Sunland Baobab, Millenary baobab tree in Greater Letaba, South Africa.

Sunland Baobab is a thousand-year-old baobab tree in the Greater Letaba region of South Africa, standing about 22 meters tall with a trunk diameter of roughly 10 meters, placing it among the largest specimens in Africa. The hollow interior extends across several chambers that were once used as unusual spaces and remain partly accessible today.

A carbon-dated study estimated the tree at about 1,060 years old, plus or minus 75 years, though other studies suggested higher ages. When the hollows were cleared of compost in 1993, traces of Bushmen and Voortrekker visitors emerged, and carbon investigations recorded fires in 1650, 1750–1780, 1900, 1955 and 1990. One third collapsed in August 2016, and the bar was destroyed when the tree split again in 2017.

The trunk once held a small bar and a wine cellar inside, installed by the local landowners and drawing visitors for decades. This unusual use as a meeting point turned the tree into a social space where people gathered inside a natural hollow.

Access to the interior is managed by the owners of the private land on which the tree stands and may be limited depending on condition. It is best to ask locally about current visiting options.

When the hollows were cleared of compost in 1993, traces of Bushmen and Voortrekker visitors came to light. Charcoal in the hollows also recorded fires in 1650, 1750–1780, 1900, 1955 and 1990, showing the cavity was used repeatedly over centuries.