No Indaba day is complete without an early morning walk along the Durban beachfront promenade. After a brisk walk and a few photos the day gets hectic with meetings and the attendance of sessions to make the most of Africa’s biggest tourism pilgrimage. Cape Whale Coast Tourism has space at the colourful and visible Wesgro… Read More 2019 Africa Travel Indaba Day 1
Another chapter in the Creation food and wine pairing presentation is aptly called Down Paradise Road. Here we have Creation’s Pinot Noir matching quail, pearl barley, baby beetroot and dried raspberries. Paradise for sure! The Story of Creation has 5 courses paired with 8 wines and comes at the reasonable price of R550. Make your… Read More Down Paradise Road
From 8 till 17 June it is Hermanus FynArts time again. A time when Hermanus comes alive with all things art. The new programme book has just been launched and the public can buy tickets as from 9 February for this Overberg celebration of the arts. A Strijdom van der Merwe’s sculpture is on the… Read More A Fine Arts Festival in Hermanus
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
In 2014 Thozamile Stuurman got himself a tour guide badge and started his own business in Hermanus. He called his business Thoza Tours and Mr T, as he is affectionately known, has been sharing his stories ever since. Thozamile says he was born a tour guide. His mother recalls how he would go off to… Read More Township Tour Zwelihle Style
Zainie Misbach grew up in the Bo-Kaap. She went to school here and today she teaches others about the culture and food of this colourful culture hub of Cape Town. Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour is her business and she shares the kitchen with her son and daughter-in-law who are all involved in this business. We met… Read More Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour #CapeTown
Sunrises happens. Every day there’s a new one. It arrives without ceremony. Witnessing this daily wonder fills me with new hope and makes me optimistic about what could be. This photo above was taken and shared by my amazing mom, Helena Kröhn, who took her Labrador Tabitha for an early morning walk along the Saldanha… Read More A New Day, A New Dawn
Hermanus has the best land based whale watching in the world. Not keen on the traditional way of exploring you could also get in a boat or plane for improved visibility. It will cost a bit more but its guaranteed to be more adventurous and give you a close encounter with the whales of… Read More Hermanus Whale Festival
At the southernmost point of Africa lies the coastal village of Agulhas. Marked by an impressive lighthouse there is not much more this far down south. What else do you need if you have an iconic red and white candy striped beacon that stands tall next to the rocky shore? Founded by Portuguese seafarers many… Read More Southernmost Point of Africa
With so many Overberg places to explore I pressed start on my borrowed BMW X1 and went West. General direction Cape Town. I hugged the coast and half way between Hermanus and Gordon’s Bay took another turn towards the village of Pringle Bay. Bordering the UNESCO proclaimed Kogelberg Biosphere this is a small village… Read More Pringle Bay For The Day
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