Category: Events

If you’re a fan of hard cheese, soft cheese, stinky cheese, or sweet cheese, then you probably already know that this year’s South African Cheese Festival is set to take place from 26 – 28 April, at Sandringham Estate, between Paarl and Stellenbosch. The stakes have been raised, and artisans from around the country will […]

The acclaimed Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is taking place in the beautiful city of Cape Town on Sunday, 8 March 2015. An estimated 35,000 cyclists from South Africa and other parts of the world will be participating in the 109km cycle challenge, which trails some of the steepest inclines on the Cape Peninsula. The […]

The craft brew industry is booming in South Africa. Beer drinkers are increasingly excited to try different flavours and a number of local breweries are stepping up to create traditional method brews with distinctive flavour profiles. Anyone care for a pint? Look out for these up and coming craft beer festivals in South Africa: Clarens […]

The Elgin Valley lies approximately 70km east of Cape Town, in the exquisite fertile land beyond Sir Lowry’s pass. After crossing the intrepid Hottentots-Holland mountain range, a meander off the beaten track affords a tantalising range of cellar experiences where every bottle of wine captures the beauty of the valley. The Elegantly Elgin Wine Route […]

There’s only one thing that wine fundis will find more exciting than the annual Stellenbosch Wine Festival, and that’s the fact that the 2013 Stellenbosch Wine Festival is happening 6 months earlier than usual.  The expanded 10-day programme will be taking place from 25 January to 3 February 2013, with over 150 farms and countless […]

The Easter weekend is coming up and it’s almost time for families to gather and celebrate with their usual traditions – a bonus if you get to do so in a beautiful setting. Most Christians and Catholics will have ended the forty-day fasting period of Lent, gone to church on Good Friday, and on Easter […]

Today we have begun a tradition here at TravelGround.com. We are giving awards to our most popular accommodations of 2009, and we will be awarding them every year from now on. Choosing the winners Since TravelGround opened only 6 months ago we have received almost 250,000 page views and thousands of accommodation enquiries, bookings and […]

Welcome to TravelGround: your travel playground… Behind the scenes, ZissuTravel.com has been re-branding… TravelGround.com is the result and the website will be moving across to this new domain today. But not to worry, all your old links to ZissuTravel.com will still function. We’re open for bookings… Despite the inevitable delays caused by the necessary re-branding […]