With its sky-high reign of over 11,000 feet, the Drakensberg is the highest and most geologically-intriguing mountain range in all of South Africa. Ancient volcanic eruptions, wind deposits and water have given the range its unique shape.

South Africa’s Sodwana Bay is deemed one of the top diving sites in the world, and for good reason. In 2000, divers rediscovered the coelacanth, creatures so ancient that they stem back to the Paleozoic Era.

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Located in South Africa, the world-renowned Table Mountain gets its name from its strangely flat top.