The Elephant Coast
Elephants are known to congregate and bathe at this borehole in the iMfolozi section of the park.
Must-see attractions in South Africa
Port Elizabeth
The beach of choice for windsurfers, sailors and kite-surfers, and sunbathers will also love it.
North West Province
This fenced picnic site is pleasant enough, but wildlife is fairly scarce and views are limited.
Cape Town
This mosque organises interfaith events, which bring together Muslims, Christians and Jews.
KwaZulu-Natal
Architect Phillip Dudgeon modelled the Standard Bank on the Bank of Ireland in Belfast.
Eastern Cape
This meditative path meanders through the garden of St Patrick on the Hill chapel.
KwaZulu-Natal
Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.
Cape Town
Dating from 1780, this is one of the oldest unaltered buildings along Long St.
Cape Town
Just off Kildare Rd in Newlands, you may be intrigued to see a steady flow of cars pulling in and out of a suburban cul-de-sac. A clue lies in the road’s…
Northern Cape
Springbok's former synagogue, built in 1929, has been converted into the town’s small museum. It's mostly a ramshackle collection of bric-a-brac, though…
Drakensberg & uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
The Didima San Art Centre, at Didima Camp 1km into Royal Natal National Park, offers an insight into San rock art, though sadly many of the exhibits,…
West Coast & Swartland
Based in the old jail, the museum pays homage to Clanwilliam's icons, with sections on San rock paintings, rooibos cultivation, traditional veldskoen …
Sea Point to Hout Bay
This natural sea pool was named after the Graaff family, who bought a mansion on the Sea Point beachfront in the early 20th century, and often wandered…
Northern Cape
The town’s famed natural spring is in the park between the tourist office and Palmgate Centre. Discovered in 1801, the prolific spring produces about 20…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
You can spot some 200 species of birds from the waterside trail, viewing towers and hides at this small, picturesque nature reserve. There are also two…
KwaZulu-Natal
Opposite the large former Legislative Assembly building is the site of King Mpande’s iKhanda (palace), KwaNodwengu. Mpande won control from Dingaan after…
Cape Town
When the 1870s mansion of Victorian property magnate James Maynard was demolished n the 1950s, the city took over the extensive grounds surrounding it and…
Port Elizabeth
In desperate need of modernisation, this complex includes a museum, an oceanarium and a snake park. The Xhosa gallery and the First People of the Bay…
Cape Town
This park hosts events including the monthly community market, held every second Saturday from September to May, and the Rondebosch Potters Market in…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This handsome, still functioning mosque was rebuilt in the late 1920s. The original was constructed in 1888, and there also used to be a madrasa (Islamic…
Hermanus
This museum doesn’t have a lot going for it, but outside there’s a display of old fishing boats and the admission fee includes entrance to the more…
Northern Cape
The highlight of this museum, which occupies the mission station established by Reverend Schröder in 1875, is the story of the Upington 26, who were…
Hermanus
There's a mildly interesting collection of photos from the Hermanus of yore at this small museum. The admission fee is included in the ticket for the Old…
Kramat of Sheik Abdurachman Matebe Shah
Cape Town
At the entrance to Klein Constantia wine estate is the kramat (Islamic saint’s tomb) of Sheik Abdurachman Matebe Shah, who was buried here in 1661. The…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
The grave of this famous local Great Dane, who was adopted as a navy mascot in WWII, makes for a pleasant (but uphill) walk from the harbour, with good…
Northern Cape
This townhouse is a fine example of the residences constructed for rich Kimberlites in the 19th century. Named after Rhodes’ business partner, who moved…
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Sunshine Coast
The second coelacanth (a marine fish with limblike pectoral fins) ever caught is exhibited here; until 1938 this primitive fish was thought to have been…
Mpumalanga
In a beautiful wooded location, this 1890s house was built for founding matriarch Emily Lee, 'mother of Barberton'. A one-room exhibition covers the…
Eastern Cape
A 6600-sq-metre flag is being created from millions of coloured desert plants in the Valley of Desolation. When completed (possibly in 2020), it will be…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This red-and-white painted synagogue dates from the 1920s and ‘30s, when Muizenberg had a large Jewish population. It still opens for services on Friday…
