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What are the cultural centers in South Africa that you would recommend a tourist to visit ?
Any good websites showing the cultures of South Africa ?
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The best cultural centers in South Africa are:
1. Shakaland - Zulu Cultural Center
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Visit an authentic Zulu kraal, Shakaland, and watch the day to day activities of the people of this village. Learn the A to Z of Zulu life from the people living it. Enjoy a traditional lunch in the kraal and watch the Zulus perform their local tribal dancing.
The A - Z of traditional Zulu life, packed into one exhilarating day. Travel up the lush KwaZulu-Natal north coast into the tropical beauty of Zululand and the nKwalini Valley. Atop a hill overlooking the uMhlatusi River, Shaka's birthplace, stands the largest Zulu kraal in all of Zululand - today it's a very much alive museum.
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source: http://www.viator.com/tours/Durban/Shakaland-Zulu-Cultural-Center/d315-2382SD7
2.Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
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Recently inscribed as one of the eight South African World Heritage Sites, the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remarkable mountainous desert in the north-west of the country that is uniquely owned and managed by the Nama community, descendents of the Khoi-Khoi people. It is a land of extreme temperatures characterised by a harsh, dry landscape.
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source:http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsnc/richtersveld-cultural-botanical.htm
3. Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
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The Apartheid Museum is the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Beginning in 1948, the white elected National Party government initiated a process which turned over 20 million people into 2nd class citizens, damning them to a life of servitude, humiliation and abuse. Their liberation in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela, the prisoner who became president, is a climax in the saga of a nations resistance, courage and fortitude.
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source: http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/apartheid-museum.htm
4. Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
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The Constitutional Court of South Africa is Johannesburg’s newest historical landmark and a unique architectural symbol of South Africa’s democracy. On this site, once the Old Fort Prison Complex, commonly known as Number Four, political prisoners and common criminals awaited trial and sat out their jail sentences. Today, the elegant Constitutional Court presides over this once-reviled place and stands as a proud monument to South Africa’s hard-earned freedom.
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source: http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/constitution-hill.htm
1. Shakaland - Zulu Cultural Center
---quote--
Visit an authentic Zulu kraal, Shakaland, and watch the day to day activities of the people of this village. Learn the A to Z of Zulu life from the people living it. Enjoy a traditional lunch in the kraal and watch the Zulus perform their local tribal dancing.
The A - Z of traditional Zulu life, packed into one exhilarating day. Travel up the lush KwaZulu-Natal north coast into the tropical beauty of Zululand and the nKwalini Valley. Atop a hill overlooking the uMhlatusi River, Shaka's birthplace, stands the largest Zulu kraal in all of Zululand - today it's a very much alive museum.
----end of quote---
source: http://www.viator.com/tours/Durban/Shakaland-Zulu-Cultural-Center/d315-2382SD7
2.Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
---quote---
Recently inscribed as one of the eight South African World Heritage Sites, the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remarkable mountainous desert in the north-west of the country that is uniquely owned and managed by the Nama community, descendents of the Khoi-Khoi people. It is a land of extreme temperatures characterised by a harsh, dry landscape.
---end of quote--
source:http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsnc/richtersveld-cultural-botanical.htm
3. Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
---quote---
The Apartheid Museum is the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Beginning in 1948, the white elected National Party government initiated a process which turned over 20 million people into 2nd class citizens, damning them to a life of servitude, humiliation and abuse. Their liberation in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela, the prisoner who became president, is a climax in the saga of a nations resistance, courage and fortitude.
-----end of quote---
source: http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/apartheid-museum.htm
4. Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
---quote---
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is Johannesburg’s newest historical landmark and a unique architectural symbol of South Africa’s democracy. On this site, once the Old Fort Prison Complex, commonly known as Number Four, political prisoners and common criminals awaited trial and sat out their jail sentences. Today, the elegant Constitutional Court presides over this once-reviled place and stands as a proud monument to South Africa’s hard-earned freedom.
---end of quote---
source: http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/constitution-hill.htm
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South Africa, home to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site, has a rich social and cultural history dating back to the word's earliest human settlements.
More than 300 museums all over the country reflect this heritage in a range of places - from elegant 18th century homes to caves in majestic mountain ranges, cultural villages in rural settings to state-of-the-art buildings in major cities.
The below given official tourism website is recommended for Tourists to South Africa which contains all info related to it.
http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/in/home
More than 300 museums all over the country reflect this heritage in a range of places - from elegant 18th century homes to caves in majestic mountain ranges, cultural villages in rural settings to state-of-the-art buildings in major cities.
The below given official tourism website is recommended for Tourists to South Africa which contains all info related to it.
http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/in/home
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