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Favourites
This page features favourites - a mix of accommodation, food and things to do. If it makes sense to include any of these in an itinerary, we will.
Addo
The full name is Addo Elephant National Park and it is the third biggest of the South African National Parks (SANParks). The park is just...
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Restaurants
We aren't restaurant critics but we do like good food! Here are a few places that we've enjoyed on our travels and we would definitely...
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Wild Oats Market
This market is in Sedgefield on the Garden Route and it's so worth visiting that we reorganised a whole trip to make sure we were...
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Charlotte House, Stillbaai
Stillbaai is a lovely small seaside town, about 30 minutes drive south of the N2. The accommodation is in the end corner of a housing...
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Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Just on the edge of the town proper, this is a very pleasant collection of villas. To give a better sense of the location it's a five...
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Rijk's Wine Estate, Tulbagh
This is a relatively small boutique style hotel in Tulbagh, that town being the scene of an earthquake in 1969 that caused a fair amount...
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Highgate Ostrich Farm
There are a few open farms near Oudtshoorn but this one is our favourite. The big feature at Highgate is that it has everything - a...
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St. Francis Bay
The Garden Route ends in the east when the Western Cape gives way to the Eastern Cape. And head on for about 90 minutes and you will find...
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Cango Caves
As a show cave veteran, it was a real surprise to find Cango Caves just outside Oudtshoorn. The caves were discovered most recently in...
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Table Mountain
Table Mountain is recognised around the world and stands proudly over Cape Town. It's the key feature of a sprawling national park area...
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Cape Town's Hop On Bus
We wouldn't normally add one of these as a favourite but the one in Cape Town is excellent. One of the real features is the price, really...
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Boulders Bay - Penguins!
It surprises many people to find that despite the heat there is a thriving penguin colony just to the south of Cape Town. Just a forty...
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Robben Island
About four miles off the coast of the mainland sits Robben Island, its name an anglicised version of the Dutch for Seal Island. It was...
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V & A Waterfront
It surprises many that, given the V is for Victoria, that the A is not Albert. Rather the A is for Alfred, second son of Victoria and...
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Kirstenbosch Gardens
These large gardens were created over a hundred years ago with the intention of preserving the unique flora of South Africa. Covering...
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