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Disa Pools
Disa Pools This is a 'must do' hike if you are in the Cederberg Sanddrif area. Because the pools can be accessed from a few directions, so we chose to do the out and back hike which is approximately 9.5 kilometres long. The Disa Pools can also be reached from the...
Maltese Cross
Maltese Cross We spent 5 magical days in the Cederberg exploring the many interesting attractions the area has to offer. We concentrated on the range of hikes offered varying from very easy to quite challenging, the easy hikes are the ‘Disa Pools hike’ and the...
Wolfberg Cracks and Arch
Wolfberg Cracks To say the Cederberg is unique is simply an understatement. It is a collection of mountains, valleys, canyons, rocky summits. streams and wild remote plateaux of unspeakable beauty. A place that just keeps unfolding the more you explore and keeps on...
Rock Art in Fernkloof
Rock Art in Fernkloof Fernkloof Paintings The Rock Art was discovered on the 14th of February 2020. We were on our way back down the mountain in the Fernkloof reserve after another successful day of ‘alien clearing’ which is the term used for removing unwanted...
Addo Elephant National Park
Elephant - Addo Elephants Before we look at the Addo Elephant its probably a good idea to consider the African elephant 'Loxodonta africana' in general. Elephants in general Weight Bulls get up to 6 tons and Cows up to 4 tons. Lifespan 55- 60 years Habitat...
Whale Trail Reservation
Whale Trail Reservations. Whale Trail Reservations - When you book any trail with us, this is the guiding experience you are getting. 2 FGASA ( Field Guide Association Of SA) qualified marine, field and Cape Tourism and S.A National Guide to enhance your trail...
Wine Tour
Wine Tour Our Wine Tour, this is our Overberg Wine Walk 3 night option. We offer 2, 3 and 4 night Wine Walks with a generic agenda that we present as a basic idea of what we offer. However, invariably, as was the case with this one, things were adapted and modified to...
40th Birthday Celebration
Check in to your 4-star cottage on the beautiful High Season farm in the heart of the Hemel & Aarde Valley, within walking distance of many of the valleys award winning wine estates. Check in from 13:00 Road transfer to the top of Rotary Way for a 2 km downhill...
50th Birthday Celebration
Overberg Wine Walk 3 night option This is our Overberg Wine Walk 3 night option. We offer 2, 3 and 4 night Wine Walks with a generic agenda that we present as a basic idea of what we offer. However, invariably, as was the case with this one, things were changed and...
“Girls Weekend Away”
Our traditional Wine Walks have started becoming celebrated special events, from annual reunions, family holiday times and most recently, birthday celebrations. In October of 2019 we had 4 special ladies celebrating their annual excursion, last year it was Carols turn...
The Whale Trail
Whale Trail The Whale Trail hike, is a 6 day 5 night coastal wilderness hiking trail in one of the planets most beautiful & ecologically diverse floral kingdoms. The De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa. Our trail is professionally guided by...
HMS Birkenhead Disaster
The town of Birkenhead is situated along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool on the west coast of England. This is where the HMS Birkenhead was laid down, at John Laird's shipyard in Birkenhead. Initially as the frigate HMS Vulcan, but...
Slackpacking Vine to Beach
Slackpack Vine to Beach This is Wine Country On our wine walks, trails and slackpacking walks or hikes which are based in the famous Hemel en Aarde valley, and part of the Overberg and Cape Fold-belt mountains. Because this is a wine region, with many world famous...
Birding South Africa
BIRDING SOUTH AFRICABirding SA offers outstanding infrastructure, with regards to accommodation and food. Therefore birding in South Africa with its varied landscapes and wildlife make it one of the greatest countries in the world to bird in. To find over 500 species...
5 Night Ramble
Bookings are open for new reservations. We have just completed two rambles, one in August and the other in September, See what our exciting 5 Night Ramble has to offer. Priced from R 7 400 per person, discounted rates for group bookings. Because of the Covid-19...
JAPAN TO RESUME COMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial whalingI just read a very sad news article that I believe will have a severe impact on the global whale conservation effort. It was announced that Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling...
