Tips & Tricks
Wine Tours (Western Cape region) – those staying in Cape Town can join a wine tour organized by WineToursCapeTown.com, which runs daily (except Christmas and New Year’s). The tour consists of visits to farms in the Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch wine regions. Lunch and wine tastings are included. Participants will get to learn the history […]
Top of Africa / Carlton Centre (152 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg) – visitors who’d like a panoramic view of Johannesburg are urged to visit the 50th floor of this office tower to do so. The tallest building in Africa and once the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, the Carlton Centre stands 223m high – about […]
Wild Thing Fishing Charter (V&A Waterfront, Shop No. 6, Quay 5, Cape Town) — this 46 ft. Sportcruiser motor-yacht caters for the local fishing enthusiast, the water sports fanatic and the indulgent sunset reveler – offering an unmatched sea experience from exclusive leisure enjoyment to authentic sea activity. See the following website for details: www.capecharters.co.za
Table Mountain (Cape Town) — Arguably one of the most well-known mountains in Africa, Table Mountain provides a magnificent backdrop to cosmopolitan Cape Town and now boasts the accolade of New 7 Wonders of Nature. Famous for the tablecloth of clouds that pours endlessly down its slopes when the south-eastern blows, this is […]
Sophiatown Heritage Tours (Johannesburg) – Sophiatown was a multi-ethnic and culturally rich area of Johannesburg that was a target of the South African government’s “forced removal” policies during the 1950s (which resulted in the bulldozing of this area, including its schools, shops, cinemas and swimming pools). Nowadays, the Trevor Huddleston CR Memorial Centre (in partnership […]
Springbok Experience Rugby Museum (Portswood House, Portswood Ridge) – this is a world-class, modern interactive museum, shop and skills zone honoring the Springboks and South African rugby. The Springbok Experience features more than 64 audio visual monitors and computer screens, interactive ‘Springbok Trials’ skills tests for children and adults as well as a flagship Springbok […]