Silvermine Nature Reserve forms part of the Table Mountain National Park. Silvermine takes its name from the Silvermine River, which starts in the reserve and runs to Clovelly. Just 20 minutes away from the city [...]
Signal Hill is a prominent landmark from which the historic noon gun is fired, and forms the “lion’s body” for the adjacent Lion’s Head mountain. You can go to watch the daily firing of the [...]
Sea Kayak Tours (www.kayakcapetown.co.za) offers a variety of trips, from the sedate to the adventurous. The most popular is the visit to the penguins at Boulders Beach. Along the way you’re likely to see penguins, [...]
Approximately an hour’s drive from Cape Town, along the winding road from Kommetjie and Misty Cliffs, you’ll come upon a pretty seaside village flanked by pristine beaches, scenic mountains and a camel-shaped rock formation – [...]
Atlantis Nature Reserve, about 40 minutes out of Cape Town, has incredibly white sand dunes which you can “surf” on boards. Sandboarding is an entertaining activity similar to snowboarding. It’s yet more proof that Cape [...]
