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Five sites are listed for their cultural significance, four for natural, and one site, the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, is listed for both. This site is transnational as it is shared with Lesotho. South Africa has served as a member of the World Heritage Committee three times: 1999–2005, 2009–2013, and 2019–2023.
SiteImageLocation ( Province )Year Listed20181575; viii (natural)20171545; v, vi (cultural)20071265; iv, v (cultural)North West, Free State20051162; viii (natural)State of Conservation Reports 38. State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation. iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 2023. Maloti-Drakensberg Park. 2023. Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa. 2023.
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site is a transnational property spanning the border between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. The property comprises Sehlabathebe National Park (6,500 ha) in Lesotho and uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (242,813 ha) in South Africa. Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site is ...
- Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa. More commonly referred to as the Cradle of Humankind, the Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa were established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is set within the savannah scenery of Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.
- Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. Located near the border of South Africa and Namibia in the Northern Cape Province, Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape was given UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2007.
- Robben Island. Situated off the Cape Town coast, Robben Island was used as a penal colony as early as the 17th century. Since then, it has been a whaling station, a leper colony and a WWII military base—but it is best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners during the apartheid years of the 20th century.
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Cape Floral Region Protected Areas. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, the property is located at the south-western extremity of South Africa. It is one of the world’s great centres of terrestrial biodiversity. The extended property includes national parks, nature reserves, wilderness areas, State forests and mountain catchment areas.
Altogether, there are 851 World Heritage Sites in the world, spread across 141 countries. These 8 heritage sites include four cultural, three natural and one mixed (cultural and natural) sites, which guests should explore on their South African holidays. iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Robben Island. Cradle of Humankind. Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve.
Sep 24, 2019 · There are just short of 1100 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world: The Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, and the Grand Canyon in the USA …. We’re in good company, in other words. South Africa’s World Heritage Sites range from places of historical and ...
