The world’s best land-based whale watching

You may have ticked sightings of Africa’s famous Big Five off your must-see list, but did you know South Africa gives you an excellent chance of getting up close and personal with the Marine Big Five? The oceans surrounding the southern tip of Africa are rich with southern right whales, great white sharks, penguins, dolphins […]
5 activities to add to your safari holiday

When planning a safari holiday, it’s important to remember that no two safari experiences will be identical. While guides are trained to bring guests to where all the action is (and have an innate knack for doing so) sometimes wildlife is just too unpredictable. It therefore makes good sense to have a plan B – […]
Holidays to book in advance

There are a plethora of unique experiences waiting to be uncovered on the African continent. And unlike for city escapes, travelling to this vast area of the globe requires preparation. Lots of it. Otherwise, you run the risk of not being able to find availability, or worse, having a subpar holiday. Who would want that? […]
Visiting Table Mountain – over 24-million visitors have been up Table Mountain!

Visiting Table Mountain is a local favourite, with the cable-car having welcomed its 24-millionth visitor to the World Heritage Site in 2015. The uniquely flat-topped mountain from which it gets its name is instantly recognisable and creates a spectacular backdrop to Cape Town. It is not surprising that the mountain was voted as one of […]
Seal Snorkeling in Cape Town

Seal Snorkeling in Cape Town Delve into the Atlantic Ocean for a guaranteed up-close-and-personal wildlife experience! When it comes to embarking on safari or diving trip with the hope of witnessing or experiencing animals in their natural habitats, there is always a good chance of, well, not seeing any wildlife and feeling an overwhelming sense […]
Cape Town world’s Best City 2014

Cape Town has done it again, being named Best City in the World in the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014 by its readers for the third year in a row! Vancouver and Venice follow in second and third positions respectively. As your plane banks over Cape Town, you see a city dwarfed by a mountainous spine that runs the length […]
Cape Town named “most beautiful city on earth”

The city has recently received wide acclaim from top publications and news sites like the New York Times and Huffington Post. Now a Buzzfeed list has named it “the single most beautiful city on Earth.” In a list of 20 cities, Cape Town trumps tourist favourites such as Paris, Barcelona, Rio and Stockholm. Some reasons […]
Tree-top canopy walkway at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town

Kirstenbosch Gardens is proud to announce another exciting project taking place in the garden during this its centenary year. A tree-top canopy walkway is under construction in the arboretum and, when completed, will take visitors from the forest floor through the foliage of the tree tops and eventually ascend above the canopy to give spectacular […]