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Walking on the wild side

Walking on the wild side

“Around every inch, and every corner, there’s a ‘wow’,” said our guide Sikhanyiso “Computer” Mdiya, as our hiking group gazed at a waterfall plunging over a precipice and dropping 80 metres into the sea.

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Nature-based tourism in the Klein Karoo

Nature-based tourism in the Klein Karoo

An enormous sun-bleached tortoise shell, slowly disintegrating and returning to the earth,  was the portent of exciting natural discoveries as we left the R62 route for the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Klein Karoo.

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Golden oldie

Golden oldie

Old Nectar in Stellenbosch is the perfect place to experience the springtime glories of an extremely personal, beautifully maintained garden.

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Marvellous M’kepi

Marvellous M’kepi

“Absolutely beautiful, exquisitely decorated and great views” and “heaven on Earth is a place called M’kepi” are just some comments in the leather-bound visitors’ book at M’kepi.

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Casanova steals my heart

Casanova steals my heart

The pandemic and lockdown have made overseas travel extremely onerous, if not downright impossible, but a  weekend mini-break in Stellenbosch was like taking a KLM flight to Europe.

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