Durban
Maydon Wharf, which runs along the southwestern side of the harbour and south of Margaret Mncadi Ave, is home to the Sugar Terminal, which offers an…
Must-see attractions in South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini (Swaziland)
Durban
This not-for-profit gallery has temporary exhibitions of modern South African art. Once you’ve perused the gallery, its outdoor cafe, set under shady…
Cape Town
The Waalburg Building has a facade decorated with bronze and Table Mountain–stone panels depicting scenes of South African life. Opposite is the Western…
Limpopo
There are a number of waterfalls in the area, including the glorious Debengeni Falls, where a suspension bridge leads between pools.
Gauteng
A place associated with the country's history, in this cemetery you’ll find the graves of Joe Slovo (plot B35311; the former leader of the South African…
Winelands
Housed in the Oude Pastorie (Old Parsonage), built in 1714, this museum has an interesting collection of Cape Dutch antiques and relics of Huguenot and…
Limpopo
This farm is home to more than 10,000 crocodiles, each reaching up to 5.5m in length. The beasts are bred for their skin and meat, which is exported…
Cape Town
Installed in 2014 at the southern end of the Public Garden, but inspired by the original market garden laid out by Dutch settlers here over 350 years ago…
Sunshine Coast
Views from this lighthouse, 25km east of Port Alfred, encompass magnificent dunes and coastline. The dirt road from the highway turn-off is somewhat rough…
Gauteng
For over two decades the same family has run tours at the first official gold mine on the Witwatersrand – operations started in 1881. Guided tours leave…
Huguenot Memorial Museum Annexe
Franschhoek
Part of the Huguenot Memorial Museum, this annexe offers displays on the Anglo-Boer War and natural history. Admission to the annexe is covered by a…
Western Cape
Part of the Drostdy Museum, you’ll find part of the original administrative buildings and a watermill here. Entrance included in the museum's ticket price…
Lesotho
Leribe's main sight is this crumbling gun tower near the market. It was built for the Gun War in the late 1800s, but spent most of its career as a…
Western Cape
This residence, dating back to 1853, has a formal Victorian garden. It is part of the Drostdy Museum, and entrance is included with the museum ticket…
Gauteng
This brick tower right on Walter Sisulu Sq symbolises freedom and democracy. It's built where the Freedom Charter was adopted by the Congress of the…
Durban
Under City Hall's impressive dome is this gallery with a small but interesting collection of South African artworks, including paintings, mixed media and…
Johannesburg
One of Jozi's most noteworthy heritage buildings is this grand post office dating from 1897. It sat empty and dilapidated for years and was gutted by fire…
Cape Town
In the middle of the roundabout at the Foreshore end of Heerengracht is this statue of the Portuguese sailor Bartholomeu Dias, the first European recorded…
Cape Town
The South African Missionary Society was founded by Reverend Vos in 1799 with the aim of converting slaves to Christianity. This church, dating from 1804,…
Johannesburg
One the more established commercial galleries in Braamfontein is worth a look. It has two display spaces that it puts to good use with regularly changing…
Cape Town
This striking sculpture by Edoardo Villa, a major South African artist of Italian descent, looks like a giant red paper clip bent out of shape. It has…
Stellenbosch
This delightful museum features a remarkable collection of detailed toys ranging from railway sets to dollhouses. The highlight for kids is probably the…
Cape Town
This pedestrianised square is scattered with lifelike statues by Egon Tania of people going about their daily lives (chatting on a cellphone, reading the…
Eastern Cape
This renovated house shows how well-to-do 19th-century families lived. It features a fine collection of Victorian furniture and exhibitions on…
Cape Town
This open common is well used by the local community with various events happening here, including the 5km Parkrun (www.parkrun.co.za/rondeboschcommon)…
Johannesburg
Occupying a series of small whitewashed rooms on the upper floor of the building, Hazard is a contemporary gallery exhibiting emerging pan-African arts as…
Garden Route
There are wonderful views from the lighthouse, but call ahead to ensure it's open as the hours aren't always observed. There are plans to open a coffee…
Cape Town
Home to a branch Standard Bank from 1883 to 2011, this grand neo-classical style building, designed by Charles Freeman is topped by a statue of Britannia…
Western Cape
Genadendal’s fascinating history is documented in the Mission Museum, situated in what was South Africa’s first teacher-training college.
Home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Gauteng
Close to the Mandela House Museum is the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A plaque marks the location but the house is not open to visitors.
1820 Settlers National Monument
Sunshine Coast
This monument to the hardy British settlers and their contributions to South Africa has stupendous views of the surrounding countryside, and contains…
Cape Town
On the corner of Shortmarket St, Namaqua House is of the City Bowl's many art deco gems. Baran’s cafe here has a wraparound balcony providing a great view…
Cape Town
In Church Sq stands a statue of Jan Hendrik, one-time editor of the Zuid Afrikaan newspaper and a key figure behind the drafting of the 1909 South African…
Johannesburg
If you're in this part of town it's worth dropping by this light-filled gallery to see what's showing in its regularly changing exhibitions by important…
Limpopo
With South Africa’s highest concentration of baobabs, the reserve is 5km south of the town off the N1, and has animals such as zebras, giraffes and the…
Cape Town
A small circular plaque in the traffic island on Spin St marks the location of the Slave Tree under which slaves are believed to have been sold until…
KwaZulu-Natal
Opposite the King Shaka Visitor Centre, the museum has a small collection of related historical exhibits and other displays (there are some nicely…
Durban
In the midst of Durban's busy southern seafront you can explore two former steam tugs and see the huge wicker basket once used for hoisting passengers…
Cape Town
Portraits of Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, Cissie Gool and Imam Haron are painted on the side of a building as if their faces were carved into the side of…
Stellenbosch
The neo-Gothic St Mary’s on the Braak Church, completed in 1852, sits at the north end of the Braak, an open stretch of grass.
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