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by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane, Chief of the Bakgatla Tribe in Northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The North West province\u2019s Pilanesberg region has long been one of South Africa\u2019s most-visited tourist zones; for its world-renowned game reserve, and \u2013 on the other side of the spectrum \u2013 its luxury resorts and lodges. But the area is also the home of an incredibly rich cultural heritage which, until now, has remained largely unexplored.<\/p>\n

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Kgosi Nyalala Pilane, Chief of the Bakgatla Tribe, explained that, \u201cOver a hundred years ago, my ancestors settled our people, the Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela, on this soil, and the stories that we have to share are fascinating. We have already established the state-of-the-art Mphebatho Museum here, which forms one leg of our Heritage Tour package, but we\u2019ve since added other elements, such as Pilane Royal Family Museum and other cultural experiences and tours that now round off our cultural offering.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The newly designed and implemented heritage tours will provide visitors with an engaging and immersive experience that they\u2019ll never forget. Regular visitors to the region will also discover a new aspect to their Pilanesberg sojourn, of which they may have been entirely unaware. Yes, there are the luxury hotel getaways and the game reserve, but the area\u2019s cultural riches will now add another dimension to all tourist\u2019s itinerary.<\/p>\n

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Although it will expose guests to the wonder of the local wildlife, The Pilanesberg Heritage Game Drive (another element of the Heritage Tour offering) will also afford visitors a stopover at the gravesites of former Bakgatla kings, and a look at the ruins of lost tribal villages. It\u2019s cultural add-ons such as these that few game drives can offer.<\/p>\n

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Another attraction within this new initiative is the newly opened Pilane Royal Family Museum, in Lekutung Village, at the royal home of the Chief. Kgosi Pilane also assured us that the tours extend beyond the academic realm: \u201cAlthough visitors are sure to learn a lot about our history and traditions, they will also be able to actively partake in the local customs, and even dance into the night, to the vibrant rhythms of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Bakgatla tribe has established relationships with local Hotels, Lodges and resorts such as Ivory Tree Lodge, Shepherd\u2019s Tree lodges; and others in the Pilanesberg area. These luxury heritage tours can be booked with select destinations located in the Pilanesberg. In addition, there is also a Luxury Shuttle option available for all visitors who would like to explore the Pilanesberg during the day and explore Sun City’s Night life After-Hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though this comprehensive Heritage Tour package has only just kicked off, the interest that it has generated is already palpable,\u201d Kgosi Pilane assures us. \u201cApart from celebrating our traditions and keeping them alive, the initiative is providing exciting employment opportunities for the residents of our community. In short, it\u2019s a win-win situation for tourists and locals alike,\u201d he concluded, proudly.<\/p>\n

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by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane, Chief of the Bakgatla Tribe in Northwest The North West province\u2019s Pilanesberg region has long been one of South Africa\u2019s most-visited tourist zones; for its world-renowned game reserve, and \u2013 on the other side of the spectrum \u2013 its luxury resorts and lodges. But the area is also the home of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-swoosh0018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1223,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions\/1223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}