• Visit local villages, community projects and cultural museums. Discover the legend of the Rain Queen, have your fortune told by a sangoma (traditional healer), stop in at a local tavern or shebeen. Tours are guided by James Ndlovu . • Enjoy some rural retail therapy. Visit the studios and workshops of local artists. Shop for gorgeous tapestries, skirts and handbags made by award-winning artist Merle Payne. Choose from a series of bold and modern mosaic animal heads, tables and pots by Ob Art; visit the studio of contemporary homeware designers Bad Design. www.tzaneeninfo.co.za • Employing over a thousand, mainly women, Kaross Embroideries make a range of table ware, home ware, linen, wall hangings and fashion accessories. The images are bold and colourful, and draw on local African mythology. Enjoy light meals at their bistro. www.kaross.co.za