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Nelson Mandela Gateway
Tours of Robben Island depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway beside the Clock Tower at the Waterfront. Even if you don’t plan a visit to the island, it’s worth dropping by the museum here, with its focus on the struggle for equality. Also preserved as a small museum is the Waterfr
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Campanile
This bell tower, visible from the city centre, was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 British settlers. Unfortunately, it’s near the entrance to the harbour and railway station, a bit of a dodgy area. If you’re keen to climb the 53.5m structure via 204 steps to view the
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White Horses
The running aground in Table Bay of the SS South African Seafarer in 1966 is the inspiration for Kevin Brands White Horses . The ships cargo included plastic white horses, some of which washed up on the shore nearby. Each of the slightly askew horses has a vuvuzela horn in its mout
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Johannesburg Art Gallery
The JAG has the largest art collection in Africa and regularly rotates its incredible collection of 17th- and 18th-century European landscape and figurative paintings; works by leading South African painters; and traditional African objects and retrospectives by black artists. It’s
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Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
The reserve is on a gorge on the Umtamvuna River (which forms part of the border with Eastern Cape). This beautiful dense forest has great nature walks, with wildflowers in spring, plus mammals and many species of bird. To get there from Port Edward, follow the signs off R61 to Izi
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Bergkelder
For wine lovers without wheels, this cellar a short walk from the town centre is ideal. Hour-long tours are followed by an atmospheric candle-lit tasting in the cellar. The tours run at 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm Monday to Friday, and at 10am, 11am and noon Saturday. A wine and salt p
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Kruger Museum
A short walk west from Church Sq is the former residence of Paul Kruger, now the Paul Kruger house museum. The house, built in 1884, would have been grand at the time but today seems lost on the busy street. Guarded by two stone lions, the house contains period furniture and a rand
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Knysna Elephant Park
Sadly, it’s extremely unlikely that you will see the last remaining wild elephants that live in Knysna’s forests, but you are sure to see some if you head to Knysna Elephant Park, 22km east of Knysna off the N2. Here, small groups of visitors go on walking tours with the elephants.
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Phansi Museum
Found southwest of the city centre, this museum features a private collection of Southern African tribal artefacts, displayed in Roberts House, a Victorian monument. Owner-collector Paul Mikula has amassed outstanding examples of contemporary sculptures, beadwork of KwaZulu-Natal,
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Malealea
Set in truly stunning scenery, the village of Malealea, with its mountains, valleys and ancient San paintings hidden in rock shelters, is one of the gems of Lesotho. The best way to experience the spectacular landscape is to take a pony trek or wander on foot through the hills and
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Drostdy Museum
The centrepiece of this excellent museum is the beautiful drostdy (residence of an official) itself, which dates from 1747. The museum ticket also covers entrance to the nearby Old Gaol , where you’ll find part of the original administrative buildings and a watermill; and Mayville
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Dinosaur Footprints
One of Quthing’s main claims to fame is the proliferation of dinosaur footprints in the surrounding area. The most easily accessible are signposted on the left as you leave town heading northeast towards Qachas Nek. In this building are 230-million-year-old footprints and a craft s
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Cape Wheel
What was supposed to be a temporary attraction at the Waterfront has proved so popular that its been made a permanent fixture. Your ticket gives you four spins (lasting around 15 minutes) on this 40m tall Ferris wheel, with a birds eye views of the surroundings. For an extra R20,
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Cape Town Science Centre
Occupying a rare example of the work of modernist architect Max Policansky, this is a great place to bring kids for attractions such as the giant gyroscope (R5 extra) and tons of Lego. Theres also a replica of the Soyuz capsule that returned South African tech billionaire Mark Shut
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Lammergeier Hide
The rare lammergeier, also known as the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus ), which is found only in the Drakensberg, nests in the reserve. Reserve staff sometimes give guests bones to put out to encourage the birds to feed here. The Lammergeyer Hide is the best place to see these
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Heritage Square
This beautiful collection of Cape Georgian and Victorian buildings was saved from the wrecking ball in 1996. The complex includes the Cape Heritage Hotel , several restaurants, Signal Hill Wines , and a courtyard in which a vine has been growing since the 1770s, making it the oldes
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Mandela House Museum
Nelson Mandela lived with his first wife, Evelyn, and later with his second wife, Winnie, in this four-room house, just off Vilakazi St. The museum, which was renovated in 2009, includes interactive exhibits on the history of the house and some interesting family photos. Just down
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Slave Tree
A small circular plaque in the traffic island on Spin St marks the location of the Slave Tree under which slaves were sold until emancipation in 1834. During World Design Capital year this spot became more prominent as the location of an official art project (www.wdccapetown2014.co
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Twelve Apostles
The name of the Twelve Apostles is said to have been coined by British governor Sir Rufane Donkin in 1820. However, there are well over 12 buttresses on the sea-facing side of Table Mountain, and none is individually named after an apostle. (The Dutch called them De Gevelbergen, wh
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Telkom Tower
Dominated by the 269m Telkom Tower , Hillbrow was once among the liveliest and most interesting suburbs in the city and was the nation’s first ‘Grey Area’ – a zone where blacks and whites could live side by side. These days, however, it also has a reputation for very real lawlessne
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