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Cape Nature
Some of the finest scenery in the Cape is to be found in the desolate Cederberg. The 83,000-hectare wilderness area is administered by Cape Nature and boasts bizarre-shaped, weathered-sandstone formations, San rock art, craggy and rugged mountains and clear streams. The peaks and v
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Blaauwklippen
This rustic, 300-year-old estate with several fine Cape Dutch buildings is known for its excellent red wines, particularly its cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel. There’s a wine and chocolate pairing option (R80) and lunch is available either at the bistro (call for times, as they ch
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Noordhoek Beach
This magnificent 5km stretch of beach is favoured by surfers and horse riders. It tends to be windy, and dangerous for swimmers. The Hoek, as it is known to surfers, is an excellent right beach break at the northern end that can hold large waves (only at low tide); it’s best with a
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Northern Cape Legislature Building
This striking building was designed to reflect Kimberley and the Northern Cape’s culture, nature and history. The cone-shaped brown tower, studded with tiles and the faces of South African icons, uses the brown and ochre palate of the provinces landscape. The main buildings recall
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Heroes’ Acre Cemetery
Around 1.5km west of Church Sq you’ll find this cemetery, the burial place of a number of historical figures including Andries Pretorius, Paul Kruger and Hendrik Verwoerd. Henry H ‘Breaker’ Morant, the Australian Boer War antihero executed by the British for war crimes, is also bur
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Donkin Reserve
This hilltop park is a good place to get your bearings, particularly if you climb up inside the lighthouse . The pyramid is a memorial to Elizabeth Donkin, wife of Sir Rufane Donkin, governor of the Cape Colony in the 1820s – who named PE after his beloved spouse. A heritage trail
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Duggan
This ethnographic gallery holds a wonderful collection of photographs of southern African tribes taken in the 1920s and 1930s, before many aspects of traditional life were lost. Photographer Alfred Duggan-Cronin lived in this 19th-century house before his death in 1954. Theres a se
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Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve
If you’re feeling adventurous and want to see stupendous mountain scenery, take the untarred Joubert’s Pass road to Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve . The reserve can also be approached from Rte 58 between Lady Grey and Barkly East; it’s 11km into the pass. Set in a pristine envi
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Langa Mosaic Plinths
Near the Guga S’Thebe Arts & Cultural Centre are four colourful, mosaic-decorated plinths. Each side of the plinths has a different theme: one is the only memorial to the Mendi, a troop ship that sank in the English Channel in 1917, drowning 607 members of the South African Nat
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Wonderwerk Cave
There have been important archaeological finds in this dolomite cave, including evidence of hominids using fire. It has a longer record of human occupation than any other known cave. Archaeological digs are still in progress and theres a small information centre with some details o
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Union Buildings
These sweeping sandstone buildings are the headquarters of government and home to the presidential offices. The gardens are often used for public celebrations, and Nelson Mandela’s inauguration took place here back in 1994. Statues of a few former prime ministers inhabit the ground
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Nobel Square
Here’s your chance to have your photo taken with Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. Larger-than-life statues of both men, designed by Claudette Schreuders, stand beside those of South Africa’s two other Nobel Prize winners – Nkosi Albert Luthuli and FW de Klerk. Also here is the Peac
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Luthuli Museum
A tribute to Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli – president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952 and Africa’s first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace (1960) for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa – the museum is located in Luthuli’s house, where he lived al
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Tokara
Tokara is renowned for its excellent wines – particularly chardonnay and sauvignon blanc – and for its upmarket restaurant (lunch Tuesday to Sunday, dinner Tuesday to Saturday), fine art collection and sleek design. In summer you can enjoy intricate dishes and mountain views outsid
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Green Point Lighthouse
Often mistakenly called Mouille Point Lighthouse (the remains of which are in the grounds of the nearby Cape Town Hotel School), this red-and-white candy-striped beacon dates back to 1824 and makes a striking landmark. You can take a self-guided tour inside. Outside on the grassy c
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Prestwich Memorial Garden
Along the Walk of Remembrance (formerly known as the 2010 World Cups Fan Walk) and one end of the proposed City Walk attraction is this attractive public space dotted with a collection of quirky sculptures and installations by Capetonian artists, including the rainbow arch It’s Bea
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Middelberg & Gydo Passes
For some stupendous scenery don’t miss a drive through the Middelberg and Gydo Passes. The colours of the rocky mountains, the blue of the sky, the blossom of the orchards, fresh green pastures, wildflowers, dams and wading birds combine to create a beautiful sight.About 20km from
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Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durbanites are proud of their state-of-the-art stadium, constructed for the 2010 World Cup. Resembling a giant basket, it seats 56,000 people, and its arch was inspired by the ‘Y’ in the country’s flag. Visitors can head up to the arch in a SkyCar , puff up on foot (550 steps) on a
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Noon Gun
At noon, Monday to Saturday, a cannon is fired from the lower slopes of 350m-high Signal Hill, which separates Sea Point from the City Bowl; you can hear it all over town. Traditionally, this allowed the burghers in the town below to check their watches. It’s a stiff walk up here t
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Waterworks Museum
Call ahead before hiking up to Table Mountains Back Table, as this small building at the northern corner of the Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir is often closed. Inside, various bits of machinery used to build the dams are displayed, including the Barclay locomotive made in Scotland in 18
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