Cape Town

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Day 1 Captown

Here we go!! The journey begins.

Hiking Lion’s head and Signal hill as last day tour

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...

Last road trip from Hermanus to Capetown

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...

Last days in Cape Town

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...

First days in Cape Town

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...

Day 6 Cape of good Hope

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

Day 4 Table Mountain

The hike up Table Mountain started spectacularly and ended quite sobering. But it was still a beautiful day.

Wine tasting at "Constantia" - delicious

Hey guys, sorry for the delay but I've been quite busy the last few days. As you might already know, South Africa is well known for its different wines - especially Sauvignon...

#4 - Cape Town - Camps Bay Beach

After the exciting day yesterday, we took it easy today. We had a leisurely breakfast and then took the shuttle to Camps Bay Beach. It is an attractive beach section of Cape...

Day 2/29 - Cape Town

Today we started the day very relaxed. It started with a super delicious breakfast basket 🥰 After we had settled in a bit and explored the beautiful complex, we drove along the...

Over the mountains

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...

Colorful Houses

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...

Cape Town - Cape Town

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...

Kap of Good Hope

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...

The Flying Dutchman

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...

Cape Town 2nd day

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,...

Table Mountain - Picnic - Dinner at the Waterfront

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...

City tour Cape Town

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...

Sunday in Cape Town

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,...

End of the first week

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...

Camps Bay - Relaxing

Thursday 21.01.2016 Total relaxation day. So this is considered the first relaxation day of the vacation, if we disregard a half day at the beach in Knysna. G. treats herself to...

Cape Town

Since the Garden Route did not meet my expectations, I arrived in Cape Town a little earlier than planned. But it's great. There is a lot to see and do every day. For example, I...

Cooking School - Table Mountain - extreme water scarcity

January 8th to 12th, 2018: Cape Town and surroundings Already at the airport we are confronted with posters and signs about the extreme water scarcity in the Cape Town region....

Cape Town & Table Mountain

In Cape Town we checked into a great hostel. We went to the V & A Waterfront where we visited the harbor with the Clock Tower and Cape Wheel, and strolled through the...

Tour to Cape of Good Hope

We start our tour by driving to Camps Bay where we enjoy some African snacks with a wonderful view. We then continue along the coast on a scenic road to Hount Bay. After another...

Mom, Cape Town, Goodbye

Time is running out. Just two days ago, my mom was here and my room was lively, with two beds, suitcases, and clothes everywhere. After a very sad second goodbye to my mom, it's...

Cape Town

Three days in Cape Town and our first stay here in the city. First, we arrived - immersed ourselves - and got an overview. We did this well with the Hop on Hop off bus. We saw...

Cape Town Day 3

26.5.2024 Cape Town In the morning I took the shuttle bus from the hotel to the waterfront. From a distance I could watch the "Serenade of the Seas" arrive. I walked to the...