Grootbos Fynbos Florilegium
New botanical art illustrations presents Africa’s first florilegium at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.… Read More Grootbos Fynbos Florilegium
Tag: fynbos
Hermanus Hikes
Hermanus is a nature lover’s paradise with countless hiking routes waiting to be explored. There is a trail for every fitness level! My go-to walks are the coastal paths and the mountain tracks – especially Fernkloof Nature Reserve. On Sunday we parked in 1st Avenue Voëlklip and followed the path. It started with a bit… Read More Hermanus Hikes
Blooming Beautiful
Saturdays used to be a about sleeping in or going to the market but recently it became about climbing a mountain. It’s now about wanting to explore and make the most of the new-found freedom and the excitement of Spring. This past Saturday a group of girls headed for Kleinmond to hike the Three Sister… Read More Blooming Beautiful
Flowers on the Contour path above Hermanus Heights — roncorylus
Having walked the Red Route, we decided, today, to try our luck along the contour path above Hermanus Heights. We tried to identify all the flowers along this route which were not seen on the Red Route (which we walked a couple of days ago) and we came up with quite a few. Of course, […]… Read More Flowers on the Contour path above Hermanus Heights — roncorylus
Golfing Around Kleinmond
Kleinmond Golf Club is not the biggest golf course in the Overberg. It’s also not the swishest. But it is authentic, very well priced and set in the most beautiful fynbos surroundings. A great place for people to learn how to play this game that used to be for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. Kleinmond Golf Club… Read More Golfing Around Kleinmond
Road Trip to Gansbaai #WeDoTourism
Gansbaai is just less than an hour’s drive south from Hermanus. It’s a slow drive as the road is windy and a little bumpy at times. The journey takes one through beautiful fynbos landscapes and past a few of the Overberg’s fine wine estates. Halfway through the ride is the heritage town of Stanford where… Read More Road Trip to Gansbaai #WeDoTourism
Coming up proteas
It’s the first Friday of the month and in Hermanus this means that locals are doing the Art Walk. Walking from gallery to gallery there’s plenty of art to appreciate, wine to taste and people to meet. October’s Hermanus First Friday Art Walk will be remembered for all the giant proteas on display. And what… Read More Coming up proteas
Gansbaai is funky this weekend #FunkyFynbos
A festival is a great prompt to take a trip. This weekend Gansbaai is getting loads of funk with the Funky Fynbos Festival. Groeneweide just outside Gansbaai and beyond the Franskraal turnoff is hosting the fynbos flower display. Here you can see a whale tail, penguins and a goose all made of fynbos. All the elements… Read More Gansbaai is funky this weekend #FunkyFynbos
Betty’s Bay Day Tripping Tips #TourismForAll
A Betty’s Bay day trip is as much about the journey as it is about the destination. Touring along Clarence Drive you will be in full support of the vote ranking this route as the most beautiful in the world. Snug between the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean the winding road has plenty of… Read More Betty’s Bay Day Tripping Tips #TourismForAll
Why I♥Hermanus #4
The Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest and most threatened of the world’s 6 Floral Kingdoms. 70% of the Cape Floral Kingdom‘s species is found no where else in the world and we are fortunate to have such an abundance of fynbos in the Overberg. Flower Valley Conservation Trust is a locally based organisation focused on… Read More Why I♥Hermanus #4
Frieda Lloyd Explores 