Epic list of practical travel tips for South Africa

Travel Tips South Africa Table Mountain

This page may contain affiliate links – please see my privacy policy for more details. South Africa is a beautiful country with spectacular natural beauty, relatively good roads, and good quality food and accommodation. Many people have South Africa on their travel bucket list, but visiting South Africa may be daunting for some travellers because …

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Exploring the Cango Caves in South Africa

Rock formation in the Cango Caves-2

The Cango Caves are the biggest show-case cave system in Africa and also South Africa’s oldest tourist attraction. Any visitor to Oudtshoorn will make a stop at the Cango Caves. Please note that this post contains affiliate links – if you click on any of these links to make a purchase, I may earn a …

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Misty Hills Country Hotel: a break from city life

Misty Hills entrance-2

One year, just before the Easter Weekend, we realized that we needed a break. We considered various spots near Johannesburg since we didn’t want to drive for a break of only four days, we looked for places near Johannesburg. After browsing various booking sites, we found an exceptional deal on Expedia to visit Misty Hills …

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How to spend a day in Mossel Bay, South Africa

How to spend a day in Mossel Bay South Africa

While on our road trip through the Garden Route in South Africa, we left Oudtshoorn early in the morning. We arrived in Mossel Bay just in time for brunch. While doing our research on visiting Mossel Bay, we realised that there were plenty of recommended restaurants in Mossel Bay and we could not wait to …

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Protea Hotel Hunters Rest: a perfect getaway

Protea Hotel Hunters Rest - swimming pool

I may earn a commission from products mentioned in this post without any cost to you. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to go to the Protea Hotel Hunters Rest in Rustenburg. We were tired and needed to get out of the city a bit to re-energize before tackling our busy city existence again. …

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The Franschhoek wine tram for wine lovers

Franschhoek Wine Tram

During our most recent family holiday, we explored the Western Cape Region. One experience we wanted to do was the Franschhoek wine tram. Getting to Franschhoek Franschhoek is a small village in South Africa, about 90 minutes from Cape Town. The easiest way to get to Franschhoek is by car. We rented one from Cape …

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