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Local is lekker — 5 great and relatively unknown destinations at home
Local is lekker — 5 great and relatively unknown destinations at home
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Photograph of iconic Table Mountain on International Day of Climate Action by Dave Estment
Photograph of iconic Table Mountain on International Day of Climate Action by Dave Estment
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Klein Karoo wine route – spit or swallow?
Klein Karoo wine route – spit or swallow?
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Didn't even know Stellenbosch had a Botanical Garden
Didn't even know Stellenbosch had a Botanical Garden
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The Good Food and Wine Show reviewed
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The Kouga Wilderness – experience it by land or by water
The Kouga Wilderness – experience it by land or by water
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New dedicated bicycle lanes in Cape Town
New dedicated bicycle lanes in Cape Town
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Adventure holidays for families with kids around South Africa
Adventure holidays for families with kids around South Africa
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Monday, 31 August 2009
South African Hiking Trails

Waterworks Museum Walk, Cape Town

posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Western Cape

Share The Waterworks Mueseum Walk is a won­der­ful 12km walk start­ing at the top of Table Mountain (at the cable car sta­tion) and end­ing at Constantia Nek.  With a bit of pre­par­a­tion and plan­ning, you could work it that you only spend about five minutes walk­ing uphill and the rest is flat or down­hill walking [...]

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Monday, 31 August 2009

Cape Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower and Garden Show

posted to: Annual Events and Festivals, Western Cape

Share For new inform­a­tion about upcom­ing shows see: Cape Horticultural Society’s Flower & Garden Show Spring Fever is in the air! Why not visit the Cape Horticultural Society’s Spring Flower and Garden Show? Scheduled for Sat 19th and Sunday 20th September at the Alphen Centre in Constantia, this reg­u­lar Celebration of Spring fea­tures a display [...]

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Monday, 31 August 2009

Cape Floral Kingdom Photo

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Share Todays photo is of the view from Cape Town's Silvermine Nature reserve towards the False Bay coast­line. The Silvermine Reserve straddles the moun­tain, from the wind­ing Ou Kaapse Weg (Old Cape Road) on the Tokai, Constantia and Westlake side of the moun­tain, over the peak of the moun­tain, and into Noordhoek, Sun Valley and [...]

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Friday, 28 August 2009

Cape Town Jazz Safari

posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Western Cape

Share Reviewed by the New York Times as 'gritty authen­ti­city' and revered by the loc­als as authen­tic grooves, easy listen­ing in Cape Town is a musical must. Take in live jazz in the liv­ing rooms of liv­ing musi­cians. Sit at the din­ing room table that com­forts the local jazz­ing legends of moody tunes and absorb [...]

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Friday, 28 August 2009

Cederberg Photographs

posted to: Photos of South Africa, Western Cape

Share Our pho­too­graphs today were taken in the Cederberg in the Olifants River Valley of the Western Cape. The Cederberg is a wil­der­ness area dom­in­ated by a craggy moun­tain range and a nature reserve that stretches from the Middelberg Pass at Citrusdal to just north of the Pakhuis Pass at Clanwilliam — over 70,000 hec­tares of [...]

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Thursday, 27 August 2009
Adventures in South Africa

Fly Away Weekend to Zebula Golf Estate

posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Limpopo Province, Reviews and Visitors' Perspectives

Share Fly Away Weekend to Zebula Golf Estate and Spa 14–16 August’09 — (By Debbie from Johannesburg): Twenty years from now you will be more dis­ap­poin­ted by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did — so explore, dream, dis­cover — and this is exactly what NAC Training does at least [...]

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Thursday, 27 August 2009

Get Creative with Dangerous Creatures

posted to: Annual Events and Festivals, KwaZulu Natal

Share It is time to put your cre­at­ive think­ing caps on for the fourth uSh­aka Marine World Body Art com­pet­i­tion tak­ing place on Saturday 12 September 2009. This com­pet­i­tion takes place at the uSh­aka Village Walk so bring the whole fam­ily for a day of fun. This year the theme is “Dangerous Creatures” and artists are [...]

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Thursday, 27 August 2009

African Wild Cat Photographs

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Share These pho­to­graphs of an African Wild Cat were taken at the Emdoneni Cat Rehabilitation Centre in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu Natal. Apart from the obvi­ous dif­fer­ence in their ear col­or­a­tion and the longer legs, the African Wild Cat is eas­ily mis­taken for a domestic cat. Interbreeding is pos­sible as they are so closely related to domestic [...]

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Win 3 Nights at 5-Star Zebula Golf Estate & Spa (closed)

posted to: Win with SA-Venues.com

Share Win a 3 night get­away to the only 5-star graded Country Club, Game Lodge and Spa in south­ern Africa, Zebula Golf Estate & Spa loc­ated in the African Bushveld, in the shad­ows of the Waterberg moun­tain range in the Limpopo Province. Valued at R11000, the prize includes: accom­mod­a­tion for 2 people shar­ing for 3 [...]

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Adventures in South Africa

Upcoming Adventurers' Events

posted to: Annual Events and Festivals, Destinations and Provinces

Share We're cel­eb­rat­ing Adventures in South Africa this com­ing month and in keep­ing with the theme, have lis­ted some not­able events that adrenalin-seekers, sports­men and adven­tur­ers may be inter­ested in. Remember, you don't need to com­pete to join in on the fun — spec­tat­ors most wel­come! Come and cheer them across the fin­ish line and maybe [...]

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Adventures in South Africa

Specials in September 2009

posted to: Accommodation and Specials, Destinations and Provinces

Share Every month we bring you a few budget savers that prove it’s more afford­able than ever to treat your­self to a well deserved break. This month is no excep­tion. As we're cel­eb­rat­ing Adventures in South Africa in September, we thought we'd bring you spe­cial offers from hotels, lodges and other accom­mod­a­tion estab­lish­ments which also [...]

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Spring has Sprung

Spring Festivals and Flower Shows

posted to: Annual Events and Festivals, Destinations and Provinces

Share Spring is round the corner, even though it might not feel like it is, and in cel­eb­ra­tion of Spring it's a good time to let you know about some of the Spring Festivals and flower shows hap­pen­ing in South Africa in the coming weeks ...

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Adventures in South Africa

Cape Town Kitesurfing Photographs

posted to: Photos of South Africa, Western Cape

Share Todays pho­to­graphs are of kite­sur­fers in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. Cape Town is con­sidered on of the best kite­sur­f­ing des­tin­a­tions in the world and pro­fe­sional kite­sur­fers from around the world con­verge on Cape Town annu­ally from October to March to train ...

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009

This Week in South African Sports — 26 August 2009

posted to: Weekly Sports Wrap

Share Rich medal haul for South African trio in Berlin Mbulaeni Mulaudzi had the last laugh at the World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Sunday when he ran a superb 800m race to clock 1 min, 45.29 secs to secure a gold medal for South Africa. Mulaudzi did not run par­tic­u­larly well in [...]

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Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Adventures in South Africa

High Altitude, High Energy Fun

posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Eastern Cape

Share Exploring the “Wild Side of the Drakensberg” by foot, pedal, hoof and paddle — Are you look­ing for adven­ture, exhil­ar­a­tion and vari­ety from your next hol­i­day? Wild Mountain Adventures based in the stun­ning Eastern Cape Highlands has the per­fect answer. Their ‘High 5’ adven­ture trail offers you the chance to explore “The Wild Side [...]

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