Traditionally, the Xhosa are famous for their brightly coloured clothing and textiles, long-stemmed pipes, beadwork and music. Visit Mgwali village and market and learn how Xhosa arts and crafts are linked to their cultural practices, while enjoying authentic Xhosa hospitality. more

At Matsamo Cultural village you get to live just like the traditional Swazi in a custom-built 'hive'. This is a traditional Swazi village where the colourful Matsamo people tend their cattle, cultivate their crops and produce beautiful crafts. You'll be entertained to rousing dance and song performances and traditional cuisine, and allowed to wander where you will. more

Each tribe represented at Lesedi Cultural village - the Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Basotho and Ndebele - lives according to their own cultural dictates and here you will experience each one in an authentic village setting. Traditional song and dance, as well as an African feast tops off an unforgettable day and night. more

A visit to Khaya La Bantu cultural village in the Eastern Cape will give you a taste of authentic Xhosa hospitality and open your eyes to the role that traditional art and craft play in the cultural identity of the Xhosa people. more

When you visit the Icamagu Institute in the Eastern Cape, prepare to meet a woman who is not only an academic but a diviner, an author and an African spiritualist as well. And be prepared to come away with an armful of coral trees and African medicinal plants. more

At Gaabo Motho Cultural Village enjoy the thundering war dance of the Zulu, have your fortune told by a sangoma (spiritual leader), sip on home-brewed African beer and overnight in a strikingly painted Ndebele hut. This cultural village in the North West immerses you in a multi-cultural experience while you learn how various traditional communities live. more