Travelogues Western Cape

Today we slept in again, after the days with the wake-up call at 05:00, it was a different experience. After a good Swiss breakfast with Nicole (there was even Zopf and different...

Today we set off early to drive around the Cape Peninsula.

Um 5:30 klingelte mein Wecker heute morgen, wovon ich allerdings wenig mitbekam. Dank meiner inneren Uhr wachte ich zum Glück trotzdem um 5:45 auf, um um kurz nach 6 mein Taxi...

On Wednesday, we left at 6:30 in the morning by bus to Gansbaai, which is about a 2 1/2 to 3 hour drive away, to go shark diving! =D After arriving there, we had breakfast and...

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After being quite relaxed on the first day and only visiting the mall, we did some sightseeing on the first real day. Before that, we visited an old acquaintance of my mother,...

Unfortunately, the weather in Knysna wasn't great the day before yesterday. It was quite chilly at 18 degrees Celsius and drizzling. We drove around the city, visited the lagoon...

After spending two days at home for Christmas, we headed to Cape Town. We drove for 20 hours with 20 people in two minibuses. When we arrived, we were really impressed. The...

Happy to have arrived in Cape Town, thanks to Christian: "super easy", we first enjoyed Tea Time at the wonderful hotel "The Clarendon Boutique". Afterwards, we went to the...

September 20, 2023 On our drive to Oudtshoorn we took a short walk along a beautiful forest path in the middle of incredibly tall, old, natural trees. In Plettenberg we had...

On the 14th day, we also had our first rainy day. We used this day to explore Cape Town or the Waterfront. So in the morning we took an Uber, which works exceptionally well here...

On the 13th day, we started relatively early again and after breakfast, we headed towards Table Mountain at around 9 am. Due to the unpredictable weather, we decided against...

On Sunday and Monday, we take it easy, enjoy the great breakfast at Cliff Lodge, and simply relax and enjoy the sweet idleness. For dinner on Sunday, we went to Blue Goose, more...

After a restful night, we set off for Hermanus. We decided to take the coastal route and drive through Gordon's Bay. After a short stop at "Pitts Stop" and 1.5 hours later, we...

After 2 weeks it is now going back to Cape Town via Bettys Bay (here you can also find some penguins) and a wonderful coastal road. And how do you know that you are back in the...

Today we took it easy, after breakfast at Twice Central we did some small shopping in the center of Stellenbosch. Shortly before noon, Uber safely took us to Dornier Wine Estate,...

At 09:00 we were expected by landlady Nicola for breakfast, the breakfast room was stylishly and warmly furnished, the buffet had everything one could wish for. Nicola prepared...

Wednesday was all about Hopp on/Hopp off, first we took the red double-decker around the whole route, then we got off in Long Street where we refreshed ourselves at the Beer...

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Today was the day and I finally went to this orphanage where I actually signed up. But again, I had to start at 1:30 pm. So, another cozy morning :-). I had a cozy breakfast...

Start of the tour Cape Town to Kruger NP. Wake up, have breakfast and head to the Nomades Office. After the formalities, we stored our belongings in the locker and took a seat...

27.5.2024 Cape Town Today was the last day of our Kenya excursion. We were allowed to sleep in, could have had oysters and champagne for breakfast one last time, and had to pack...

We continued yesterday's sweet idleness ☺️ It's good sometimes. It's pretty warm here these days so we first went for a dip in the pool 💦 At lunchtime we went to Franschhoek to...

September 22, 2023 Our journey continued through beautiful purple meadows through the Little Karoo, which currently doesn't look like a desert but rather like a green and...

After 5 nights in the beautiful apartment in Plettenberg Bay, we headed to Swellendam, which is 3 1/2 hours away. This place was recommended to us by our landlords in...

It was much quieter than the previous days on our eleventh day. After breakfast, we set off from Plettenberg towards Knysna. Once we arrived in Knysna, we took a leisurely walk...

Day 17/18/19 - Cape Town & Stellenbosch First of all, we would like to apologize for the inconvenience that was caused during the time when there was no entry. Now, the...

Nach dem letzten Frühstück für uns in der Hermanus Beach Front Lodge (morgen werden wir schon ganz früh abgeholt), gab’s nen kleinen Spaziergang entlang des „Cliff-Paths“ zum...

Today, we surprised our friends Martina and Thomas with a visit and a short performance by me at their wedding. They were definitely completely "flashed" ;-), especially because...