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!!

As part of the African Heritage Epic they’re busy creating documentaries, aggregating literature, making video’s and writing books about anything and everything that has anything to do with these amazing African sites.
But not only are they doing the research, they’re planning to visit each of these sites and have started doing so already.
Now it might sound like a small thing, but I’ll give you consider that the Aldabra Atoll 1200km South West of the Seychelles main island, Mahe, is one of the sites and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt is another – you realize why they call it the EPIC.

Anyway, our part in this is to help capture the sites in glorious 360º and we’ve been doing just that for the past few months.

We are happy to announce that the first 6 sites have been completed.

We have created 25 full screen 360º images of each of the heritage sites, each image with an embedded video clip to tell you more about what you’re seeing. (That’s a whopping 150 scenes, for those who are reaching for the calculators.)

In the light of September being Heritage month and 24 September, South African Heritage Day, it’s the perfect time to start sharing the ‘fruits of our labour’ with the world.

And where better to begin, than the beginning: The Cradle of Humankind.

Very important for maximum coolness: click on the square in the top right corner of the virtual tour below, also, click on the icon next the the gentleman to hear what he has to say.

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This will allow you to get updates on the other 150 images we have to share…..

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