Travelogues Western Cape

Day 9 & 10 - Knysna / Hermanus Yesterday we unfortunately didn't have any pictures to upload as we spent the last day and evening in our house. It started raining during the...

Day 1 - Robertson After a sleepless night in a flying sardine tin, we landed safely. Afterwards, we were able to pick up our vehicle. However, these South Africans all drive on...

Today we take it easy, we let ourselves be spoiled for breakfast by our hosts (Jill and Gideon) and their staff, then we go on foot to the nearby nature reserve to discover the...

Tuesday 05.11.19: Today we drove over the beautiful Outeniqua Mountain pass, went for a kanu tour and hike into the Wilderness National Park. Stunning indigenous forests with...

As I step out of the hostel and am still undecided whether I would rather see the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden or the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), the sun...

29 Nov 2016 After 3 weeks of 'nature pure' in Namibia, we have now arrived in South Africa. Our tour along the Garden Route begins in Cape Town and takes us to Port Elizabeth....

The botanical garden in Kirstenbosch is not very big, but it is beautiful. According to residents, it is even among the top five most beautiful gardens in the world. Apparently...

Our flight to Cape Town is going according to plan. At the airport, we are immediately impressed by the many helpful and friendly people who ensure that everything goes quickly,...

After a full and busy day, which actually started with work, we’ve (-> André and I) started our journey from Dresden City to Frankfurt Airport. We’ve never been there before,...

Today we had a really great day 🥰 We went to the Blaauwklippen Family Market. A cute little market with serenades with handmade items, food from all over the world, live music,...

Started off the day with a nice n easy yoga session of 45min and headed out for another walk at the biodiversity trail in the Van Loveren wine estates. Really getting...

Started the day with a beautiful breakfast on the terrace at Fraaie Uitzicht and took the car to head to Montagu for a hike in Siloood forest which was closed to some landslides...

We left Dunstone and headed off to Franschhoek to visit the city where the Hugenottes landed long time ago. The place has lots of art galleries and beautiful statues. After a...

It was much more active on the penultimate day. After a hearty breakfast at the hotel, we took an Uber to the starting point of a hike. The hike was meant to take us to Lions...

After our overnight stay in Swellendam, we headed towards Cape Town early in the morning. However, not taking the direct route. We decided to travel to Cape Town via the...

Cape of Good Hope

Today we continued from Stellenbosch to Cape Town, our route took us through Muizenberg and then to Fish Hoek and subsequently to Noordhoek, where we drove on Chapman’s Peak...

Clarence Drive

Unfortunately, today was the time to say goodbye to our beloved Cliff Lodge and its staff/owners. Today, I coordinated briefly with KKL and Helena observed the whales again at...

In the morning, I go for a beautiful run along the Coast Path. Then we start our road trip. First stop is in Swellendal - allegedly the prettiest small town in South Africa. We...

Am nächsten Morgen ging es dann, erneut über verschiedene Schotterpisten, an die Südspitze des Kontinents. Diese befindet sich ebenfalls in einem Nationalpark und nach einem...

Day 12 - Hermanus Once again, we were greeted by rain in the morning. After breakfast, Corina had a cuddle session with the dogs. Then we went to Gearings Point, where...

Day 11 - Hermanus Today we woke up at 8 o'clock and were shocked to find that the weather in Hermanus is still terrible. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our continental breakfast and...

Day 9 - Knysna Today Kosi slept until half past nine, while Corina has already gotten up at 7 and looked for new African dog names on the World Wide Web. So far we have 17...

Day 7 - Knysna After another delicious breakfast with Frenchtoast and Scrubnled Eggs, we packed our 7 things and drove towards Knysna. At the beginning, it was again a bumpy...

Day 4 - Oudtshoorn The day started with an excellent South African breakfast consisting of Fried Bread, Hard boiled Eggs with Cheese, Scrambled Eggs Toast, and much more. Then...

Today we were a bit out and about in Stellenbosch, visited the knick-knack shop 'Oom Samiw se Winkel' on Dorp Street. A paradise for collectors of curiosities. Then we visited...

After a good night's sleep, with frog croaking to fall asleep, we enjoyed the 'Swiss' breakfast again at Nicole's Gabalala Guesthouse. At around 09:30 a.m., we set off on our...