Tagged as: Western Cape
Swimming with Seals & 15 Other Unusual Things to Do in South Africa
There are many unusual things to do in South Africa, if you look beyond the essential attractions high on any visitor’s list. Not only is South Africa one of the most diverse and vibrant countries on the African continent but it’s gone all out to create tra...
Cape Escapes – Villages To Which To Escape, When You Live In Cape Town
We went away this weekend, yet stayed at home. We drove all of 30 kilometres. Right the way to just beyond Simon's Town. It took us a little over half an hour to get there (longer if you take the wonderfully cheerful route, peppered with roadworks, along Main ...
The Cape Leopard Trust – small cats with big problems
Dr Quinton Martins, the man behind The Cape Leopard Trust, has seen only seven ad hoc sightings of wild leopards in the Cederberg where his research takes place in eight years. Even with collars, he sees but a few each year. The Cape Leopard is a vulnerable, i...
Napier Photographs
Napier is a pretty town surrounded by fields of barley and wheat and was named after the Governor of the Cape at the time; Sir George Napier. Interesting shops and eateries line the streets of the town and if you are in town you must make sure you visit The...
Elgin Open Gardens Photographs
We spent the night in Elgin on Saturday and on the way home used the opportunity to pop into one of the open gardens. For those who don’t know, gardens are opened to the public every year (this year over the weekends of October 29th and 30th and November 5th ...
I Love Citrusdal Because …
Hi, I’m Anyas from Citrusdal in the Western Cape. Citrusdal IS BEST KNOWN FOR being the gateway to the Cederberg and for its citrus fruits of course! GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Wupperthal, a picturesque mission village where excellent velskoen (known thro...
Cape Town & Western Cape Markets – When & Where to find them
I’m a big fan of a food market and have decided to try and make more of a concerted effort to purchase fresh vegetables, bread, flowers and in some cases even meat and fish from our local market (the thoroughly divine Earth Fair Market in Tokai). I popped i...
Our very own Philadelphia, and it has nothing to do with the USA
It's almost impossible to believe that the little village of Philadelphia, but 20 minutes drive from Cape Town, has escaped attention. Any other village within a two-hour radius of Cape Town has become a satellite of the city because of its ease of access, and...
De Pakhuys in Clanwilliam – a weekend away in the Cederberg
With all the long weekends in April, we decided to take advantage and head up the west coast, a route often less busy than the N1 or N2 as a getaway from Cape Town. Our destination was de Pakhuys, a rustic guest farm just north of Clanwilliam in the Cederberg....
Things to Do with Kids in Cape Overberg
... things to Do with Kids in Cape Overberg - Take a drive out to Greyton and spend a fun day or two exploring this quaint town. Take in the beauty of Greyton at your own pace, enjoying the scenery around you - by bicycle! In this wonderfully scenic town, G...
Riebeek Kasteel – a perfect little Swartland town
One thing you need to know about Riebeek Kasteel is that it's no longer a secret. Which isn't to say that you won't enjoy yourself immensely in this gorgeous little town nestled up against the Kasteelberg Mountain roughly an hour's drive from Cape Town, but if...
5 GREAT day trips around Cape Town
5 GREAT day trips around Cape Town Pick your own grapes at De Doorns House Estate If you haven't already experienced what it is to pick your own food, then head off to De Doorns Homestead in the Hex River Valley. Not only is this one of the most gorgeous val...
Bainskloof Escape
Where do you find yourself in just an hour and fifteen minute drive outside of Cape Town? Well on Saturday morning I found myself at a friends holiday home in Bainskloof, and no I wasn’t teleported there, it was an easy drive. Three good friends and I decided ...
Farmstalls along the N2 between Sir Lowry’s Pass and the Houhoek Pass
As the N2 summits Sir Lowry's Pass and begins its meander through one of the most lovely valleys known to man – the Elgin Valley is sumptuous it is such a feast of beauty - it passes no fewer than five farmstalls distributed fairly evenly on either side of th...
Bitten by the whale watching bug
We don’t realise how lucky we are in South Africa, and in particular the Western Cape, to have the mightiest of the marine mammals visit our coastline between every year. Countless visitors to South Africa come to our shores to catch sight of these gentle, but...