If you're lucky and have the time, you may be able to sit with a group of elders and sip the local sorghum beer known as Umqombothi. There is a tiny, reasonably priced bed and breakfast called Lili's where you can sleep in a typical Xhosa hut and try real Xhosa food. The surrounding area is extremely poor but there are intriguing things to see and do.

Nelson Mandela's life and legacy are layered into the life and landscape of South Africa, and as the years go by, his stature grows.