In this informative and entertaining video, we celebrate the cultural diversities of the people of South Africa … The Rainbow Nation. On a visit to the Zulu People we see how they entertain tourists with there traditional dance, once used by King Shaka to consolidate Zulu Impies into a formidable force in preparation for battle. The Xhosa nation in the Eastern Cape maintain a traditional lifestyle and share their warmth and hospitality with tourists from across the globe. We see how traditional dishes are made by the Swazis, Sothos and Tswanas and visit an Afrikaner farm where delicacies and traditions dating back to the Voortrekkers have lived on, while the Cape Malays and Indians share with us their colourful lifestyles. It’s a fascinating look at the many different ways of life in this beautiful country, South Africa.

A visual celebration of South Africa's scenic beauty, culture & wildlife.

The Frontier Region of South Africa's Eastern Cape - incredibly beautiful and peaceful - was once the most contested area of the country. It's called Frontier Country, and bears the scars of nine Frontier wars, the first beginning in 1779 and the last one ending a hundred years later. It was one of the most prolonged struggles by African people against European intrusion. The programme, which explores this largely unknown area of South Africa with its countless forts, is embellished with dramatic re-enactments of battles fought between the Xhosa people and European settlers.

View one of the most spectacularly beautiful and pristine areas on the African continent, the Wild Coast. Share in the visual experience of this dramatic coastline and witness the many wrecks, some still visible today. Enter the heartland of the Xhosa people and spend a night at one of their traditional villages. Travel through settler country where the 1820 British Settlers carved out a formidable future for themselves, and trace the early footsteps of President Nelson Mandela. Stop over at the mountain retreat that inspired Tolkien and visit Helen Martin’s Owl House that inspired Fugard and be in awe of the ancient forests and giant yellowwoods of nearly a thousand years old.

There is a special aura that permeates the vast wilderness area of the Eastern Cape with its wide open spaces, brilliant sunrises and sunsets, unique fauna and flora and spectacular game viewing. Known as the Frontier Region, it has a tangible sense of history for it was once the arena for a theatre of war that spanned a hundred years. Here, the ghosts of the past mingle with the present in the many old forts and settler homes scattered across the landscape and integrated into world-class game reserves, giving an added dimension to the experience offered to visitors to the area.