NATURAL SITES:
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004) - Western Cape
Covering 553000 hectares, and comprising 8 protected areas, it is one of the richest flora regions in the world.

Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park (1999) - KwaZulu natal
Hosts a many landforms such as coral reefs, stretches of beach, dunes, wetlands, lakes, and swamps due to it’s constant marine, Aeolian and fluvial processes.

Vredefort Dome (2005) - Free State
Formed 2000 million years ago, it is the largest and oldest meteorite impact site (Asrobleme) in the world.

CULTURAL SITES:

Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (1999)
Situated in Gauteng Province.
‘Cradle of Humanity’ is a minefield of information on the human evolution dating 3.5 million years back.

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003) - Northern border Of South Africa
Before its eventual downfall in the 14th century, Mapungubwe on SA’s northern border, served as the greatest kingdom in the sub-continent.

Robben Island (1999) - Western Cape
Declared a national monument in 1996, Robben Island started to receive political prisoners in 1962, generally people of high education, the most famous of which was Nelson Mandela.

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)
A remarkable mountainous desert in the north-west of the country that is owned
by the Nama.

MIXED SITES:

UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (2000) KwaZulu Natal
The breath-taking landscape of the The Drakensberg Park is world reknown.