12 things a guide gets you on a flower tour that you’ll miss on a self-drive The springtime extravaganza across the Western and Northern Cape is happening now. We asked two experienced tour guides—Carmen Lerm from West Coast Way and cultural botanist Rupert Koopman—what they add that gives the flower experience a boost I’ve always […]
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5 things an e-bike tour in Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, Paternoster, taught us A tour with WoweBikes taught us about resilience, wildlife, accessibility — and hubris WHY WE LOVE THIS TRAVEL EXPERIENCE Cape Columbine is gorgeous, and cycling its wild coastline feels like freedom; in flower season it is something else entirely. But the ride
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Scarlet-chested sunbird: this tiny creature changed a little girl’s life forever and inspired a lifetime of art In Southern Africa, two little girls fell in love with tiny details — one with a scarlet-chested sunbird, the other with intricate patterns and detail. Decades later, their shared delight has become a book TOP AND ABOVE The
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Xenophobia in South Africa: What it means to your next trip to another African country There are two sides to this story: What’s happening to Africans here. Then what happens to us when we travel our continent. I got my first taste at Maputo Airport at 5am It’s 5am in a warm Maputo… Warm for
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Dlala Nje’s Loopy Luptak: “Jo’burg gave me all my stripes. I owe my life to that city” Now the co-founder is using those hard-earned lessons to build Dlala Nje, Cape Town How Dlala Nje’s bringing its Johannesburg learnings to add a layer to Cape Town’s tourism I come from a family that didn’t travel too
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Cathrin’s Curry Table: The unique Knysna dining experience no-one’s reviewed yet This private Garden Route foodie adventure is a slow traveller’s dream discovery WHY WE LOVE THIS SLOW-TRAVEL EXPERIENCE A meal cooked by someone who learned at their mother’s side, using recipes gathered from women cooking for their own families, is a different, more humble
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WESSA’s CEO: “It was almost inevitable that I would go into conservation” Cindy-Lee Cloete grew up in Namaqualand, learning from her grandfather and Nama great-grandmother that nature knows no waste. We sat down to talk sustainability Namaqualand’s semi-arid landscape is a biodiverse treasure,with quiver trees, succulents and seasonal wildflowers IMAGE Ansie Potgieter Growing up in
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This Mitchell’s Plain birder talks about the birds of South Africa from a very unique angle Ornithologist Miqkayla Stofberg grew up in biodiversity-poor Mitchell’s Plain, so even a common sparrow delights her. Now she’s using her excitement to reach new birders During Covid, Miqkayla was starved of nature. A visit by this Southern Double-collared Sunbird
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7 South African beaches with big personality, chosen by an expert who wrote a book about the ocean Statistics show that when South Africans travel, for most the beach is their first choice of holiday destination. Veruska De Vita travelled the country for her book “Deep Blue: Why we love the sea”. She chose these
How a Cape Town botanist uses plants to change how you see place On his Kirstenbosch guided walks, Rupert Koopman tells entertaining and unexpected stories unpeel its layered human and ecological history How a Cape Town botanist uses plants to change how you see place On his Kirstenbosch guided walks, Rupert Koopman tells entertaining and
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