Two towns that any visitor to the Mother City must put at the top of their itinerary are Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. Both of these historic towns...
Category - S. Africa
Beyond the Mother City: Langebaan and L’Agulhas
While there are countless sites to see, places to eat and activities to enjoy in the award-winning city of Cape Town, visitors to...
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Table Mountain – A Legendary Beacon of Hope
able Mountain is considered to be one of the oldest mountains in the world. At over 260 million years, it’s older than...
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Hiking, Hippies and Hobbits: Welcome to Hogsback
Nestled in the Amatola Mountains of South Africa’s Eastern Cape is the charming – some would say mystical –...
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The Namqualand Flowers
The Namaqualand is an arid region in South Africa that stretches across the Northern and Western Cape. It is extremely hot and...
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by E Francis, For years you’ve watched every wildlife program you could – watching wildebeest migrate, or lions chase down their prey. But...
Most tourists who visit South Africa come (at least in part) for the wildlife. They want to take a safari, and see some of the “big 5”...
by Elizabeth Hansen, Beautiful Cape Town is easily my favorite city in South Africa. It may be that I just feel comfortable here because the climate...
Mandela, Falls, and Meandering in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa About an hour’s drive north from Durban, the world’s only monument to a criminal...
Cape Town is the second most populated city of South Africa and is renowned for its harbors, natural beauty and urban splendor. It is also known as...
Cape Point Agulhas on the Overberg Peninsula, about a 3-hour drive SE of Cape Town, has many lovely places to visit. But, the highlight has got to be...
Their catch phrase “A Celebration of Elevation” The first time we went here, we’d never heard of this winery but it’s one of our hostesses...
Sometimes I really get lucky. One such occasion was when I was invited to accompany a colleague on a travel outing to the luxury Tau Game Lodge in...
Exploring Where the Indian and Atlantic Meet at Cape Agulhas A two and a half hour drive from Cape Town leads one to the southernmost tip of Africa...
By Camila Castro, Though U.S. national parks are popular holiday destinations, there are plenty of other national parks worldwide offering...
As far as I remember, Robben Island, that infamous jail of political prisoners, was first opened to the public in 1994. No-one would ever have heard...
Whilst we live in a very beautiful country, it is interesting to note that its main history is fairly recent, only really going back to about 1850...
by Christian Nielsen, I have always been one of those people with strange ideas: many years ago I was a steepleholic – if there was a church...
The Africa safari is a dream vacation for the adventurer, the naturalist, the eco-tourist and photographer (amateur or professional) looking for the...
Visiting a foreign country always has an element of uncertainty and wariness involved, particularly when visiting developing countries where most of...