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Table Mountain

Table Mountain forms part of Table Mountain National Park on the Cape Peninsula and is one of South Africa's best-known landmarks.

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Robben Island

Robben Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site closely associated with South Africa's political history and Nelson Mandela's imprisonment.

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Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park is a major South African safari destination managed by SANParks.

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Garden Route

The Garden Route links coastal landscapes, forests, lagoons and towns along the southern coast.

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Blyde River Canyon

Blyde River Canyon is a major scenic feature of Mpumalanga's Panorama Route.

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Cape Point

Cape Point lies within Table Mountain National Park at the southern end of the Cape Peninsula.

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Cradle of Humankind

The Cradle of Humankind is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for important fossil discoveries.

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Vredefort Dome

Vredefort Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site created by a massive ancient meteorite impact.

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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Mapungubwe preserves evidence of an ancient African kingdom and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on South Africa's Indian Ocean coast.

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Addo Elephant National Park

Addo Elephant National Park is a SANParks destination particularly known for elephant conservation.

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park spans South Africa and Botswana.

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Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Golden Gate is known for golden sandstone formations and mountain scenery.

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Maloti-Drakensberg Park

The Maloti-Drakensberg area combines exceptional mountain scenery with natural and cultural heritage.

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Cape Floral Region

The Cape Floral Region is globally recognised for exceptional plant diversity.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg grew rapidly after gold was discovered in the area in 1886.

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Soweto

Soweto is one of Johannesburg's best-known areas for South African political, cultural and township history.

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Vilakazi Street

Vilakazi Street in Soweto is famous for having been home to Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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Mandela House

Mandela House at 8115 Vilakazi Street preserves the history of the Mandela family's Soweto home.

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Constitution Hill

Constitution Hill is a Johannesburg heritage site that includes the Constitutional Court and former prison complex.

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Hector Pieterson Museum

The Hector Pieterson Museum commemorates the 1976 Soweto Uprising.

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Walter Sisulu Square

Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown is associated with the signing of the Freedom Charter in 1955.

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Cradle of Humankind

The Cradle of Humankind lies within easy reach of Johannesburg and Pretoria and includes major fossil sites.

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Maropeng

Maropeng is the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind.

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