Whale Coast Hiking Trail
Whale Coast Hiking Trail The most popular and world renowned whale coast hiking trail along the western Cape coast is without doubt the Whale Trail. It is also one of the most rewarding hiking trails in the western Cape. Unfortunately bookings are very difficult to...
Whale Trail Flowers
Whale Trail Flowers The Whale Trail Flowers and the Fynbos of the Cape Floral Kingdom are not usually considered by most people who hike the De Hoop Whale Trail. Most people hike the trail for the dramatic weathered cliffs, glorious beaches, bird life and of course...
Southern Right Whales
Southern Right WhaleGreat news for the Southern Right Whales. With all the bad news and negativity in the media, especially when it comes to the state of our marine resources, it's great to be able to share something rather more uplifting. On Saturday, with a one day...
Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Cape Dwarf Chameleons Bradypodion pumilum The Cape Dwarf Chameleon. This small chameleon ranging in size from 2-15 cm ( including the tail) is native to the Western Cape Province. They are usually considered endemic to the subcontinent, but some...
Hermanus Overstrand Beach Walk
Hermanus Overstrand Beach WalkSopiesklipThe Hermanus Overstrand beach walk to Sopiesklip is what most people imagine walking on the beach is all about.The Hermanus Overstrand beach walk starts at Grotto Beach's Blue Flag Beach, the distance from Grotto Beach to...
Hermanus Breakaway Holiday
Hermanus Breakaway Holiday Hermanus Breakaway holiday with Africansunroad Tourism, we offer three options for the perfect weekend, midweek or romantic Hermanus Breakaway holiday. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our...
Beach Walk
Beach walkSopiesklip Beach WalkThe beach walk to Sopiesklip is what most people imagine walking on the beach is all about. The beach walk starts at Grotto Beach, Hermanus’ Blue Flag Beach. The distance from Grotto Beach to Sopiesklip is 6 kilometers, along...
Overberg Holiday Breakaway
Overberg Holiday Breakaway Overberg holiday breakaway with Africansunroad Tourism, we offer three options for the perfect weekend, midweek or romantic Overberg holiday breakaway. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our...
Breakaway Holiday
Breakaway Holiday Breakaway holiday with Africansunroad Tourism, we offer three options for the perfect weekend, midweek or romantic Breakaway holiday. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our beautiful home in the secure...
Breakaway
Breakaway Breakaway with Africansunroad Tourism, we offer three options for the perfect weekend, midweek or romantic Breakaway. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our beautiful home in the secure Estate located in Hermanus...
Overberg Breakaway
Overberg Breakaway Overberg Breakaway with Africansunroad Tourism, we offer three options for the perfect weekend, midweek or romantic Overberg Breakaway. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our beautiful home in the secure...
Hiking Getaways
Hiking GetawaysAfricansunroad Tourism offers three options for the perfect hiking getaways, midweek or romantic Overberg holiday. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our beautiful home in the secure Estate Hermanus. Where...
Hiking Getaway
Hiking Getaway Africansunroad Tourism offers three options for the perfect hiking getaway, midweek or romantic Overberg holiday. We offer an all inclusive package with accommodation at Seldomere, our beautiful home in the secure Estate Hermanus. Where...
Oudebosch Leopards Gorge Hike
Oudebosch Leopards Gorge The Oudebosch Leopards Gorge hike is a day hike in the Kogelberg Nature reserve. Our departure is from the conservation office close to the Oudebosch cabins, where one picks up a permit at R40 per person. Because the hike requires leaving a...
Palmiet River Walk
The Palmiet River Walk The Palmiet River is a typical Western Cape river in that it is supplied by winter rainfall. The name is taken from the endemic, robust, semi-aquatic plant that flourishes along the river banks and marshy areas. The name derivation Prionium...
Whale Trail Hike
Whale Trail Hike. When you book any trail with us, this is the guiding experience you are getting. 2 FGASA ( Field Guide Association Of SA) qualified marine, field and Cape Tourism guides to enhance your trail experience. Providing a wealth of knowledge to make...
Kruger National Park bookings
Kruger National Park bookings Kruger National Park, the park is situated in north-eastern South Africa and is one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalo. During a visit to...
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park, in north-eastern South Africa, is one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. Hundreds of other mammals make their home here, as do...
Kogelberg Hike
Kogelberg Hike Overview The Kogelberg Hike offers 5 Kogelberg guided day hikes, and 2 overnight trails - guided or unguided. So the Kogelberg Biosphere encompasses the entire coastal area from Gordon’s Bay to the Bot River vlei, and inland to Grabouw and the Groenland...
Hiking South Africa
Hiking South Africa Hiking South Africa, experience De Hoop reserve and the Whale Trail Hike, the Cederberg, Kogelberg, Fernkloof and many more. Hiking South Africa and experience the Cederberg mountains and nature reserve which are located near Clanwilliam....
Beach Walk
Beach WalkOur Beach walk. We planned the long beach walk from Grotto beach on the east of Hermanus. At the point where the Klein Rivier flows into the sea, to Klipgat Cave at De Kelders. The planning of the beach walk is important because if the mouth of the Klein...
Hermanus Wine Walk
Hermanus Wine Walk The Hermanus Overberg Wine Walk walk is a guided experience, and one can choose from 2-4 days within the fynbos, vineyards and olive groves of the Hemel & Aarde Valley in the Overberg. The Hemel & Aarde Valley starts about 3 km from Hermanus...
Hike South Africa
Hike South Africa When you Hike South Africa and experience the many options available through Africansunroad, like the Whale Trail Hike - Cederberg - Kogelberg - Fernkloof and many more. Hike South Africa and experience Hiking Cederberg mountains and nature reserve...
Hike Fernkloof Hermanus
Hike Fernkloof Hermanus If you hike Fernkloof Hermanus, you will be spoilt for choice because there are so many hiking options to chose from, we offer guided hikes in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. There are some 60 kilometers of hiking trails of varying degrees of...
Hike Hermanus
Hermanus Fernkloof Hike Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Hermanus Fernkloof Hike offers a very big area to explore, there are almost 60 kilometers of hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty to choose from. And because hiking is not for everyone, the Fernkloof Reserve...
Three Sisters Trail
Kogelberg Three sisters trail Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve The Kogelberg Three sisters trail starts on the north western side of the car park at the Kleinmond Golf Course. The Kogelberg Three sisters trail hike is an 8 km circular route, and one has the choice of going...
Cederberg Hiking
Cederberg HikingCederberg Hiking and walksThere is a wide choice of accommodation options from camping, self catering cottages to 5 star lodges. Cederberg Hiking - One of the best ways to experience the area and its people is to walk the Heritage Route founded by...
Fernkloof Hike
Fernkloof Hike On our Fernkloof Hike, we offer guided hikes in the Fernkloof Reserve. There are around 60 kilometers of hiking trails of varying in difficulty, all professionally guided to suit your level of fitness and ability. The Fernkloof Reserve A hike in the...
Fernkloof Hermanus Hike
Fernkloof Hermanus Hike The Fernkloof Hermanus Hike; we offer guided hikes in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve of various distances.There are some 60 kilometers of hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty professionally guided to suit your level of fitness and...
Coriolis Force
Coriolis Force The Coriolis force like gravity is a force the affects many aspects of our daily lives on earth in a variety of different ways. The wind and the ocean waters are two of the most common elements on our planet that are directly affected by the Coriolis...
Ocean currents and Upwelling
Ocean currents and Upwelling Ocean currents-Upwelling, worldwide there are ocean currents that follow along predictable paths because of the constraints of the immovable continents and rotation of the earth. The position of the fixed land masses or continents and the...
The African Penguin
The African Jackass PenguinGeneral informationThe scientific name: Spheniscus demersus or the African Jackass Penguin – from the Greek word spen, a “wedge”, referring to the streamlined swimming shape and demersus is a Latin word meaning “plunging”. The African...
