
The ‘Rainbow Nation’ – South Africa—rightfully named for the diversity of cultures and peoples of the southernmost country of Africa, has become a traveller’s newest hot spot. The infamous holding cell, Robben Island, where the celebrated, former president Mandela was imprisoned allows visitors an inspirational experience, while rock art and picturesque sights in the Darkensberg Mountains or tribal dances of Shakaland in KwaZulu-Natal provide a vibrant cultural shake down. South Africa, too, is abundant in chic shopping venues and in wines of Cape Town Winelands, and plenty busy in the economic Johannesburg.