Dam & nature area
Mthatha Dam
Mthatha · OR Tambo
A large dam on the Mthatha River north of town, used for fishing and boating and a quiet break from the traffic of the town centre.
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Museum & heritage
Nelson Mandela Museum
Mthatha
The national museum of Mandela's life, split between the Bhunga Building in central Mthatha and the heritage site at Qunu about 30km along the N2.
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Qunu
Mthatha
The village where Nelson Mandela spent his childhood and where he is buried, set in the open grass hills south-west of Mthatha along the N2.
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Mqhekezweni
Mthatha
The Thembu Great Place where Mandela was raised after his father's death, north of Mthatha, still a working rural community rather than a built-up tourist site.
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