Tours With A Balloon Ride To Remember With South Africa’s scenic landscapes, fantastic weather (most of the time) and its natural wonders, taking a balloon ride to survey the scenery below is a popular idea amongst explorers

Road Trips Through Cape Town’s Wine Tasting Routes Cape Town and surrounds has a rich culture of wine tasting and viticulture, boasting many wine farms, vineyards and wine routes which make up a perfect trip from Cape Town where you have ample time to drive and visit all the wine establishments and experience the tasting opportunities within its estates and farms.

Famous for being the world's largest man-made hole, Kimberly (South Africa's historic mining town) is becoming increasingly popular to tourists not only for having been blessed with some of the world's most precious diamonds, but also for being a sacred haven for the creator's beautiful Meerkat species.

Hermanus: the best land based whale watching in the world. Hermanus town looks over the protected shallow waters of Walker Bay where the Southern Right Whales come to mate, calve and rear their young. Between June and December every year you can sit on the rocky cliffs overlooking the bay and watch the whales breaching, sailing, bobbing or just frolicking around in the waves

We traveled in a Luxury 30 Seater Coach with a toilet and air-conditioning we had a professional tour guide and stayed in 3 star hotels. With the tour we got picnic everyday and a very good Western Cape guide book and maps.

Undoubtedly the most exclusive private game reserve in South Africa, the Sabi Sands offers a game experience that is difficult to beat. Two perennial rivers, the Sabi and the Sands, flow through this park sustaining the diverse fauna and flora of the area, which enjoys one of the highest and most bio-diverse wildlife populations in Africa.

Sutherland, a little one-horse town in the Great Karoo was my next weekend escape. It is known to experience the coldest temperatures in South Africa due to its high altitude (1550m asl) and its open clear skies and in winter one can experience -20 degrees Celsius and lots of snow and ice.

Oudtshoorn - My short escape from Cape Town took me to my homeland, the Garden Route. Shortly after an early breakfast, I left Cape Town and headed off towards Oudtshoorn and the Little Karoo.

Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province is fast becoming one of South Africa's prime safari destinations. As one of the largest game reserves in South Africa, it offers Big 5 game viewing in a malaria free zone. Since I hadn't been up that side of the country before, I figured I would take a weekend to visit.

Living in a country that is jam packed with things to do and see, I once again took advantage of my situation. One early afternoon I headed off towards the Swartland wine area in the Western Cape to visit an exclusive country lodge called Bartholomeus Klip.

Hermanus Pieters decided to set up camps next to a spring with fine grazing for his livestock. This beautiful setting became known as Hermanuspietersfontein. As farmers begun to hear of his success they made their journeys to this new and fertile location. The fish was plentiful and the fishermen had great successes.

Enjoy a view of some of South Africa's beautiful landscapes whilst chugging past in the comfort of a luxury coach filled with inklings of the 1920's. The luxurious Blue Train will take you back in time when people were obsessed with high teas, had butlers and it was all about haute couture (high fashion).

This gorgeous seaside town has a proud history dating back to the early 1800's when a man by the name of Hermanus Pieters followed a path etched into the ground by a herd of elephants.

Cape Town is one of the top 5 destinations to visit before you die, and there is a reason why. There are plenty of activities and beautiful sights to see in the Mother city. Cape Town, for most of the year, has exquisite weather.

South Africa is synonymous with Nelson Mandela, fine wines, sporting heroes, game viewing, huge seas, sunshine and so much more. As the adventure capital of the world we welcome visitors from across the globe with open arms and huge smiles.

The Garden Route runs in between the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains, and the Indian Ocean, which gives it fresh valley air as well as cool Indian Ocean winds. It extends from Mossel Bay -Western Cape- right through to Storms River and includes towns such as George, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Nature’s Valley, one of the greenest places in Africa, which even has a lagoon to offer paradise seeking tourists.

Cape Point is a historical landmark with an incredible view. It is one of the six main tourist attractions in South Africa. Known as Cape of Good Hope, from its rugged, rocky outcrops and sheer cliffs to the fynbos, it will reward visitors. Take the funicular to the old lighthouse at the top overlooking the coastlineand have a look for yourself.

South Africa is a wonderful country at the bottom of Africa. In case you were wondering whether you should make the effort and pay the country a visit, consider the following to help you make up your mind.

The food of South Africa is bold, colorful and tasty. From its early influences of the Bushmen and the Hottentots through to the contemporary chefs of today, South Africa offers its own unique brand of cuisine. You only have to take a look at a map of South Africa to imagine the diversity.

The land of Cape of Good Hope, wonderful flora and fauna, multiple languages and mother of eminent leader like Nelson Mandela, South Africa awaits no introduction. There are more than a few reasons that make this country an apple of everyone’s eye.

South Africa is a relatively large country. Its is five times the size of Britain, twice as big as France and about one eighth the size of the United States of America.

The remarkable diversity of attractions of the KwaZulu-Natal region is unsurpassed in South Africa. It encompasses the splendid Drakensburg Mountains, sublime subtropical beaches, top rated nature and game reserves, historic battlefields, rolling green hills of the Natal Midlands and the city of Durban.

As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, summer beckons in the south. This is the time to take a few days off and follow the sun! The best place to catch the sun in the end of year holiday season is without doubt Cape Town. Cape Town’s claim to being the most beautiful city in South Africa is undisputed. And seasoned travel writers readily accept the merit of Cape Town’s claim that is indeed one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Follow the road north from Cape Town for 2 and a half hours, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery and you will reach the historic village of Matjiesfontein.

Named “Mossel Bay” by the famous Dutch navigator Paulus van Caerdon, whose crew consumed huge amounts of tasty molluscs after landing here in 1601. Today, this coastal town's famous muscles are prized by connoisseurs around the world, but Mossel Bay has other tasty treats just waiting to be discovered...

South Africa continues to enjoy the tremendous goodwill of holidaymakers worldwide. While travel to most long haul destinations declined in 2003, this country experienced an enviable 6.5% growth, according to the World Tourism Organisation. The growth was jump started by the transformation heralded by the demise of apartheid and onset of democratic rule in 1994.

Durban is a large metropolitan city situated on the edge of the warm Indian Ocean, where miles of golden beaches mix with colonial architecture and modern developments. Durbanites, as the people of Durban are named are sports and adventure crazy and spend large amounts of time outdoors as a result of the moderate sub tropical climate experienced year round.

When traveling these days accommodation is not just a place to sleep for the night. There are many types to choose from and South Africa offers a vast range of accommodation options.

There are exclusive luxury private game reservea that provides unparalleled game-viewing. Visitors can encounter the mystical desert safari from the back of an open sided safari vehicle, on horse back or by foot, as guided walks meander across silent red dunes of the Kalahari Reserve.