Guide to hiking Table Mountain, Cape Town
Several hiking trails scale Table Mountain in Cape Town. The shortest is Platteklip Gorge. Skeleton Gorge and 12 Apostles are more scenic routes, but longer. Here’s our hiking guide!
A Big 5 safari in Sabi Sands (+ other Africa Big 5 safaris)
The lions are bullet-fast hunting the impala. On our amazing Big 5 safari in Sabi Sands, we see animals galore. But other places in Africa are famous for spotting the Big 5 too.
12 Apostles Hotel: A luxury retreat in Cape Town
One of the best 5 star hotels in Cape Town, the 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa wowed us with killer sea views, elegantly decorated rooms, bubbly at check-in, mountain walking trails and its superb Leopard Bar.
Wine tasting in Stellenbosch: Our fun Wine Flies tour
Our educational and fun Wine Flies Tour from Cape Town took us to five Stellenbosch wineries, including Annandale for bold, luscious, old-world reds.
Family safaris at Thornybush Game Lodge
Biscuit baking, bug walks and pool picnics on a safari? Family safaris? Yes, when you take the kids to South Africa’s family-friendly Thornybush Game Lodge.
12 Unmissable things to do in Cape Town
Discover the best things to do in Cape Town, South Africa! Go up Table Mountain. Stroll Kirstenbosch Gardens. Meet the penguins at Boulders Beach. And more!
Simbambili Game Lodge: Luxury safari stay in Sabi Sands
Simbambili enticed us on our South African safari with its 9 honeymoon-worthy bungalows with private plunge pools. And we saw the “Big 5” too!
Old-fashioned opulence on the Blue Train, South Africa
The luxury Blue Train in South Africa caught our eye. Sip champagne? Nosh on oysters? Watch the Karoo landscape roll by? Sign us up.