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Upcoming Events on the Garden Route
The Garden Route is a beautiful swath of country on the south eastern coast of South Africa, situated a stretch of the N2 between Cape Town and George. Named for the massive amount of greenery, that line this incredible stretch of highway it is one of the most uniquely beautiful places in South Africa if not on the planet. There was once a time when elephants were native to this beautiful place. Despite its fame for being naturally beautiful and diverse it is dotted with towns that are often a hotbed of activity and fun vibrant events. This is especially [...]
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Synergy Music Festival
Continuing our mission to keep you informed about the hottest upcoming events this summer we have all the information you need for one of the biggest events on the Cape Town music festival calendar if not the South African entertainment calendar. From 1994 until 2003 Synergy was the hippest New Year’s Eve party in South Africa, launched as dance music started exploding in South Africa it was the epitome of the early rave culture and everyone who considered themselves at the cutting edge of popular culture wanted to be there. In its infancy it was an indoor event that lasted [...]
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Summer in South Africa
South Africa is known for many things but the one element it is known best for is the summer, the majority of visitors come to South Africa in the sometimes misplaced belief that South Africa is home to the place where the sun always shines. While this is true in summer there are areas of the country where a winter rainfall is prevalent. This however is not something that needs to be worried about at the moment as we crawl joyously to the wonderful time of the year called summer. The summer brings an absolute multitude of activities to do [...]
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Shark Attack Raises Debate
Another shark attack in Cape Town has once again opened the debate over whether shark cage diving operators are responsible for the increasing shark attacks in the waters around Cape Town. Shark cage diving is an activity that has for many years attracted massive tourist interest and thus generated significant income for smaller coastal communities. It has for the last few years come under the spotlight for the methods employed by the operators to attract the sharks, namely chumming. Although not yet conclusively proven to attract shark attacks there are many that believe these operators are responsible for the increase [...]
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5 Top Cape Town Tourist Attractions
Writing a blog post like this is never easy. The Mother City, as it is affectionately known, is one of those cities which seem to have an energy and vibrancy as boundless as the list of attractions and activities. It caters to every social group imaginable and has a list of activities for almost every type of thrill seeker out there. So you can be sure that this is topic that will be revisited again in the near future. To kick us off I am going to explore the five most recognisable tourist attractions in Cape Town. There is however [...]
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Cape Town Flower Route
It’s that time of year again, when the west coast of the Western Cape explodes in colour, as nature puts on a show the likes of which is not seen anywhere else in the world. The South Western corner of South Africa is known for its unique flora and the west coast of South Africa is a landscape as unique as it is beautiful.For a few weeks in the spring of each year the flowers bloom, in such abundance and intensity that the ground is carpeted in colour for as far as the eye can see. The Cape Town Flower [...]
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Happy Heritage Day!
Spring showed its true colours in Cape Townthis weekend as if mother nature was doffing its’ hat to our Heritage Day celebrations. With the weather we experienced this past weekend one can see why clever marketing and the mainstream media have dubbed it National Braai Day. In Cape Town when the sun shines there is only one way to truly celebrate one’s fire and meat heritage, a braai in Tokai Forest. Tokai forest sits at the base of the Constantiaberg and provides a beautiful setting with little to no effort to get there, or so I thought. With built in [...]