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Masks on sale at a South African craft market

South African Craft Markets

Looking for souvenirs or gifts to take home ? South Africa's craft and flea markets sell a wide range of affordable arts and crafts.

The Red Shed Craft Workshop

The Red Shed Craft Workshop in Cape Town is an upmarket retail space for handmade African art and curios, jewellery, fashion and décor items.

Tsa Lapeng Crafts

Tsa Lapeng is a Sotho phrase for 'made at home'. It aptly describes the handmade crafts of a group of women from a village near Harrismith in the Free State.

Art of Africa

The artistic heritage of the San is being preserved by a few contemporary San artists at the Art of Africa gallery in Cape Town.

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Activities in South Africa

Game viewing and safari

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Nightlife

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Shopping

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Township Tours

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Ostrich Farms

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