Q&A with Lola Akerstrom, 1 of 3 National Geographic photographers in South Africa as part of South African Tourism and National Geographic’s latest ‘Through the Lens’ campaign.

Take a moment to live, breathe and feel the magic of Tata Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Museum in his hometown, Qunu.

Three National Geographic photographers are in town as part of the ‘Through the Lens’ campaign, a creative collaboration between South African Tourism and National Geographic.

The Star of the West is one of those historic Kimberley pubs you should add to your itinerary when visiting the Diamond City.

A day trip spent crossing the Agulhas Plain, from Gansbaai to Arniston, means historic encounters and experiences that leave you wishing you could stay a week.

Transport yourself to the Magersfontein battlefield on 11 December 1899 and get a sense of events that transpired during the Anglo-Boer War.

A trickster deity? A creature that changes form? A creator that brings life? What is Kaggen, if not a simple praying mantis?

As generous as Mapungubwe is with its heritage, beauty and diversity, there are some secrets only the landscape knows.

Putsonderwater is a mythical place in the minds of most South Africans, but in reality it’s also a deserted little railway village in the Northern Cape Kalahari.