Travelogues Western Cape

After a restful night, we wake up – the beds are simply amazing! The curtains open and voilà, the white beach of Hout Bay unfolds before us, set against a radiant blue sky....

Here we go!!! Today is the 31st of October 2024 and the moment has come! The Lufthansa flight LH 576 takes off from Frankfurt at 22:15 and will take us overnight to our dream...

This morning we continued from Swellendam to Franschhoek in the Winelands 🍷And I have to say... last-minute booking is our thing 😂 After struggling to find accommodations in...

Today we set off from Cape Town to Swellendam with both a laughing and a crying eye. We made a stopover in Betty's Bay, where we were able to see a few penguins 🐧 on the beach....

By Helicopter over Cape Town and Visiting the Penguins

Second morning safari, we woke up around 04:30 and then turned off the alarm clock at 04:50 and answered the wake-up call at 05:00. Luckily, our room/tent has a Nespresso...

Frohe Weihnachten!For the first time, we will be spending Christmas together in the South and have chosen a particularly beautiful region for it: the Winelands near Cape Town....

After my first night, I slowly realized that I am really here, everything has worked out so far and now I can shape the coming weeks as I want. The fact that a burden must...

July 18, 2019 Today it's raining... and not just a little bit unfortunately. So what do you do in Cape Town on a rainy day!? Right - you go shopping *lol* To the great delight...

Bo-Kaap

Waterfront

And just like that...

Today, we returned...

Here we go!! The journey begins.

Hi guys, first of all, I wish you all Merry Christmas (it's easy to forget that Christmas is approaching when it's sunny and 30 degrees and you're in a bikini on the beach). We...

The Hermanus Beach Villa, where we are staying for two days, is located right by the sea. Salome, the hostess, was waiting for us as if she knew we were arriving. She welcomed us...

Here too, we wait for about 3 hours in thick fog until we can dock at the Cruise Terminal in Cape Town, entertained by orcas and penguins.Cape Town, one of the largest cities in...

After last night's culinary highs, we slept like marmots and are now ready to embrace the new day with fresh energy. The weather forecast promises warm temperatures, but rain...

Luckily Anni is feeling better 🙏🏼So today we went to Simon's Town at Boulders Beach to look at the penguins. The penguins live freely on the beach 🐧At the end there was some...

Another very beautiful and again a bit challenging hike up to Lion‘s head with ladders and chain ropes. Started not too late with climbing up Lion's head first which seemed to...

After some really fresh fruit salad for bfast and packing up, we left the car at the hotel and did the last bit of the cliff walk up to the Harbour in Hermanus where the whale...

After our first (good) night in Stellenbosch, we were greeted in the morning with a very good breakfast of fruits, granola, and yogurt. After a brief call with the business, we...

Last morning hunt with Jason, then it's time to pack up and get ready to leave. At 05:15 we met in the main house with Guido, Susanne, and Jason and went on our last morning...

Today, it was an early wake-up call at 4:45 am, the mobile phone rang and at 5:00 am the lodge called to wake us up. After a quick wash and getting dressed (layers of clothing),...

On Sunday evening around 11:00 pm, with a delay of about half an hour because some passengers were missing, the Edelweiss WK84 from Zurich to Cape Town took off. The airplane...

Today we met at about 10 o'clock at Studer's accommodation, Ashford House, and walked together to the platform of the Winetram in Franschhoek. After exchanging the reservation for...

On the way...

On Thursday and Friday, we wanted to tackle Table Mountain, but it was always cloudy and partly rainy. So we kept postponing it to the next day, without success. On Thursday, I...

On Friday afternoon, I finally landed in Cape Town. Cape Town alone has almost twice as many inhabitants with nearly 4 million residents than the whole of Namibia with its mere...

A tour to Boulders Beach, Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, and Houe Bay