Holy Sites in South Africa

One of the world's greatest collections of San rock art, depicting spiritual trances and rituals.

The island prison where Nelson Mandela was held, now a UNESCO-listed site of pilgrimage and reflection.

Ruins of a pre-colonial kingdom in Limpopo, where the golden rhino was found — a site of royal spiritual power.

The largest Catholic church in South Africa, a sanctuary during the anti-apartheid struggle.

The oldest mosque in South Africa, built in 1794 in the Bo-Kaap neighborhood of Cape Town.

A UNESCO-listed fossil site in Limpopo with 3 million years of human ancestry and spiritual significance.

Site of the 1838 Battle of Blood River, sacred to Afrikaners who made a covenant with God.

A 220,000-year-old meteorite crater near Pretoria used as a sacred healing site by indigenous peoples.