Western Cape

Best travel reports from Western Cape

First time in Cape Town (13.7.19)

Today we went to Cape Town. To get in the mood, we took another hop on hop off bus tour and stopped at the oldest winery in Cape Town, Groot Constanzia, where we had a snack and...

Wellington - Wine tasting and swimming lessons

January 12-14: We leave Cape Town and visit the stylish Stellenbosch on our way to our accommodation in Wellington. Two days of relaxation by the pool after intense sightseeing...

Visiting tour to Cape of good hope, boulder beach with Penguin 🐧 colony and Muizenberg colored huts

Left at 10am to head out for Cape of good hope via Chapman’s Drive (a route along the cliffs on top of the ocean as scenic as at the French Riviera). Stopped at Noordhoek Beach...

02.02. - 03.02. Wilderness

Von der Wüste sind wir nun nach Wilderness gefahren. Wir haben hier ein wunderschönes Haus mit Pool und Meeressicht gemietet. Wir machen hier einen kleinen Pausenstopp um für...

Day 8 - Knysna

Day 8 - Knysna Today, we got up at 8 o'clock. The weather was cloudy with a pleasant 23 degrees. Ideal conditions for Kosi to do a short workout. After the training, Kosi cooled...

First of all, arrive!

After the plane took off on time at 21:55 yesterday in FFM, I landed in Cape Town today at around 11am local time (+1). To get to the hostel, I took the bus to get a feel for...

Südafrika Teil 1 - 21./22.08.2016

I am starting the journey that I returned from just two days ago and that I consider, at least until the next one, the most exciting, varied and thrilling of my life. From August...

Bye bye Mother city and South Africa

Going back home is not an easy thing after such an unbelievable experience and vacation time. Left the promenade at 6.30, dropped off the rental (huge Hyundai) and went straight...

Day 11 Beach Day

Today was a relatively calm day in South Africa. After breakfast, we went to the beach and stayed there until the afternoon. After a quick dip in the pool, we went to an Italian...

Mosselbay 5.10.

Today we flew from Durban to George (with a very small propeller plane....) - everything worked perfectly. We are heading to Mosselbay. We quickly find a very nice accommodation...

Full moon in Cape Town

Following a blood moon is a full moon, and because I find the view from the foot of Table Mountain and from my terrace so spectacular, here's a 'only' post about it

Wilderness 23.02.2018

Beautiful little place, right on the beach. Great hostel with ocean view from the bed. Unfortunately not suitable for surfing, so I only stayed for one night and continued to...

Sonntag, 3.3.19

Auch heute machte ich wieder einen Strandtag. Es ist völlig sicher am Strand und es ist kein Problem, seine Sachen da liegen zu lassen, wenn man kurz ins Wasser geht. Im Meer...

To go golfing at Cape

It's starting again soon. We enjoy the sun, golfing, delicious food (either at the winery, farm stalls, or from our own grill), and the amazing scenery in and around Cape Town....

Putt- Putt

September 27, 2023 Today Tine showed that she isn't that bad at playing mini golf after all. Afterwards we strolled along the harbor promenade and enjoyed the weather, the...

Sonntag, 17.3.19

Today the weather is unfortunately a bit cloudy, so I took it easy in the morning and slept in. Then I went for my usual weekly phone walk to the beach restaurant "Moby Deck" to...

1st day - Cape Town (Arrival)

After a very smooth flight (and six movies later with Hermann), we arrived at Cape Town airport right on time. Since it was already dark and according to the information on the...

Bo Kaap (11.8.19)

Today we were all a bit tired and had to digest the shock from yesterday. We only went to Bo Kaap, the Muslim quarter where the beautiful colorful houses are located.

Plettenberg Bay - Sun, Beach & Sea

January 14th to 16th: In Plettenberg Bay we relax at the beautiful wide and flat beach. The beach is practically ours as school started this week. We build sandcastles and a...

Anticipation

Cape Town here we come .....

Saturday, 16.3.19

Since the weather was very nice today, I went to the beach again. I went to Main Beach because I really need a sun umbrella. But even though it is the biggest tourist beach,...

Knysna 22.02.2018

That was just one night. Very touristy, so not really my thing. But I still took a few pictures ^^

Day 13 (Hermanus)

Beautiful scenery in Hermanus and really great big waves to watch. Our hotel (Harbour House) is highly recommended.

Brandy Tasting (2.8.19)

Today I was at Brandy Tasting in the afternoon with a group. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it much because I shared an Uber (Taxi) with them who were very late. That's why we...