Merveilles naturelles en Afrique du Sud

Natural Wonders

South Africa’s natural landscape encompasses diverse ecosystems, from the prehistoric limestone formations of the Cango and Sudwala Caves to the world’s second-highest waterfall, Tugela Falls. The collection includes the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens at the foot of Table Mountain and the Addo Elephant National Park, home to one of the world's densest African elephant populations. Coastal reserves like Robberg and Tsitsikamma protect marine life and indigenous forests along the Garden Route, while sites like Blombos Cave offer archaeological insights into early human history.

Natural Wonders — Carte

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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town.

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Augrabies Falls

Augrabies Falls National Park is a national park located around the Augrabies Falls, about 120 km west of Upington in the Northern Cape…

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Cango Caves

The Cango Caves are located in Precambrian limestones at the foothills of the Swartberg range near the town of Oudtshoorn, in the Western…

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Addo Elephant National Park

Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Gqeberha in South Africa and is one of the country's…

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Robberg Nature Reserve

A World Heritage Site and coastal nature reserve near Plettenberg Bay. It contains rocks dating back 120 million years to the breakup of Gondwana and Stone Age archaeological deposits in Nelson Bay Cave.

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Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park

The Tsitsikamma National Park is a protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Tugela Falls

Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province,…

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Sudwala Caves

Located in Mpumalanga, these are among the oldest known caves in the world, formed approximately 240 million years ago within Precambrian dolomite rock. The main chamber, the PR Owen Hall, is used as a natural concert venue.

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Lone Creek Falls

A 68-meter waterfall located near Sabie in the Mpumalanga province. Designated as a National Monument, the falls are surrounded by indigenous forest and accessible via a short woodland trail.

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Company's Garden

The Company's Garden is the oldest garden in South Africa, a park and heritage site located in central Cape Town.

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Blombos Cave

Blombos Cave is an archaeological site located in Blombos Private Nature Reserve, about 300 km east of Cape Town on the Southern Cape…

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Howick Falls

Howick Falls is a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

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Bothongo WonderCave

The Bothongo WonderCave in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa is situated within the Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of…

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Debegeni Falls

Situated at the foot of the Magoebaskloof in Limpopo, these falls drop into a large natural pool. The name 'Debegeni' translates from Northern Sotho as 'the place of the big pot.'

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Garden Route National Park

The Garden Route National Park is a national park in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa.