Lying at the south-western tip of Africa, the Cape Peninsula is on the Atlantic side of South Africa. This area is well known for the beautiful harbours, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and Robben Island.
A spectacular view of the Cape Peninsula can be seen from the world famous Table Mountain. The climate in the Western Cape is typically Mediterranean and is usually warm and dry in the summer and mild and moist in the winter. Rain is frequent during the winter months.
This is a good walk for a summer's day; make an early start and you can complete the hardest part in cool shade. The Pipe track alone is a v...
The Western Cape is a spectacular corner of southern Africa where natural splendour seems to have been concentrated. Ranks of massive grey c...
The Cape Peninsula is shaped like a claw, curving out into the sea between Table Bay and False Bay. It is a magnificent headland, with extra...
The Cape Peninsula is not as florally rich as the Hottentots Holland mountain range, yet its statistics are impressive: it is the size of th...
Chapman’s Peak is an all-time favourite drive. Unsurprisingly, the road pass was very difficult to build, and the 9 kmilometre road was on...
‘The Atlantic Side’, as the locals call it, is a totally different diving experience to the rest of Southern Africa. In 2007 the area fr...
The first section of this hike is along a broad path, on a gradual slope; it ends, however, up a steep rocky face that is negotiated with th...
There are literally hundreds of ascent routes up Table Mountain, ranging from the simple Platteklip and Nursery gorges, to climbs that are g...
An ancient story tells of a family of giants who rose up and tried to overthrow the Gods. This titanic revolt was eventually put down, and t...
Flower season in the Cape is something magical to behold - Experience the beauty of spring wild flowers on The Cape Flower Season Route....