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Iziko Museums of South Africa: Free entry to select museums on Youth Day
Iziko Museums of South Africa has announced that it will be offering free entry to select museums in Cape Town on Youth Day (16 June 2021). This includes the… read more
Iziko Museums of South Africa: Free entry to select museums on Africa Day
Iziko Museums of South Africa has announced that it will be offering free entry to select museums in Cape Town on Africa Day(25 May 2021). This includes the Iziko… read more
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has launched private cable car offering
Cape Town's Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) has launched a private cable car service. This new offering is ideal for those wishing to have an extra level of social distancing and privacy when hosting their event, special occas… read more
Zimbabwe: Free entry to several museums on International Museum Day
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has announced that National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) is set to join the international museums community in commemorating the International Museums Day (IMD) 2021.
Several museums in … read more
Iziko Museums of South Africa: Free entry to select museums on International Museum Day
On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, Iziko Museums of South Africa will be joining the International Museum community in celebrating International Museum Day (IMD), with free entry to selected Iziko museums sites in Cape Town and half-pric… read more
The Pretoria National Botanical Garden is going cashless
The Pretoria National Botanical Garden, located in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria, has announced that it is migrating to a card only payment system, phasing out cash payments. Cash will still be accepted, but the management of the Nationa… read more
Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site
As they have done for hundreds of years on the Orthodox Easter weekend, priests wrapped in traditional white robes read the Bible by candlelight on Saturday evening in the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia.
The ancient ritual has been a tourist draw in recent years. Tens of thousands of visitors from around Ethiopi… read more
Chapman's Peak Drive named one of the "World's Most Beautiful Road Trip Routes"
The Chapman's Peak Drive in Cape Town is one of the World's Most Beautiful Road Trip Routes. The Pentagon Motor Group, a motor dealer… read more
Western Cape: Jonkershoek Nature Reserve & Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve are currently closed
CapeNature, the public institution with the responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's … read more
Cape Town: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden implements dual pricing
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which manages South Africa's National Botanical and Zoological Gardens,… read more
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