Category: Tourism News

UPDATE: CitySightseeing has launched a new township tour! Check out the LaGuGu Tour below! Explore the beautiful city of Cape Town at your own pace with hop on, hop off tours. The tours follow a timetable and run every 20 – 30 minutes (tour dependent) – which means you can get off and explore each attraction at your own pace, […]

The temperamental nature of spring is over and summer is finally here in all her sunshine glory. To celebrate the sultry holiday season, the Company Gardens will be hosting the Cape Town Summer Market from 14 – 24 December 2012. This festive family-friendly market is the ideal place to find some unique Christmas gifts while […]

If you’re like me and have a fascination and fear of sharks, then I recommend you do a shark cage diving experience to gain some valuable insight into the working behind these monstrous underwater machines. The aim is to conquer your fear, and believe me, it’s worth it. So put on your big boy pants […]

Situated “off the beaten track” in a magnificent valley surrounded by the spectacular Langeberg mountains, African Game Lodge offers a restful break from the city. It is located just 2.5 hours from Cape Town and 30 minutes from the quaint town of Montagu. The lodge is part of a conservation project dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation, […]

There’s something about a crowd of strangers singing in unison that makes my spirit feel fuzzy, alive, and well. It’s the perfect picture of a world in harmony – the essence of Christmas. If you are in the camp that thinks carols are a silly affair, I encourage you to join in the merry madness! […]

I can’t count the number of times my friends overseas have spoken to me and admitted that they’re homesick and longing for familiar comforts. When asked what specifically they mean, items such as Mrs Balls Chutney and biltong, droewors and rooibos, are mentioned, along with the scent of the bushveld and forests, and a taste […]

My evening at Richard’s Supper Stage has skyrocketed to my number one dinner theatre experience. I’ve seen several shows, but none quite like “Kaapse Stories from the Mother City”. From the moment I stepped up the staircase, appropriately bearing the names of District 6 streets, to the last clap of the standing ovation, I was […]

The annual Simon’s Town Penguin Festival is taking place this Saturday, 13 October 2012, in celebration of the delightful tuxedoed birds that have become such an icon of Simon’s Town. The Penguin Festival coincides with African Penguin Awareness Day and is hosted by SANCCOB, one of South Africa’s leading marine NPOs, and South African National […]