In 2002 the ANC created the Order of Mapungubwe, the highest honor in South Africa, of which there are four classes: platinum, gold, silver and bronze. Nelson Mandela was the first to receive the ...

Mapungubwe today is the heart of a SA National Parks reserve and you can get excellent guides to help you take in the history. Other private guides in the area can take you to the outstanding rock ...

It costs R36 per adult and R18 per child per day to enter Mapungubwe. Go to sanparks.co.za/parks/ mapungubwe/tourism/tariffs for more information. When to go The best time is during winter, when the ...

One thousand years ago, Mapungubwe in Limpopo province was the centre of the largest kingdom in the subcontinent, where a highly sophisticated people traded gold and ivory with China, India and Egypt.

Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa's newest, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003, is dominated by Mapungubwe Hill, which lies on the border with Zimbabwe north of Muaina.

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape extends to 30,000 ha and to its north borders the Limpopo River that separates South Africa from Botswana and Zimbabwe. The property is protected by a buffer zone of ...

Mapungubwe is in Limpopo and has a number of accommodation options. There are also many local lodges. Visitors pay R40.40 (adults) and R20.20 (children) for a guided tour which takes about an hour.

Appearing to have sprouted right from the ground like a cluster of mushrooms, the Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre is a dynamic cultural hub located at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe ...

Mapungubwe - the ancient kingdom at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers - is about to become one of South Africa's premier tourist destinations. The National Parks Board which ...

The Machetes' successful claim has, however, placed the future of Mapungubwe in doubt, as it is set to become part of a transfrontier park in the near future. Tele Mapoto, land claims commissioner for ...

This paper is an attempt to give a credible interpretation of the many gold foil fragments found in a single grave on the summit of Mapungubwe Hill in January 1933. While carefully studying the many ...

The Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Center in South Africa is John Ochsendorf's most famous work. Robert Rich, Peter Rich Architects In a basement workshop, John Ochsendorf stands beneath a ...