Created by author, artist, and traditional healer Credo Mutwa, the cultural village offers an outdoor museum celebrating African art, culture and folklore. Also known as Kwakhaya Lendaba (the Place of Stories), the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village contains a fascinating collection of sculptures weaving together historical figures and mythological beings, in amongst dwellings from a variety of African building styles.
Overlooking the sculpture garden is the Oppenheimer Tower, built using bricks from houses demolished during forced removals in the 1950s, and named after mining magnate Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. Located at the centre of Soweto, the tower affords panoramic views of the sprawling township. The Oppenheimer Tower and cultural village are located in the Oppenheimer Gardens, a public park with indigenous plants
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Maropeng, which means ‘returning to the place of origin’ in Setswana, the native language spoken in the area, is the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind and therefore the gateway to the World Heritage Site. Apart from being an official country getaway (as a visitor centre) for the family, the centre offers boutique and separate kiddies’ or student accommodation,
Housing the largest and some of the oldest scientific collections in the southern hemisphere, the Museum is currently undergoing extensive renovations that will enable unique public viewing of the collections, scientists and specimen preparators.
This natural World Heritage Site and home to one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature is a haven of magnificent mountains plunging into crystal seas fringed with the white sands of the Cape Peninsula. The park stretches from Signal Hill in the north to Cape Point in the south, and is also home to the world’s smallest, yet most diverse, floral
