Mapungubwe
A World Heritage landscape at the meeting of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers, where an Iron Age kingdom flourished between about 900 and 1300 AD. Its rulers lived on a sandstone hill and traded gold and ivory, and the golden rhinoceros found in graves there is its best known object.
- Where
- Musina, Limpopo, South Africa
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -22.2117, 29.3879
Get the Mapungubwe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mapungubwe. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Limpopo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mapungubwe
Mapungubwe National Park 18 km
A national park in Limpopo on the border with Botswana and Zimbabwe, forming part of the UNESCO Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. It protects the remains of an Iron Age kingdom that traded gold and ivory, set in sandstone hills beside the Limpopo River.
Blyde River Canyon 290 km
A reserve on the Drakensberg escarpment in eastern Mpumalanga, protecting one of the largest canyons on earth. It includes stretches of the Ohrigstad and Blyde Rivers and rock formations such as Bourke's Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels.
Kruger National Park 293 km
South Africa's flagship game reserve, covering 19,623 square kilometres in the northeast across Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It runs 360 km from north to south and is home to the Big Five, with rest camps and self drive roads open to visitors.
Blyde River Canyon 299 km
One of the largest green canyons in the world, about 25 kilometres long and up to 750 metres deep, on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga. Viewpoints such as God's Window and the Three Rondavels look out over the Blyde River Dam and the lowveld.
Marakele National Park 302 km
A national park in the Waterberg Biosphere in Limpopo, set among rugged mountains, bushveld and grassland. It holds one of the largest breeding colonies of the Cape vulture in the world, and wildlife such as elephant, rhino and lion roam its high plateaus.
Berlin Falls 328 km
A waterfall in Mpumalanga close to God's Window and to the higher Lisbon Falls. It is less than a tenth of the height of the country's tallest waterfall, but it drops into a pool that can be reached by a short walk.
Mac-Mac Falls 343 km
A 65 metre waterfall on the Mac-Mac River, inside the Mac-Mac Forest Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga. It is split into twin falls, and a pool at its foot is a popular spot to stop and swim.
Sudwala Caves 376 km
Caves in Mpumalanga, cut into dolomite rock laid down about 2.8 billion years ago. The caves themselves formed about 240 million years ago, which makes them among the oldest in the world, and guides lead visitors through the chambers.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Limpopo
Questions
Where is Mapungubwe?
Mapungubwe is in Musina, Limpopo, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mapungubwe National Park (18 km), Blyde River Canyon (290 km), Kruger National Park (293 km).
How do I get the Mapungubwe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mapungubwe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Limpopo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mapungubwe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Limpopo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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