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All eyes on Cape Town (photographs)

SA Travel News Editor — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:53 +0000

The city is buzzing with visitors all here to enjoy what Cape Town has to offer in the lead up to the final draw for the FIFA 2010 World Cup which is happening on 4 December. Readers of the UK Telegraph recently voted Cape Town as their favourite city outside Europe and in Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers Choice, Cape Town was named top city in Africa / Middle East, and 4th in the world …

Wouldn’t you rather be here too?

Photograph: View from Robben Island towards Cape Town

Photograph: Table Mountain Cableway

Photograph: V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Cape Town is gearing up for a holiday season like never before – book your accommodation in Cape Town now before there are no rooms left in the City!

Useful Links:
Cape Town Attractions
Things to Do in Cape Town
Cape Town Hotels
Western Cape Accommodation

Smitswinkel Bay Photographs

South Africa Editor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:19 +0000

Photographs taken of Smitswinkel Bay on the False Bay Coast in the Cape. Smitswinkel Bay (or Smitswinkelbaai) is practically inaccessible and right next to the Cape Point Nature Reserve. Reached only by foot, it is worth the effort to get there. The bay here is popular for snorkelling, diving and fishing and the water is calm and great for swimming. Views are fantastic as the mountains are virtually to the back of the beach and one overlooks False Bay. Smitswinkel Bay lies just past Simonstown on the False Bay Coast …

Photographs of Smitswinkel Bay by and © Iain and Stefani

You can view more photos in this series – Slide Show on Flickr.com – Smitswinkel Bay

Useful Links:
False Bay Coast Beaches
False Bay Coast Attractions
False Bay Coast Accommodation
Cape Town Accommodation

Birds Eye View by Noula Bouwer (photograph)

South Africa Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:43 +0000

Todays photograph was sent to us by Noula Bouwer as is entiled “Bird’s Eye View”. A great photograph of a giraffe, Noula has submitted a number of really great photographs to our current photography competition. You can see more of her entries at November Photography Competition. Giraffe are non-territorial, social animals that travel in large herds that are not organized in any way. They live in the savannas of Africa, where they roam freely among the tall trees, arid land, dense forests and open plains …

Bird’s Eye View – Photograph by & © Noula Bouwer (South Africa)

Useful Links:
Learn more about the Giraffe at these fine sites:
The Giraffe on AWF.org
BBC Wildlife – The Giraffe (includes a “sounds like” clip)

Fighting Giraffe Video from Youtube.com (interesting footage)

Game Drive photograph by Justin Cohen

South Africa Editor — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:24 +0000

South Africa is a wildlife paradise offering umpteen numbers of national parks and game reserves. Although each game reserve offers its own dimension to game viewing, one common factor ties them all together: the regal big five of the South African wild world – Elephant, Leopard, Rhino, Lion and Buffalo. Game Viewing in South Africa is done either in closed vehicles (mostly in the National Parks), in open safari vehicles in the Private Game reserves and both day and night game viewing is available in private reserves …

Game Drive photograph – By and © Justin Cohen (South Africa)

Useful Links:
Game Viewing in South Africa
South Africa Game Reserves
South Africa Wildlife
Kruger National Park

Vervet Monkey – mother and baby by Trudi Naude

South Africa Editor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:05 +0000

Submitted to our November Photography Competion by Trudi Naude, this photograph of a vervet monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) and her baby is entitled “Hold on tight”. Different types of vervets vary in colour, but generally the body is a greenish olive or silvery grey. The face, ears, hands, feet and tip of the tail are black, but an obvious white band on the forehead blends in with the short whiskers …

Photograph “Hold on Tight”- By and © Trudi Naude (South Africa)

Useful Links:
November Photography Competition
South African Wildlife
South Africa Travel

Eagle in Flight – photographs by Dror Orbach

South Africa Editor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:53 +0000

These two photographs caught my eye when we received them as I think they are quite spectacular. Taken during a holiday to South Africa last year, they were sent to us by Dror Orbach from Israel. Dror has quite the eye for taking great wildlife photographs … we featured his “Shy Waterbuck” two weeks ago and there are more on our November Photography Competition page.

Eagle in Flight – By & © Dror Orbach (Israel)

With a great prize up for grabs its not too late to submit your favourite holiday snaps. (must be wildlife or nature, taken in South Africa and you may submit as many as you like). See details on how and what to send at November Photography Competition.

Plan your Trip to South Africa now:
South Africa Travel
South Africa Hotels
South Africa Attractions
Things to Do in South Africa

Photograph of iconic Table Mountain on International Day of Climate Action by Dave Estment

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:41 +0000

Did you know that 24 October was the International Day of Climate Action? The intention of this day, organised by 350.org, was to lift public awareness on the need for an international climate treaty to reach 350. 350.org called upon people from every corner of the globe to find an iconic place in their community and incorporate the number 350 with this place and take a photograph. Once all the images are collected they will be delivered to world leaders and the media to show how unified the climate movement is …

We received the following stunning photograph from Naomi at Outdoor Video and Photographic (OV&P). You may remember her husband, Dave Estment, who fabulous photographs are often featured on this site. Here’s what Naomi had to say about the day and this photograph: “Dave & I visited Cape Town recently with Hills of Africa Travel and we went up Table Mountain on 24th October, which happened to be the 350 Action Day. We came across a group of rock climbers who were hoisting flags, etc, for the event. Dave took a great photo of them from the cable car.”

Iconic Table Mountain on International Day of Climate Action – By and © Dave Estment

Quoted From the 350.org website:
On 24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for action on the climate crisis. Over 22,000 photos have been submitted so far! See them all on Flickr »

Lots of AWESOME photographs!!

Useful Links:
Table Mountain
Cape Town Attractions
Cape Town Accommodation

Dwarf Chameleon photograph by Jennifer Peers

South Africa Editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:08 +0000

This amazing close up of a dwarf chameleon was sent to us by Jennifer Peers as an entry for our November Photography Competition. Jennifer has submitted some of the most beautiful photographs (see previous featured photo here). According to the Wikipedia entry for Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum), it is native to the Western Cape where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town. As with most chameleons, its tongue is twice the length of its body and it can be shot out of its mouth using a special muscle in the jaw. This gives the chameleon the ability to catch insects some distance away.

Dwarf Chameleon – Photograph by and © Jennifer Peers

To enter your photographs in our photography competition visit: November Photography Competition.

Giraffe photograph by Erma Mae Perkins

South Africa Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:49 +0000

This beautiful photograph of a Giraffe taken on a game walk in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve was submitted to our November Photography Competition by Erma Mae Perkins. Established in 1895, this is the oldest game park in South Africa along with nearby St Lucia Reserve. Apart from game viewing drives there are self guided auto trails which provide information on both the management and natural history of the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi game reserve. Guided walks can be especially rewarding in the early morning and late afternoon …

Game walk in Hluhluwe – Photograph by and © Erma Mae Perkins (USA)

Useful Links:
Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve
KwaZulu Natal Game Reserves
South Africa Game Reserves

Bashful and Beautiful – Waterbuck by Dror Orbach

South Africa Editor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:58 +0000

Todays photograph of a female Waterbuck was sent to us by Dror Orbach from Israel, taken on a visit to South Africa in 2008. The waterbuck is not aquatic nor much at home in water, but it does take refuge there to escape predators. The waterbuck is a large, robust antelope with large, rounded ears and white patches above the eyes, around the nose and mouth and on the throat. Only the males have horns, which are prominently ringed and as long as 40 inches.

Bashful and Beautiful – By and © Dror Orbach (Israel)

Useful Links:
To find out more about the Waterbuck visit Waterbuck on AWF
South African Wildlife
South Africa Travel

Yellow-billed Hornbill photographs by Mhairi Kelly

South Africa Editor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:48 +0000

These two fabulous photographs of a group of Yellow-billed Hornbills was sent to us by Mhairi Kelly. The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a medium sized bird, with length between 48 to 60 cm, characterized by a long yellow beak with a casque (only in males). The Yellow-billed Hornbill feed mainly on the ground surface, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. Termites and ants are a preferred food source in the dry season …

Yellow-billed Hornbills photographs by and © Mhairi Kelly (South Africa)

Useful Links:
November Photography Competition
South African Bird Life
South Africa Travel

African Paradise Flycatcher photo by Janet Bloom

South Africa Editor — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:29 +0000

Todays beautiful photograph is of an African Paradise Flycatcher taken by Janet Bloom in the Madikwe Game Reserve. Says Janet: “We saw this mom and dad feeding their chick at a lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve when it started raining. The dad swooped down and sat on the chick until the shower was over. A few days later, the chick had left the nest and was flying with the parents” …

Photograph of an African Paradise Flycatcher by and © Janet Bloom (South Africa)

Useful Links:
Enter your photographs in our November Photography Competition
South African Birdlife
South Africa Travel

Meerkat photo by Jennifer Peers

SA Travel News Editor — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:39 +0000

One of the first entries received for our November Photography Competition is this great shot of a Meerkat (also known as suricate) submitted by Jennifer Peers – thanks so much for sharing this with us Jennifer, its very special! Meerkat adults take it in turns to stand on guard finding a convenient spot where they can watch for predators, such as eagles. If danger is sighted, the “guard” gives a warning bark, and the meerkats flee to the safety of their burrows. While sentries keep watch, other meerkats take care of the young …

Meerkat Photograph by and © Jennifer Peers (South Africa)

Useful Links:
Meerkats (on SA-Venues.com)
Walk with Meerkats (in Oudtshoorn)
South African Wildlife
November 2009 Photography Competition

V&A Waterfront Photos

SA Travel News Editor — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000

One of Cape Town’s biggest tourist attractions, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront evokes images of the early activities of the harbour. Much of its charm lies in the fact that this busy commercial harbour is set in the midst of a huge entertainment venue with pubs, restaurants, specialty shops, craft markets, theatres and movies …

Photographs – Click to view enlargements:

Useful Links:
V&A Waterfront Attractions
Things to Do in V&A Waterfront
V&A Waterfront Hotels
V&A Waterfront Accommodation

Green Point Stadium in all her lit up glory

South Africa Editor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:08:46 +0000

Isn’t she beautiful? The new Green Point Stadium was lit up for the first time last week Thursday (22nd October 2009) and Capetonians are proud! The FIFA World Cup™ is the biggest sporting event in the world and all eyes will be on the Green Point Stadium and Cape Town when it hosts five first round matches, one second round, one quarter-final and one semi-final next year …

Photographs of Green Point Stadium – By and © Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town

More Photographs:
See the City of Cape Town’s website for more photographs by Bruce – Green Point Stadium progress photographs.

Photo Gallery – More photographs from the photo shoot © Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town – click to view enlargements:

Photos of Greyton

SA Travel News Editor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:14 +0000

Go where the locals go … Well travelled Guest House owners, Pam and Steve Lord (Cape Rose Cottage in Camps Bay), are regular visitors to the charming village of Greyton. Says Pam; “It is so beautiful out there – one of my favourite places in the world”. Pam took a series of photographs on a recent weekend getaway to Greyton which she has kindly allowed us to share …

“Greyton is a picture-perfect rendition of an old town with its gravel roads, thatched roof cottages, pretty little gardens and beautifully restored buildings. The people of Greyton are friendly and the route into the village of Greyton along the R406 as it wends its way through the emerald hills and fields of wheat, barley oats and lucerne of the Cape Overberg, a most pleasurable drive. The sun always seems to shine in this part of the world and the oak-lined streets of Greyton are as much a way of life as the many outdoor activities …” (more at Greyton attractions).

Greyton Photographs by and © Pam Lord (click on thumbnails to view the gallery).

Useful Links:
Greyton Attractions
Things to Do in Greyton
Greyton Hotels
Greyton Accommodation

Eggman by Greg Lumley

SA Travel News Editor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:18 +0000

Todays photograph by Cape Town photographer, Greg Lumley, is of “Eggman” – he’s the guy with all the Eggs on his head that you see at all the best festivals in Cape Town. His name is Gregory da Silva – Greg is a storyteller, dancer and live street perfomer from Benin West Africa. “Eggman” performs every day in Market Square, Cape Town and adds an air of Rio-style festivity wherever he performs …

Useful Links:
Visit Greg’s website at http://www.greglumley.com/ or contact Greg on Telephone: +27 (0)83 604-0107.

Photographs of Proteas

SA Travel News Editor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:32 +0000

This is a beautiful white king protea with soft feathery bracts. Proteas are also known as sugarbushes due to their furry apprearance that resembles spun sugar. According to Wikipedia, Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. The protea is South Africa’s national flower, and beautiful it is … (see more proteas in the gallery below).

Protea photographs – click on the thumbnail images to view the gallery.

Giraffe in Mkuze Game Reserve photo

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:13 +0000

Photograph of a Giraffe family in the beautiful Mkuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal. Three game viewing hides have been constructed next to the Kubube, Kamasinga, Kwamalibala pans in the Mkuze Game Reserve. Visitors park their cars and enter the hides on foot. Depending on the surface water in the reserve, but normally during the drier winter months, large concentrations of wildlife may be seen at the waterholes …

Useful Links:
Mkuze Game Reserve
Mkuze Accommodation
KwaZulu Natal Accommodation
KwaZulu Natal Game Reserves

Interview with a Wildlife Photographer

South Africa Editor — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

SA-Venues.com talk to Dave Estment, intrepid wildlife photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Q: What first inspired you to pick up a camera? A: Racing Superbikes, strangely enough! I raced professionally from 1979 – 1985, so got to know some of South Africa’s ...

Adderley Street Flower Seller by Greg Lumley

South Africa Editor — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:20 +0000

Freshly cut flowers including indigenous and our national flower, the protea, are available from the colourful flower sellers in Adderley Street, Cape Town, from where they having been operating for the past 100 years. The Adderley Street flower sellers and their beautiiful wares are located in the market place in Cape Town’s main thoroughfare, between Strand Street and Darling Street …

Adderley Street runs parallel to St George’s Mall. It starts at the Foreshore and ends in Government Avenue, an oak-tree lined street, running along the boundary of the Company Gardens.

Adderley Street Flower Seller – Photograph by and © Cape Town Photographer, Greg Lumley

Useful Links:
Cape Town City Bowl (Info and attractions)
Things to Do in Cape Town City Bowl
Cape Town City Bowl Accommodation

SA-Venues.com would once again like to thank Greg for sharing his wonderful photographs with us. Some our our favourites we’ve published recently have been the Langa Township photos, Green Point Stadium photos and 2 beautiful Leopard photos.

Greg is available for wedding photography, family photo shoots and events.
Contact Greg:
Telephone: +27 (0)83 604-0107
E-mail: info@greglumley.com

Leopard photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:22 +0000

They may look beautiful, even cute sometimes, but leopards are shy, cunning and very dangerous, especially when wounded. Leopards are very good tree climbers and can pull large prey up a tree to protect it from other predators or scavengers in the vicinity. They return later to feed again. Leopards still occur outside conservation areas …

Leopard in the Kalahari Desert

Leopard resting on a terminte mound in Sabie Sands Game Reserve:

Useful Links:
South African Wildlife
South Africa Game Reserves
Kruger National Park

Spring Photos of the Kirstenbosch Gardens

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:00:39 +0000

Spring has sprung in Cape Town’s favourite garden – Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is world renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain …

Photographs of Kirstenbosch – By and © Iain Gibbin.

Useful Links:
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Kirstenbosch Photographs
Southern Suburbs Attractions

Muizenberg Photographs

South Africa Editor — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:00:22 +0000

Photographs taken on a Sunday morning in Muizenberg. Intrinsically linked to the surfing culture, Muizenberg’s waves are dotted with surfers of all ages on any given day, waiting for their moment to experience the feeling. Muizenberg is an eclectic beach-side suburb on the False Bay Coast in Cape Town, with a colourful mix of history, architecture and fantastic beaches …

Photographs of Muizenberg by and © Stefani

Click on the thumbnails to view more photographs of Muizenberg.

Useful Links:
See more Muizenberg Photographs
Muizenberg Attractions
Things to Do in Muizenberg
Muizenberg Accommodation
Cape Town Accommodation

Table Mountain by Greg Lumley

South Africa Editor — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:00:41 +0000

Table Mountain photographs by popular Cape Town wedding photographer, Greg Lumley. Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest – so may we take this opportunity to remind you to vote! Visit the New 7 Wonders website and cast your vote … http://www.new7wonders.com/. And our thanks to Greg for sharing his fabulous photographs with us!