Symbiotic relationships
Symbiosis Symbiotic relationships In nature Symbiotic relationships may take various forms. Parasitism, Commensalism, Amensalism and Mutualism. I am not going to discuss amensalism in any great detail because it is a very rare form. However the three most common types...
Three Sisters Trail
Kogelberg-Three sisters trail The Kogelberg-Three sisters trail starts on the north western side of the car park at the Kleinmond Golf Course. Kogelberg-Three sisters trail hike is an 8 km circular route, and one has the choice of going either way, my wife Gill or I...
Whale Trail De Hoop Nature reserve
De Hoop Whale Trail De Hoop Nature Reserve The Whale Trail in the De Hoop Nature Reserve is a hike - tramp named after the more than a hundred Southern Right Whales that return to the waters of the De Hoop Nature Reserve every year to calve and mate. Why the Whale...
Alien Plant Clearing
Alien Plant Clearing in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. The threat to the Cape Floral Kingdom. Alien plant clearing is necessary to protect the fauna and flora of the Cape Province. The Cape Province covers 717 800 square kilometers, approximately 60% of the area of...
Nossob 4×4 Eco-trail – Botswana.
Botswana safari. Mabuasehube - Nossob 4x4 Eco-trail Botswana - Mabuasehube Game Reserve. Our Botswana safari started on the 15th Dec 2011, we arrived at Mabua gate at 15h00. The vehicle was stocked with 140 liters of water and 9 bags of firewood, in...
The Whale Trek/Hike-in winter
Whale Trail hike in winter The Whale Trek or Hike in the De Hoop Nature Reserve 5 night slack-packing trail.We recently returned from hiking the Whale Trek or Trail on the Cape coast of South Africa in the De Hoop Nature reserve.. I now feel “qualified” to write this...
Whales and Southern Right Whale
Whales-Southern Right Whale Whales - Whaling - a short history Whales-Southern Right Whale, have visited our South African coastline for centuries and Hermanus is one of their favourite playgrounds. Southern Right whales were given their name as they were considered...
Afro-montane forest Assegaaibos in Fernkloof
Afromontane Forest Afromontane forest - Fernkloof nature reserve Assegaaibos an example of an Afro-montane forest Walking in the Afromontane forest - Fernkloof nature reserve, we approached the pristine Afromontane forest called Assegaaibos .The tree...
San Sebastian Experience
San Sebastian Gourmet Tours San Sebastian Gourmet Tours is an example of gastro tourism in a city where such a concept makes greatest sense. What most sign-ups have in common is an interest in the culinary life of a city where food and drink, rather than museums and...
Cape Floral Kingdom – Western Cape – South Africa
Cape Floral Kingdom - Hermanus Walk Cape Floral Kingdom - Hermanus walk - Not a day goes by without a new discovery on this stunning piece of coastline, in the midst of the Cape Floral Kingdom one of the worlds 6 floral kingdoms . Hermanus incorporates 18 square...
Whale Trail Adventure
From the dark lands of The Whale Trail Adventure to... This Whale Trail Adventure was my 5th whale trail and its beauty still takes my breath away! Whale Trail Adventure Whale Trail Adventure - there had been an extensive burn in the De Hoop Reserve in mid September...
Martin Berasategui in San Sebastien
Martin Berasategui The best of Martin Berasategui - Cuisine. Certainly a highlight of my Spanish Foodie expedition was a visit to Martins restaurant just outside of San Sebastian. He is a Basque chef and the holder of 8 Michelin stars in total which is more than any...
Etxanobe in Bilbao
Etxanobe Etxanobe is a 2 Michelin star restaurant, situated on the top floor of Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao. Etxanobe Bilbao is rated by many to be one of the absolute best in Spain.In September I was blessed with a unique opportunity to work as a chef in...
Annie B’s kitchen in Vejer
Annie B’s Kitchen It is written that ” the best way to appreciate the culture of any area is through its food and its wine”I had come Vejer and to Annie B's kitchen to experience the Arab influence on the cuisine of Southern Spain. Vejer de la Frontera and Annie B's...