic side of the peninsula. This small but interesting museum, with a lovely front garden, is dedicated to the evicte
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Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
On Rte 2 of the 1000 Hills Experience it’s a pleasant winding drive through Kloof to beautiful 600-hectare Krantzkloof Nature Reserve. It has a variety of stunning gorge, wetland and grassland walks of between one and six hours’ duration. There are also picnic sites available. Ask
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