Travelogues Western Cape

Since my wonderful friends started this blog, I will now fill it with life. It's not about writing everything down every day, but rather about capturing special moments /...

Chapman's Peak Drive

Today we went up high. The Table Mountain, which is 1085m high, enchanted us. We were able to climb the new seventh wonder of the world with a Swiss cable car in beautiful...

After a rather calm Christmas day, it was colorful and lively today - we visited the oldest and most colorful quarter of Cape Town, Bo-Kaap. Today, about 6000 people live in...

Unfortunately, everything comes to an end, including our safari in the Shamwari Game Reserve. After the last game drive this morning, it was time to pack up and say goodbye.

Unfortunately, today was the day again when we had to leave Cliff Lodge in Gansbaai, with Gill and Gideon. The weather was also crying, no, it was lightning, thundering, and...

Saturday, 09.11.19: Wind! A captain's old friend and foe! Today you are my foe! The whale watching trip had to be canceled because of the strong winds 😭 But as we are going to...

On the way from Cape Town to Gansbaai, via the Chapman's Peak Drive, the Clarence Drive, and around the bay of Hermanus to Gansbaai

A week in Cape Town! Lots of sun, sea, no plans. We are going with the flow. The Waterfront: lively atmosphere, strolling, cotton candy 😊, street performers, music, various...

Penguins 1

At the end of this trip, the Table Mountain National Park was on the program. You would start with a small bike tour Then we continued with a little 'hiking' to...

Before exploring Africa, we spent a month on a farm and worked in exchange for food and accommodation. We thought we would get a normal standard, but unfortunately that was not...

As it is a peninsula, the hiking trails almost always follow the coastline, mostly across mountains and rocks. However, due to our limited time, we drove directly to the 'Cape of...

Today we experienced a bit of history. We took a ferry to Robben Island. We didn't take any photos of it. Robben Island is known for its high-security prison where political...

25.5.2024 Cape Town Today started with an unusual breakfast. The Radisson Blu breakfast buffet offered the usual things as well as ice-cold oysters and champagne. I tried both,...

The morning started relaxed for the two of us in the morning sun in the garden, as our late riser children slept for a while 🙏🏼😌 Our day started with a coffee and a fight 😂...

We continued from Plettenberg Bay to Swellendam. We would have loved to stay a bit longer in Plett 🧡 We're not exactly sure why, but we really liked the vibe there. The little...

We sorted our suitcases together and were able to pick them up next to the luggage carousel and had a super spacious rental car in no time. Basti was already panicking that the...

On the 8th day of our tour, we visited Robberg in Plettenberg Bay, which is only 10 minutes away from our accommodation. As the name suggests, Robberg is a national park where...

Today we had our longest distance to cover (over 300 km), as it was time to leave Dunes Boutique Guest House in Paternoster, where we spent the past weekend. In Vredenburg, we...

On Tuesday, Philippe wasn't feeling well. The plan was to go to Table Mountain. We were in constant contact with Liliane and Philippe and decided to cancel the plans at short...

After focusing on the more remote areas yesterday on the city tour, today it was the turn of the city center of Cape Town. We met with Studer's at 2 Ocean Aquarium at 10:00 AM...

Today was our Hop on - Hop off day, we took the blue tour to Kirstenbosch, a botanical garden (which is part of the World Cultural Heritage) in the shadow of Table Mountain,...

Wednesday was PicNic themed, we actually wanted to visit the new Winery Quion Rock and enjoy a PicNic there, but that failed because they were not reachable the day before and...

Today was the day to say goodbye to Franschhoek. Shortly after 10 o'clock, everything was done and the cars were loaded. We set off in convoy to the Eikehof vineyard, a small...

After a good night at Ballinderry with Luc and Hilde, we enjoyed our first breakfast in South Africa. The selection was huge, even though only two couples stayed at Ballinderry....

After a calm and pleasant flight, we landed today on Thursday. Immediately, a steel blue sky and nice warm weather welcomed us in Cape Town. As it usually goes, there were some...

And already the first week is over - I spent my free Friday very touristically: sightseeing with the red hop-on hop-off double-decker bus. The first tour went around Table...

Day 2 - Robertson We slept well the first night. Corina dozed off after 5 minutes, while Kosi fought against a mosquito for several hours. The day started with excellent coffee....