South Africa

The city of Cape Town and the Bulungula Lodge on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast were among the favourites of British travellers in 2009. The Guardian, Observer and guardian.co.uk announced the winners of their annual Travel Awards this week. Their readers voted Cape Town their second favourite overseas city, five places up from last year. The CEO of Cape Town Tourism, Mariette Du Toit-Helmbold, said they were thrilled at the news and see it as a sign that Cape Town is now widely recognised and celebrated as one of the world’s favourite city destinations. “In the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and ... Read Full Story

  Should you be a wine enthusiast looking for a trip that allows you to tour a number of breathtaking wine estates and taste some of the best wines available, then Cape Town is surely the destination to consider. Naturally, these estates are not within the city itself, but the numerous Cape Town travel services make it ideal to be staying in Cape Town and use   it as a base of operations while you explore the lush wine lands.   Before you begin your journey into the heart of the wine lands, it would be best to first decide on whether or not ... Read Full Story

Visitors to Cape Town often decide to opt to stay in the city center that has gradually become known as City Bowl. Not only is it picture perfect due to its fairly central location in relation to other attractions, but it also acts as a hub of constant activity that many tourists find appealing. As far as Cape Town accommodation is concerned, there are numerous attractive options that make it a suitable choice for travelers of any and all means.   Packed in between the stern and imposing mountains on one side, and the incomparable vastness of the ocean on the other, the City ... Read Full Story

City pioneers Cape Town responsible tourism charter The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, along with major tourism associations, today signed the Cape Town Responsible Tourism Charter committing the City of Cape Town and the industry to responsible tourism behaviour and practices. Associations that signed the Charter with the City are the Federation of Hotel Associations of South Africa (FEDHASA), the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA), which represents the private sector of the region’s incoming tourism industry, the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) which represents the interests of conference organisers and venue owners and Cape Town Tourism. The ... Read Full Story

    In the blink of an eye it will be 2010 and football (soccer!) fans the world over will converge upon South Africa for the World Cup. On the southern tip of the continent, Cape Town’s very own Green Point Stadium is set to host some group stage games as well as one of the semi finals! Everything else is almost ready for the World Cup South Africa to kick off, but are you?   Needless to say, the World Cup South Africa 2010 is going to be a thrilling event. Almost every single World Cup has been, and there are always enough ... Read Full Story