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Category: Tourism News
Minimoons in the Cape
While honeymoons are justifiable splurged upon, who has the time or money to disappear to a tropical island for a week or two of romantic revelry more than once in their lives?! More frequent “minimoons” are the latest trend in romantic getaways; short, secluded, affordable, closer-to-home vacations to celebrate engagements, anniversaries, milestones, or simply reconnect […]
Slackpacking on the new Chokka Trail
Slackpacking is the luxury-lover’s answer to backpacking hiking trails. Forget about cumbersome, tightly-crammed rucksacks, sleepless nights camping on rough ground, and eating dried food from zip-lock bags. The new slackpacking Chokka Trail in South Africa’s Greater St Francis region (Eastern Cape) is fully catered and includes bed and breakfast, packed lunches, dinner at the various […]
Discover the Joy of Water this Tourism Month
September is National Tourism Month in South Africa. It’s more than simply trying to get bums into hotel beds; it’s about having fun and exploring, while focussing on what makes our country a worthwhile destination to do that in. South Africa is incredibly blessed when it comes to natural attractions. We have everything from sky […]
The Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival: The Magic of Bubbles
Toss the pencil and grab a pen. Get out your diary. Turn the pages to the weekend of 30 November – 1 December 2013. Now save the date for the Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, because you won’t want to do anything other than celebrate “the magic of bubbles” on the lawns of Franschhoek’s […]
FREE entry to South Africa’s National Parks during SANParks Week
UPDATE: SANParks Week 2015 is taking place from Monday, 14 September 2015 until Friday, 18 September 2015. Click here for individual park details. Spring has sprung! Like fireworks, flowers are shooting up and transforming monochrome landscapes into a blaze of colour. South African National Parks (SANParks) is giving you the perfect chance to go wild and see them […]
Talking (& Drinking) Craft Beer with SMACK! Republic Brewing Co.
There’s a lot of hype surrounding the boom of craft beer in South Africa and over the past few years we’ve seen the rise of over 40 craft breweries and over 20 annual beer-loving festivals across the country. In the build-up to the Joburg Festival of Beer, we’ve found loads of people who are itching […]
Win 4 Tickets to the Joburg Festival of Beer
Craft beer is the new black. And gold. It’s the new hot. But cold. The Joburg Festival of Beer is celebrating all things beer from 6 – 8 September 2013 at the Pirates Rugby Club. Showcasing over 200 local and international beers, the festival is all about microbrewers, mega brewers, craft brewers, home brewers, food, […]
Durban Good Food & Wine Show Toasts to Success
After a successful four-day event, the 2013 Durban Good Food & Wine Show has plenty of reasons for a celebratory toast. Record crowds turned up at the culinary and lifestyle show to enjoy the many attractions, especially in the Celebrity Chefs Theatre where chefs of the calibre of James Martin, Vivek Singh, Anjali Pathak, and […]