Travelogues Western Cape

Today, I went to work in the after-school care center again and enjoyed it very much! The children are calmer there and very grateful when you play with them. Today we played...

Today, I went back to the Masizame Hort. The wonderful thing here is that the same 20-25 children come every day and recognize you the next day. As I walked onto the grounds,...

Since Sarah and Rouven left today, I was a bit alone. I explored the city a bit and walked from there to home so I can orient myself better. Usually, Paul always drove me. It...

This morning we went out to brunch. The prices here are very low again! A toast, fried egg, butter, and jam for about 2 Swiss francs. Afterwards, I had some time for myself...

Jette on Table Mountain. Too lazy and warm to walk, so I took the cable car up again. Up there it's very, very beautiful. Despite the many tourists every...

September 26, 2023 Today we mainly sat in the hop on - hop off bus. We drove all lines through Cape Town to get a different perspective on this multi-faceted city. Here you can...

After breakfast, we walked to the center of Hermanus and took care of some errands while watching the whales in the bay. On the way back, we briefly stopped at Just Pur café and...

We visit Cape Town a little bit. There isn't much to see. But we really like the Bo Kaap district. And the harbor is also an experience, and at the Waterfront, we find numerous...

Slowly but surely, we are approaching the end of this incredible journey. The best experience today: The birth of Ella Marie😍 Congratulations and much love to Desi, Aaron, and...

Here we are, in the most beautiful city in South Africa. After a beautiful hotel room at about 200m high, we went about 1,400m up the very steep Table Mountain to finally climb...

After an exciting night, we headed to Faeeza's house in Bo-Kaap at 10 o'clock, full of anticipation. We attended a cooking class at her home and it was a wonderful experience!...

Before continuing the next day, I had the opportunity to visit the township of Knysna with a guide. The founder of the tour has taken in children from alcohol- and...

9:45 AM local time - We are sitting in the business lounge, waiting for boarding. We will depart for Singapore 🇸🇬 at 10:40 AM. We say goodbye to this amazing country 🇿🇦...

Cape Town is now our last stop of our journey. We start with a ride up Table Mountain and then explore the city.

Mama flew back home yesterday. Today there was a welcoming dinner organized by the university for all international students. The really cool thing was that everyone had small...

Today we flew from Johannesburg to Cape Town. We still had a great view of Johannesburg. We could even recognize some sights again, namely the Orlando Towers and the FNB Stadium....

Today was Paul's birthday, so Steph made pancakes for breakfast. After that, I went shopping with Steph. All the stores are open on Sundays too. Then I went to the beach....

Yesterday after breakfast we set off again and took a quick look at the Bloukran Bridge, where you can do the highest bungee jump in the world. People were thrown head over...

Here are some pictures from the past weeks, enjoy.

Arriving in Cape town from Munich after 10hrs overnight flight. Touching down and heading off with 25 degrees, will get much warmer the next days!! Picked up the car and headed...

After the most delicious combo ever 'Tirijaki ribs' at a small snack bar in the city last night, we went into the desert for 3 hours today. Here we had to get organized a bit...

Today we are finally heading towards the vineyards. Our route takes us through numerous, dreamy beaches (Betty's Bay) with and without penguins and crazy mountain passes. In...

Continuing off the Garden Route, head to Oudtshoorn, Barrydale (sensational: Café Blue Cow), and Swellendam before reaching De Kelders ...

Woke up again at 3:45 am this morning to catch the first flight from Durban to Port Elizabeth, and then off in the new rental car to the Garden Route with the first stop in...

On our second evening in Gansbaai / De Kelder's, we ended up at Thyme at Rosemary's. After a short drive, just under 5 km, we arrived in the center of Gansbaai.

September 25, 2023 A last breakfast with Tine's parents and then it was time to say goodbye. A tear or two was shed, but now our real adventure began. Left to our own devices,...

'That's all folks!' (Das wars Leute) has already been said by Schweinchen Dick. Another delicious breakfast, some time to kill in a small town, return our faithful Muli (our...

After a 2.5-hour drive through the South African landscape, we arrived in Oudtshoorn - a 60,000 population city inland. The city is famous for its ostrich farming and is also...

Today we leave the wine region and drive our last leg to the Cape

Excursion to Blouberg Beach with a stunning view of Table Mountain.