Table Mountain by and © Greg Lumley

Useful Links:
See more Table Mountain Photographs (and submit your own …)
Cape Town Attractions
Things to Do in Cape Town

Langa Township by Greg Lumley

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:51 +0000

Today we feature two of Greg Lumley’s photographs taken in the Langa township, an area made up of infamous singles quarters, hostels of migrant workers of the apartheid era, a squatter camp, a vast taxi rank, a community centre, and settlers. Langa is high on the list of ‘to do’s’ when visiting Cape Town and over twenty five percent of tourists take a township tour in an endeavour to ascertain the extent to which the squalor and deprivation of the previously disadvantaged have improved.

Says Greg “Life in the townships is very different from the suburbs and many cultural practices are alive and well. From a photography point of view you would have to be totally blind not to want to click in every direction …”

Photographs of Langa by and © Greg Lumley

Useful Links:
See more of Greg’s photographs of Langa
Find out more about Langa
Cape Flats, Cape Town

Green Point Stadium by Greg Lumley

South Africa Editor — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Photographs taken of the Green Point Stadium by Cape Town photographer, Greg Lumley. The Green Point Stadium is being transformed into a completely new 70 000 seater, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable, modern, technologically advanced, world class stadium in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup … and its almost done!

Green Point Stadium – By and © Greg Lumley

Useful Links:
Green Point Attractions
Green Point Hotels
Cape Town Hotels

Leopard by Greg Lumley

South Africa Editor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:00:34 +0000

SA-Venues.com are proud to present a series of photographs by well know Cape Town photographer, Greg Lumley. Greg is a freelance photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa who shoots most anything such as Lifestyle / Editorial, Portraits and Events and Greg is also as a very popular wedding photographer in Cape Town. Greg shares some of his beautiful photographs of South Africa with us …

Useful Links:
Visit Greg’s website at http://www.greglumley.com/ or contact Greg on Telephone: +27 (0)83 604-0107

Pringle Bay photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:00:05 +0000

Photographs taken over a weekend in Pringle Bay. Only an hour’s drive from Cape Town, the town of Pringle Bay offers an idyllic outdoor lifestyle: safe swimming, snorkelling around the many rock pools and crevices on the beach; diving for abalone, rock lobster and crayfish – although you will need a permit to do so – and amazing opportunities for bird watching … (for more info about this charming town visit Pringle Bay attractions).

Pringle Bay Photo Gallery – Click on thumbnails to view large photographs …

Useful Links:
Pringle Bay Accommodation
Pringle Bay Guest Houses
Cape Overberg Accommodation
Western Cape Accommodation

The Palace at the lost City (Photographs)

SA Travel News Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:00:20 +0000

Photographs and a short video taken at The Palace at The Lost City in Sun City, North West Province. The internationally acclaimed Sun City Resort has a unique heartbeat and an African rhythm of its own and is unlike any other Resort destination in the world. This is pure fantasy and your every desire is met …

Useful Links:
The Palace at the Lost City
Sun City Hotels
Sun City Accommodation

Elephant in Welgevonden Game Reserve (Video and photographs)

South Africa Editor — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:03 +0000

Photograph and video of an Elephant in the Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg Area. The Welgevonden Game Reserve is a popular weekend safari destination out of Johannesburg. Only 3 hours drive north of OR Tambo Airport, Welgevonden Game Reserve is a “Big Five”, malaria free Game Reserve situated in the Waterberg District …

Useful Links:
Welgevonden Game Reserve
Limpopo Game Reserves
Limpopo Attractions

King of Madikwe Photos

SA Travel News Editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:00:52 +0000

A gallery of photographs taken in the Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province, South Africa. Madikwe Game Reserve is run as a joint venture between the state, private sector and local communities who live on the borders of the reserve and who benefit too, earning an annual share of the park’s profits. There are day and night game drives within Madikwe Game Reserve, bush walks and over 350 species of birdlife, including a number of interesting raptors …

King of Madikwe Game Reserve and family …

Click on the thumbnails to view the gallery …

Useful Links:
Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe Accommodation
South Africa Accommodation

Green Point Stadium Progress photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:30 +0000

This evening we received a “tweet” via Twitter from @CapeTown_2010 that reads … “Installation of the translucent mesh facade membrane begins at Cape Town Stadium. Soon the stadium will glow at night”. Well I for one can’t wait and judging by the sheer number of photographs of the Stadium uploaded to Flickr.com by photographers from all over the world (but mostly Capetonians) chronicalling its progress, neither can the rest of Cape Town! So where are we now?

