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ON GUARD WHERE: THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE, WESTERN CAPE


Truly remarkable: A visit to the oldest building in SA is a journey into the country’s colonial and military past: in fact, the castle’s cannon still fi res (a blank) every day at noon. You can also still watch the traditional key ceremony as the Van der Stel Gate entrance is unlocked by its guards. Also take time to engage with the Krotoa Memorial, dedicated to the inspiring leader of the Khoi nation and her contribution to the Cape’s legacy and people. Visit: https://castleofgoodhope.co.za


GOLD RUSH WHERE: PILGRIM’S REST, MPUMALANGA Truly remarkable: An entire town that’s a national monument means you can explore a bygone area in a living present. More than 20 years ago, Pilgrim’s Rest was given this status and since then, a dedicated team of historians, architects and curators have kept a close watch on its preservation and authenticity. Want to see how residents lived in the 1900s during the gold rush? House museums are dotted throughout the town. Visit: www.pilgrims-rest.co.za


THE MAKING OF A LEGEND WHERE: NELSON MANDELA MUSEUM, MTHATHA, EASTERN CAPE


Truly remarkable: Seeing the region where our beloved Madiba was born and raised should include time at a museum that’s about enlightenment, both for South African political history and for museums as institutions themselves, and how they can foster cultural exchange. The carefully curated exhibitions are well worth seeing and unpack the evolution of Nelson Mandela as a lawyer, a family man, a statesman, a visionary and a humanist. Visit: www.nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za


DESERT LANDING WHERE: RICHTERSVELD CULTURAL AND BOTANICAL LANDSCAPE, NORTHERN CAPE


Truly remarkable: The ancient home of our country’s semi-nomadic, pastoral Nama people (who still live in the region), this is dramatic country. Think spectacular mountainous desertscapes, sometimes dotted with the transportable rush-mat houses the Nama continue to use today. Be sure not to miss Wondergat (“Wonder Hole”) neat Cornellskop. A limestone sinkhole, it’s revered in the mythology of the local inhabitants, which holds that centuries ago, men went down the hole and came out on the banks of the Orange River many kilometres away. Claimed to be 20m deep, it’s also said to be inhabited by a basilisk (a dragon-like monster which can kill with a glance of its mesmerising eyes). Visit: https://whc.unesco.org/en


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