Beyond Cape Town: six of the best places to explore on four wheels in South Africa
There’s nothing like the thrill of the open road, and when those roads take you to sun-drenched vineyards, through majestic mountain ranges, along deserted beaches and even into protected reserves where lions laze and elephants roam, then the thrills really are something special. All this makes South Africa the ultimate road trip destination. The well-maintained roads are signed in English, and they drive on the left, so Brits find getting behind the wheel a cinch. Getting there is easy too; British Airways flies direct from London to Cape Town, Johannesburg and...
The Top Ten Things to do in Gansbaai
The places known as Shark Alley and Dyer Island are synonymous with Gansbaai shark cage diving. Three hours from Cape Town, Gansbaai offers one of the best shark cage diving experiences, diving with the bronze whaler sharks. But what else does Gansbaai have to offer. The area is well known for its whale watching between June to November. There are boat-based whale charters departing from Kleinbaai daily. The Southern Right Whale Season is normally from June – December, but the rest of the year, one can occasionally see Humpback and Bryde’s...
A New Stanford Market Takes Shape
A New Stanford Market Takes Shape …and that shape is Square. Stanford, known for its historic architecture, meandering river and impressive collection of antique, second hand and vintage stores is now adding another attraction – a brand new market which may well put Stanford on the map as the “village of markets”. Launching on 01 October is the Stanford Square Market where locals and visitors alike can look forward to an “Eclectic array of stalls including food, thrifting, handmade, cosmetics and craft beverages” says Susan Brent, owner of Journey – a boutique clothing...
Taking South African Slow Food to the World
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kleinmond resident chef Gregory Henderson recently visited Italy to represent South Africa at the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022. Terra Madre translates to Mother Earth and this festival is the largest international event dedicated to good, clean, and fair food and to food politics. It is part of a series of initiatives showcasing positive models for transformation of our food systems. About 30 000 people gathered in Turin Italy to share sustainable food and wine practices. Gregory was part of 20 South African delegates and the only Western Cape...
It’s time to take a trip to the Old Harbour Museum in Hermanus
Tourism month has opened our minds to many tourist attractions in our own country and across the globe. Whale watching is a popular activity in Hermanus, a small town rich in ‘sea culture’; the Old Harbour Museum, is where you can experience whale spotting with the world-famous Whale Crier and walk along the cliff path to look at the art installations. “The Old Harbour Museum is a treasure trove of wonderful facts and interactive exhibits about whales. The Museum was assisted with funding from the Department of Economic Development and...
Overstrand capitalises on whale season as numbers grow
Overstrand capitalises on whale season as numbers grow....
Tourism Tour: A whale of a time in Hermanus
Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, had the pleasure of being joined by the Executive Deputy Mayor for Overstrand Municipality, Lindile Ntsabo, for a tour of the Old Harbour Museum, some whale spotting with the world-famous Whale Crier and a walk along the cliff path to look at the art installations, in Hermanus. “The Old Harbour Museum is a treasure trove of wonderful facts and interactive exhibits about whales. The Museum was assisted with funding from the Department of Economic development and Tourism to upgrade exhibitions which include a...
Bredell highlights CapeNature’s role in support of Tourism Month with Stony Point visit.
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning visited CapeNature’s Stony Point Reserve outside Betty’s Bay today. “September is recognised as Tourism Month, and I want to invite people to find their way to one of the fantastic CapeNature reserves in the Western Cape where nature combined with tourism offers the perfect escape,” Bredell said. Bredell was briefed on the conservation work CapeNature is doing with a colony of the endangered African penguin who now resides in the historic Waaygat Whaling Station. “In the past, nature...
Grootbos fynbos celebrated in Tourism Month
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve’s Michael Lutzeyer has a way of constantly imagining new concepts to improve the offering of the luxury lodge situated between Stanford and Gansbaai. Michael’s latest idea had all and sundry scrambling for an explanation of the word “florilegium” which translates directly to “the gathering of flowers”. The Grootbos Florilegium opened on 2 September 2022 with a collection of fynbos illustrations as a first of its kind for Africa. The Grootbos team worked under the direction of Betty’s Bay resident Vicki Thomas and the project took about four...
Flower Power: The Grootbos Florilegium Project, Visi Magazine April 2022
Sean Privett is the conservation director for the Grootbos Foundation and, along with resident botanical artist Chris Lochner and project leader Vicki Thomas, immersed each of the artists contributing to the new florilegium there in the diverse ecology of the local biome in preparation for their work. “I did a presentation for all of the artists, as a background story on Grootbos and the research and conservation we’re doing here. For many of them, it was quite mind-blowing,” Sean says, reminiscing about the start of the florilegium project back in...