Photograph of Green Point Stadium taken on 9 September 2009 by Blyzz.

Photograph of the Green Point Stadium also by Blyzz taken on 15 August 2009:

Looking Spectacular! Our thanks to this talented photographer for making his photographs available for download under a creative commons license so that we could share them with our readers. Please visit his photostream at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blyzz/. There are many, many beautiful photographs taken in and around Cape Town. We love his work!

Links:
More about the Green Point Stadium …
Green Point Stadium Flickr.com Gallery
Green Point Visitors Centre
Green Point Stadium

more photographs of Tulbagh …

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:43 +0000

If our recent spread (Tulbagh articles and photographs) haven’t quite convinced you yet that Tulbagh should be on your list of towns to visit whilst travelling through the Cape’s magnificent Winelands, here are a few more photographs of this charming village to get you in the mood …

Click on the thumbnails to view the large photographs of Tulbagh …

Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photographs with us Tarryn!

Useful Links:
Cape Winelands
Cape Winelands Hotels
Cape Winelands Accommodation
Things to Do in Cape Winelands

Tulbagh Photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:00:22 +0000

A selection of photographs of the charming village of Tulbagh located in the Cape Winelands, South Africa. Tulbagh nestles in amongst the Winterhoek, Witzenberg and Obiqua Mountains, which surround it on three sides and provide one of the most beautiful settings in the Western Cape …

Useful Links:
Tulbagh Accommodation
Tulbagh Guest Houses
Tulbagh Attractions

Cape Agulhas Photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:00:40 +0000

Photographs of Cape Agulhas, the geographic southern tip of the African continent, and the official point at which the cold Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean and the strong Aghulhas current of the Indian Ocean meet. Historically, the cape has been known to sailors as particularly hazardous, notorious for winter storms and huge rogue waves that can reach a spectacular height of 30 metres, so it’s no surprise that the coast is littered with wrecks or that the large red and white striped lighthouse was built as early as 1848.To find out more about this area visit Cape Agulhas.

Useful Links:
If you are interested in vititing Cape Agulhas you may find these links useful:
Cape Agulhas Attractions
Things to Do in Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas Accommodation

Addo Elephants Photographs

SA Travel News Editor — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Todays photographs are of elephants in the famous Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The original Elephant section of the Addo Park was proclaimed in 1931, when only eleven elephants remained in the area … today it is proudly sanctuary to over 450 elephants. This National Park is one of the best places in the world to view elephants in a malaria-free environment and, as the photographs below show, provides outstanding photo opportunities for wildlife photographic enthusiasts …

Addo Elephant Photographs – Click on the images to view the enlarged versions:

Useful Links:
Addo Elephant Park
Addo Elephant Park Lodges
South African Wildlife
South Africa Game Reserves

Cape Point Lighthouse Photos

SA Travel News Editor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:00:50 +0000

‘Any Person caught rolling down the cliff will be prosecuted – by order Lighthouse Engineer’ – So read the original sign nailed to the wooden boundary gate of the Cape Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse at Cape Point is the most powerful on the South African coast. It has a range of 63 kilometres, and beams out a group of three flashes of 10 million candlepower each, every 30 seconds …

A visit to Cape Town is not complete without a visit to Cape Point. Fortunately today the signs are a lot more hospitable and a visit to Cape Point is highly rewarding for the sheer magnificence of the views and the photographic opportunities – a “must-do” for all visitors to Cape Town. To tempt you, click on the thumbnails below to view our gallery of the Cape Point Lighthouse – taken at different time periods and from different angles and viewpoints.

Useful Links:
Cape Point
Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Things to Do in Cape Town
Visit the Cape Point Lighthouse
Find Accommodation in Cape Town

Caracal Photograph

SA Travel News Editor — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:00:46 +0000

This beautiful photograph of a Caracal was taken at the Emdoneni Cat Rehabilitation Centre in Hluhluwe (yes, I know we are showing a lot of photos taken at Emdoneni – but aren’t they beautiful?). The largest African lesser cat and an exceptional climber and jumper, the caracal is a slenderly built cat with long legs and a short, sharply tapered tail. The caracal resembles a cross between a leopard and a lynx.

Cape Floral Kingdom Photo

SA Travel News Editor — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:00:19 +0000

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 Fishhoek, overlooking the ocean …