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Wine Routes of South Africa
Wine lovers who visit our wine routes will discover an offering as diverse in taste, culture, and geography as the Rainbow Nation that produced it. more
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Uniondale to Patensie – below the Baviaans
When driving Route 62 in the Eastern Cape province from the town of Uniondale eastwards, you are never very far from the spirit and the culture of the ancient Khoikhoi people who lived here. more
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Springfontein to Jacobsdal – The Horizon Route
The Horizon Route is one of the Free State’s lesser-travelled byways – rich with diamond legends and South African War tales of more than a century ago. more
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Eksteenfontein to the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – the 'World Heritage Site route'
Learn about the people of the Richtersveld, their cultures and their landscape on a three-day journey from Eksteenfontein to the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. more
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Smithfield to Philippolis – the 'upper Gariep route'
Take a 200km trip from Smithfield to Philippolis over a leisurely three days to explore this historic region of the southern Free State. more
Rouxville to Fouriesburg – a western Maluti Mountains route
Each of the old towns along the Lesotho border in the eastern Free State has its own story – and its own set of attractions. more
Sutherland to Calvinia – the 'starry Karoo route'
A three-day meander through the dry lands of the upper Karoo, from Sutherland to Calvinia, detouring to the Tankwa, is a nature lover’s road trip. more
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Anglo-Boer war sites
1Majuba Hill, KwaZulu-Natal
The first Anglo-Boer War ended in 1881 with a Boer victory at the Battle of Majuba Hill.
2Kimberley, Northern Cape
A number of battles in the second Anglo-Boer War were fought in the Kimberley area, while the town itself was held under siege for 124 days.
3Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
This town is a gateway to a number of battle sites, not least of all the Battle of Spioenkop, which relieved the protracted siege of Ladysmith in the second Anglo-Boer War.
4Talana Museum, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal
This excellent museum covers not only the Anglo-Boer Wars, but also the Anglo-Zulu Wars of the area.
5National Women’s Memorial and Anglo-Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein, Free State
Commemorates the 26 000 Boer women and children who died in the British concentration camps during the second Anglo-Boer War.
6Mafikeng, North West Province
Another town under siege in the second Anglo-Boer War, Mafikeng has a number of magnificent tales to tell.
7Battlefields Route, Mpumalanga
Has a Boer-War route with sites such as the Witbank colliery where Churchill hid after his escape from Pretoria; Lydenburg where the Battle of Long Tom Pass took place; and Belfast – the site of a concentration camp and cemetery.
8Melrose House, Pretoria
British commanders Lords Roberts and Kitchener both resided in this mansion during the second Anglo-Boer War. The Treaty of Vereeniging, which ended the war, was signed in the dining room.
9Horse Memorial, Port Elizabeth
The role of the horse in the second Anglo-Boer War is honoured at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.
10Fort Klapperkop Military Museum, Pretoria, Gauteng
A well-preserved fort detailing South Africa’s military history until the end of Anglo-Boer War.
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Mpumalanga's scenic Panorama Route
The spectacular Panorama Route