African Heritage Epic goes 360º

Published on September 17, 2009 by in Virtual Tours of South Africa

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If you’re a regular here at Virtual Africa, you would know that we have a soft spot for World Heritage Sites.

We’ve had the privilege to shoot all 8 South African World Heritage Sites on behalf of South Africa Tourism a few years ago, but when the good people of the African Heritage Epic approached us with their grand idea, we quickly learnt that the first round was just a warm up.

We couldn’t believe our luck:

Their passion was to capture 55 (yes, FIFTY FIVE!!!) African heritage sites in the best ways possible!!

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Virtual Tours of Nelson Mandela’s birthday locations in Google Earth

Published on July 18, 2008 by in Google Earth, Google Maps, Virtual Tours, Virtual Tours of South Africa

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Virtual Tours of Nelson Mandela’s birthday locations in Google Earth

Google Earth layer with virtual tours of Madiba’s B-day places We’re not really good at singing or writing poems – so we thought we’d make a map and some virtual tours. Here’s a Google Earth layer that includes some of the places where our beloved Mr. Mandela has spent a few of his many, many  [...]

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A virtual tour of Robben Island

Published on June 8, 2008 by in Google Maps, Virtual Tours of South Africa

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About a year ago, Virtual Africa sent some photographers out to Robben Island to create a virtual tour on behalf of South African Tourism. This virtual tour was included in the official SA Tourism Google Earth layer and we thought we’d share it with you here. Robben Island has a unique and colourful history: Leper [...]

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