‘Soul-ed’ on South Africa

A rhinoceros busy grazing at Kruger National Park.

Or a visit to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, would reveal that it also held Chinese political prisoners who were classified as “Blacks” during Apartheid rule?

South Africa has much to offer − soaring peaks, beautiful vineyards, white sandy beaches − but it is the wildlife and its turbulent history which sticks to you long after you’ve returned home.