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melaniejanevanzyl

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

I'm an adventurous travel photojournalist with a soft spot for responsible travel and sharing the environment sustainably with the wild world. Some of my proudest work is about South Africa's best night-sky destinations, how to see the best of Botswana in 10 days, Mauritius' foodie backstreets, the Ultimate Guide to Addo Elephant National Park, 4x4ing across the Namib Desert, sailing by dhow in Mozambique's Bazaruto and tripping over elephants on a wild journey through the Zambezi Region in northern Namibia.
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The Iron Palace

Luanda, Angola

The Iron Palace

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

Inside the courtyard.

Windhoek, Namibia

National Museum of Namibia

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Fort Jesus.

Mombasa, Kenya

Fort Jesus

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Ponte Tower

Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte Tower

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Collectors Treasury.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Collectors Treasury

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

The view from the mouth of the cave.

Molepolole, Botswana

Kebokwe's Cave

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Footprints

Kgatleng, Botswana

Matsieng Footprints

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

Living quarters of San people up to the 1930’s.

Botswana

Gcwihaba Caverns

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

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