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Win A Two Night Getaway For Two At The Brenaissance Wine & Stud Estate
Vineyards, plum orchards, luxurious accommodation, and the mountains of Stellenbosch... Did you just feel the tension in your shoulders ease a little? Did you forget about deadlines and budgets for just a moment as you imagined the crisp sunshine on your fa...
South Africas Most Underrated Wine Regions
South Africa's most Underrated Wine Regions - Anyone worth their salt knows that the bulk of South Africa's top wine producers lie on the Cape South Western Coast within 145 km of Cape Town. Something about the combination of folded mountains and crisp ocea...
Best Places to Stay in Franschhoek – South Africa’s French Quarter
Have you noticed that almost every one of the best places to stay in Franschhoek is named after something French, or Frenchified to sound French? It’s not pretentious so much as it’s in keeping with its history - Franschhoek is the Cape’s French Corner. Regar...
10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa
10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa ~ South Africa is vast... The cities in South Africa are, by default, large too (Johannesburg alone has over 500 suburbs and covers an area of over 520 square kilometres). South Africa’s the 24th largest cou...
Road Cycling Holidays in South Africa – See the Best of South Africa on Your Bike
Road Cycling Holidays in South Africa ~ Road cycling holidays are not something you associate with the vastness of South Africa - you definitely won’t manage to see the whole of the country on your bike. Not unless you have months at your disposal (there ar...
Unique Experiences You Can Have Only in South Africa
South Africa is extraordinary. When one thinks unique experiences, South Africa - with its unusual blend of diverse cultures, varied landscapes, wildlife, vibrant cities and historical towns - tops the list for its distinct character. We think you’ll agree...
Best Places to Spend New Year’s Eve in South Africa
Where are you spending New Year’s Eve? At a party, a celebration? Or somewhere more gentle - just you, a couple of friends, and a bottle of bubbly? If, like me, you’ve left your New Year’s Eve plans for the last minute - here are a couple of places to spen...
The Best Value Luxury Cape Winelands Accommodation by SA-Venues.com
The Best Value Luxury Cape Winelands Accommodation by SA-Venues.com ~ The Cape Winelands of South Africa need little by way of introduction - the area is one of the most visited parts of the country. So, it isn’t surprising that the standard of Cape Winelan...
Franschhoek – Eat, Do, Sleep in the Winelands’ Foodie Capital
The French corner of the Cape Winelands is relatively small by comparison with its sister town, Stellenbosch (only twenty minutes’ away). But as a weekend, or even day, visit it packs a punch - its main road awash with restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries,...
15 Most Instagrammed Attractions in Cape Town
#Cape Town doesn't need an introduction. It is one of the most popular city hashtags in South Africa, tagged in over 3 111 645 photos (#Johannesburg is tagged in only 560 590 photos). Comparatively #Cape Town is understandably not as popular as somewhere li...
Top Things To Do In The Winelands That Aren’t About Wine
The traditional Cape Winelands – Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Somerset West – are within a stone's throw of Cape Town. These earliest colonial settlements each come with their own wine route, making it easy to travel from one farm to the next sampling win...
30 Things To Do In The Cape Winelands
The essence of the Cape Winelands is wine tasting. You will discover, however, that there are so many wine estates jostling for your attention that you need something other than wine estates as your yard stick for selecting which ones to visit. For this ...
Simonsig – The perfect place for a winter lunch
Even on winter’s day, driving through the gates of Simonsig Estate in Stellenbosch is an experience. Tall trees line the pathway that leads you past their 210 hectares of vineyards and towards their Cuvee Restaurant on the right. Making my way past barrels...
5 Appealing Breaks from Cape Town
Having recently had the rather gruelling last minute task of unearthing somewhere to stay over the Easter weekend, it became obvious to me that for some reason this time of year for Capetonians is synonymous with the Cederberg (myself included) – it's a case o...
Time To Visit Fairview And The Spice Route
Fairview Estate has to be one of my favourite wine cellars to visit. It is situated on the South Western slopes of Paarl and has spectacular views of Table Mountain. Fairview has a lot more to offer than just fantastic wine though. As you drive into the parkin...