Cradle of Humankind
A UNESCO site of limestone caves that have produced many of the world's early human fossils, including 'Mrs Ples'. Visit the Maropeng visitor centre and the Sterkfontein Caves.
It's under an hour from Johannesburg.
More tips nearby
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Historic sites
Apartheid Museum and Soweto, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng
A powerful museum telling the story of apartheid and the struggle against it.
Walks and treks
Drakensberg Amphitheatre
KwaZulu-Natal
A 5 km wall of basalt cliffs in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, a UNESCO site, over which the Tugela Falls drop 948 m, among the highest in the world.
Natural features
Blyde River Canyon and the Panorama Route
Mpumalanga
One of the largest canyons in the world, green and forested.
Natural features
Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga
One of Africa's largest game reserves, about 20,000 km², with the Big Five and more.
Places to stay
Mkomazana Mountain Cottages, Sani Pass
KwaZulu-Natal
Self-catering cottages at the foot of the Sani Pass in the southern Drakensberg, inside the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site and 8 km from …
Natural features
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal
A UNESCO site of lakes, swamps, dunes and coral reefs, with hippos and crocodiles in the estuary at St Lucia, turtles nesting on the beaches in summe…
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