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Cape Town: Climbing Table Mountain

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018
by tvatravel

Table Mountain is omnipresent in Cape Town. You cannot wander anywhere within the Mother City without this gentle giant looming over or dominating the horizon. An essential part of every traveler’s visit to the city logically includes a trip to the top of the Table. Nowadays this is rather easy, you simply buy yourself a retour ticket on the Table Cable Car and off you go. But hey, where is the adventure in that? Wouldn’t it be way cooler if you could say you actually hiked up that monster. Do you want to have the feeling you really deserved that breathtaking sunset? Then by all means, read on! In this post I elaborate on how we conquered the Mountain and put some wine on the Table.

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Cape Town: 15 things you have to see and…

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018
by tvatravel

Cape Town is often called the Mother City. It got this name from the fact that this city, according to its inhabitants is the only real metropolis in the country. Since metro-polis derives from the Greek words for Mother and City, a new nickname was born. Other less historically correct explanations involve its local dialect featuring the words “your mother” quite often (not many times in a good way). It also apparently takes 9 months to do anything here. What definitely is true is the fact that this is the Mother of all tourist destinations in South Africa. Find out what 14 things you cannot miss during your stay here!

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The Perfect Responsible Stellenbosch Wine Tasting Tour

February 16, 2018February 17, 2018
by tvatravel

This company is simply genius and offers exactly what the amateur wine enthusiast needs: a safe way to get from one estate to the other and back home

Stellenbosch is not a huge city, nor are there that many historical or cultural hotspots to visit. So why does this seemingly unimportant city have to be on your South-African to-do list? There is one very convincing answer: wine! The entire countryside around the city is filled with huge vineyards and its corresponding estates. It’s basically like doing a Chateau Wine Tour in France. Only a lot cheaper! Find out how to get around to the estates without having to drive your own car.

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Cape Town Roadtrip: 10 things to do around town

February 9, 2018February 16, 2018
by tvatravel

You do not have to pay an entrance fee to see penguins: if you head to the beach right from the parking spot in the center of town, you will most likely stumble onto some already

Cape Town is the most popular city for tourist in South Africa. The reasons for this are many. Although there is no denial the city itself has a lot to offer for all types of travelers, the area around it is almost as diverse and beautiful as the city’s population. Beautiful nature around the Capes, waddling penguins in Simon’s Town and breathtaking scenic routes along 2 oceans in one day. This and a lot more can be discovered around Town. Find out which 10 sites you cannot miss while roaming around South Africa’s Mother City.

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Explore the Garden Route: Tsitsikamma & Hermanus

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018
by tvatravel

After being mesmerized and meditating about our place in the universe, we all had to pee due to the sound of the falls

We started exploring the garden route from East to West. We made our way from Port Elizabeth and Jeffrey’s Bay to the beautiful Tsitsikamma National Park. From there our route took us to the Whale Spotting capital of South Africa. However we did not just admire nature but also got our adrenaline flowing when doing the highest bungee jump in the world. Get inspired to add these amazing destinations to your to-do list in this post!

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Explore the Garden Route: Port Elizabeth and Jeffrey’s Bay

January 27, 2018February 2, 2018
by tvatravel

He casually walked past our car at about 3m distance and all our jaws just dropped

After our adventures in Drakensberg and Coffee Bay, we drove our Ford Figo to the very start of the infamous Garden Route. The Tuinroute is one of the most visited and most beautiful areas in South Africa. We spent four days driving through this amazing landscape. Our first two stops where Port Elizabeth and Jeffrey’s Bay. Find out in this post what to do here and how to enjoy these destination as much as possible. Making them an essential and unforgettable part of your South African adventure.

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Sani Pass: Hiking the Lesotho Plateau

January 19, 2018January 27, 2018
by tvatravel

With the view gone, we were barely driving more than 30 km/h and we still had a long way to go. We made our way through probably breathtaking landscape that we will never remember, making our way to Sani Pass.

The first stop of our South African Roadtrip was The Drakensberg National Park. That translates basically to Dragon’s Mountain, and yes it was as epic as it sounds. The whole area is amazing to discover but we only had two weeks to cruise through the country. So we picked Sani Pass as our base to explore the amazing nature of Drakensberg. Sani Pass is exactly what it sounds like: a pass that winds up the mountains. It goes from the small village of Underberg to the border with Lesotho. Find out in this post where to stay and what to do here. So you can make this an epic part of your African adventure.

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Coffee Bay: Hiking the Wild Coast of South Africa

January 10, 2018January 27, 2018
by tvatravel

During the hike we came to really understand the name Wild Coast. From rolling green hills to rocky and sandy beaches, this place had it all.

During our South African Road Trip from Jo’burg to Cape Town we made our second stop in Coffee Bay. This tiny town of barely 250 inhabitants is the perfect little base to go hike on the South African Wild Coast. This 250 kilometer stretch of coastline is named Wild Coast because the nature along it is exactly that: wild, untouched, green. Coffee bay is almost perfectly in the middle of this coastline stretching between Durban and East-London. It came highly recommend from a friend that had spent more than a week there hiking, relaxing and surfing. Find out how we fitted this piece of paradise into our packed schedule.

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Road Trip through South Africa

January 4, 2018February 17, 2018
by tvatravel

There is so much to see and do here we could have easily spent the entire two weeks here and never gotten bored. So much culture, history and nature to enjoy around here

In November 2016 me and 3 friends rented car and did a Road Trip through South Africa from Johannesburg all the way to Cape Town. The journey was amazing and we were all fascinated by this beautiful country. In this post I will share our itinerary, travel times and general tips and tricks we learned while driving through this country. You can use this information to plan your own trip. In other post I will share more details about each main destination in our itinerary.

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