If you’re in search of the perfect blend of adventure, leisure and culture, the Western Cape is your Holy Grail of African travel. From the fragrant slopes of the rugged Cape Fold Mountains to the rolling wheat fields of the Swartland and the soaring buttresses of the Cederberg, this gem of a province brims with everything from mild nature hikes and sea kayaks to the wildest white-water rivers and rock climbs.
The Cape metropole covers Cape Town, Table Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay, Muizenberg, Fish Hoek and False Bay. The splendour of the Western Cape is best enjoyed by leisurely drives, and the peninsula has several breathtaking views such as Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay, Fish Hoek, Simonstown and Kalk Bay.
Drive inland to investigate the longest wine route in the world, sampling excellent vintages along the way. The oldest vineyards date back to the 1660s, but the Cape Winelands area is continuously expanding. The entire stretch of wine country is picture perfect, dotted with quaint historic towns, with an abundance of excellent country food, and some of the world's finest wines to taste.
Birdwatchers are in for a treat when birding in the Western Cape. The bearded vulture (Lammergeyer), an endangered species in southern Afric...
The splendour of the Western Cape is best enjoyed by leisurely drives. The peninsula has several breathtaking views such as Chapman's Peak D...
In many ways the south-western tip of Africa is a world apart, isolated in sense and form from the rest of the sub-continent of Southern Afr...
The pattern of hot, dry summers and temperate, wet winters that we experience with the Western Cape Climate is known as a Mediterranean cli...
At first, the Dutch East India Company were utterly disinterested in the land beyond the Cape of Good Hope. Their only concern was to turn a...
National parks, wilderness areas and nature reserves within each of these Western Cape regions abound, offering excellent outdoor Western Ca...
The historic winelands terminate in the north in the shadow of Groot Winterhoek Peak, around the town of Tulbagh, named in honour of the 18t...
The Western Cape is a spectacular corner of southern Africa where natural splendour seems to have been concentrated. Ranks of massive grey c...
The Breede River rises in the Hex River Mountains, in a deep and dark gorge behind Michell's Pass that takes three days to descend, starting...
The three most characteristic families of the fynbos are the Erica heaths, the reed-like restio plants, and the many genera of the Proteacea...
The Western Cape is the most popular tourist province - with good reason. Cape Town, the "Mother City", is one of the world's top destinatio...
Although birds are the most likely fauna to be seen in the Western Cape region, there are numerous animals roaming the valleys and mountain ...