During our trip, we will visit Pilanesberg National Park – the fourth largest park in South Africa. It is located between the dryness of the Kalahari and the wet Lowveld vegetation so we should see a wide variety of animals, flora and fauna. We are told many of those are not often found living side by side.
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Nelson Mandela, the legendary anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa, was imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 of the 27 years of his incarceration by the apartheid government of South Africa. This spot was used to isolate people – from lepers to prisoners – for more than 200 years. It served as South Africa’s maximum security prison until 1991.
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