10 Incredible music festivals in & around Cape Town
Cape Town has an incredible music festival scene, but it’s hard to find information or know what to expect. So here’s some info on Cape Town Festivals, from people who’ve been to them.
Outdoor
Climbing in Cape Town | Local favourites, tips & stoke
Cape Town has great places to send, and our community has come together to share these places with you. Check out the best of Cape Town climbing!
From tide to table: the coastal kelp foraging experience
I just got home from a really wonderful experience — coastal kelp foraging with RE Wild Food. Run at the edge of the world in Scarborough, a beautiful, remote, misty little corner of Cape Town, this was the most unique and engaging workshop I’ve ever experienced. Foraging for seaweeds and kelp, and then enjoying a …
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Getting to know the kelp forests of Cape Town
Delve into the underwater world of Cape Town’s kelp forests with Jethro, a local freediver and environmentalist. Explaining the vital ecological role of these marine landscapes and sharing the importance of their conservation, Jethro illuminates their beauty and significance. With imagery captured by talented photographers, explore the towering kelp fronds, learn about their unique biodiversity, …
Guide to Cape Town’s local marine life
When you think about scuba diving, usually the first image that comes to mind is diving in warm tropical waters, hovering over coral reefs. But have you considered there might be an even more colourful dive site out there, teaming with life? Along Cape Town’s shores, there lives a world beneath the waves. From the …
A magical place where two oceans meet
Somewhere at the tip of Africa, there is a delightful place, a place where two oceans meet. Where the warm, powerful waters of the east coast meets the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the west. A place where the mixing of waters creates a magical, melting pot of oceanic conditions and marine life to behold. Where …
Exploring Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
Less than 10 kilometres from Stellenbosch lies one of the most dramatic nature reserves around Cape Town. Jonkershoek Nature Reserve is a popular day trip destination among hikers and nature lovers and for good reason! Towering cliff faces and deep kloofs make these mountains particularly dramatic. The reserve is a key mountain catchment area, with …
21 beautiful plants endemic to Table Mountain
Table Mountain is home to around 1 500 indigenous plant species within a 57km² area – that’s more than the entire United Kingdom of well over 240 000km²! Due to its staggeringly high biodiversity (“species richness” or the number of species occurring there), Table Mountain is a major tourist attraction and is rightfully regarded as …
Lions Head hike – tips & trail information
Lion’s Head is one of the things that makes Cape Town such a brilliant city to live in – a moderate hike with incredible views, right in the middle of things. You can go for a morning hike and follow it up with an ocean dip in Sea Point or Camps Bay. Or do sundowners …
Camping at Suikerbossie Guest Farm in the Cederberg
Suikerbossie is a stunning working farm in the Cederberg, with some of the most beautiful private campsites I’ve experienced! They have several camping grounds for 2 – 17 people, all sitting right on the river, most with private entrances to the water’s edge. We had such a beautiful weekend here, relaxing by the river, birdwatching, …
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