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Lou-Anne Daniels enjoys the natural beauty of the floral and animal kingdom at De Hoop Nature Reserve.

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De Hoop Nature Reserve combines the luxury and elegance of a bygone era with breathtaking scenery and abundant game and flora displays.

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Learning to love the West Coast

Hiking trails, learning about San life, eating, wine tasting and listening to music – there’s a little bit of everything in Yzerfontein.

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Wellington, wine and whisky
January 29 2013 at 09:02

Diemersfontein offers wine walks, extraordinary views and gourmet meals, writes Adrian Rorvik.

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FILE PHOTO: Past Master Jockeyed by Gerrit Schlechter and trained by Darryl Hodgson and Dan Katz crossed the line first, beating out Mother Russia (2nd) to win the J&B Met at the J&B Met 2011 Race at Kenilworth Racecourse - Photo: Matthew Jordaan

Cape the big winner in Met mania
January 28 2013 at 11:45

The Cape’s oldest and most hotly anticipated horse race, the J&B Met, is expected to generate a whopping R58m for the province.

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BOULDERING: Shaen Adey and Fiona McIntosch in Labyrinth cave.

Into the heart of darkness
January 18 2013 at 08:38

Armed with a torch and nerves of steel, Lene Tempelhof heads into an underground world that rarely sees the light of day.

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CEO of Cape Town Tourism Mariette du Toit-Helmbold. Picture: Greg Maxwell

Cape Town awaits tourism spike
January 25 2013 at 09:05

Cape Town Tourism expects to see an increase in the number of international tourists next month.

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According to the Airports Company of SA, the number of international visitors was 10 percent lower last month than in the same month the year before, while domestic arrivals were down 6 percent. About 760 000 passengers arrived at the airport last month.

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SAA dampens Cape tourist boom
January 23 2013 at 09:23

The number of international tourists to Cape Town has dropped by 10 percent – and local business blames SAA.

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Zaitoon Rabaney, Executive Director of the Botanical Society, Kirstenbosch. Picture:Jason Boud

100 years and still growing
January 18 2013 at 14:51

The stories of Kirstenbosch and the Botanical Society of SA have been intimately entwined for the past 100 years, writes John Yeld.

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INSPECTION: Shaen Adey, Joss Bader and Fiona McIntosh examining the lichen.

Pictures: Into the heart of darkness
January 18 2013 at 08:38

Labyrinth Cave is a 15-minute walk beyond Muizenberg Cave. Head towards the eastern edge of St James Peak, 420m above Muizenberg.

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Kirstenbosch, now one of the worlds top seven botanical gardens and celebrating its centenary this year, was a derelict farm when it was bought by mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes and bequeathed to the nation on his death. Picture: Rogan Ward

Mother City plans to boost winter tourism
January 16 2013 at 13:01

Cape Town has started talks around plans for an international performing arts festival in winter.

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Wine not walk?
January 15 2013 at 08:49

Adrian Rorvik enjoys the delights of the Diemersfontein Wine and Country Estate.

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The food at the estate's Seasons restaurant is sublime.

Pictures: Diemersfontein Wine Estate
January 15 2013 at 08:48

The estate forms part of the Buchu and Olive Trail, one of the Wellington Wine Walk trails. These trails, involving drinking and eating at the estates, can take up to four days.

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Starry nights and golden silence

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Gallery: De Hoop Nature Reserve

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Learning to love the West Coast

Wellington, wine and whisky January 29 2013 at 09:02

Cape the big winner in Met mania January 28 2013 at 11:45

Into the heart of darkness January 18 2013 at 08:38

Cape Town awaits tourism spike January 25 2013 at 09:05

SAA dampens Cape tourist boom January 23 2013 at 09:23

100 years and still growing January 18 2013 at 14:51

Pictures: Into the heart of darkness January 18 2013 at 08:38

Mother City plans to boost winter tourism January 16 2013 at 13:01

Wine not walk? January 15 2013 at 08:49

Pictures: Diemersfontein Wine Estate January 15 2013 at 08:48

Wellington, wine and whisky
January 29 2013 at 09:02

Cape the big winner in Met mania
January 28 2013 at 11:45

Into the heart of darkness
January 18 2013 at 08:38

Cape Town awaits tourism spike
January 25 2013 at 09:05

SAA dampens Cape tourist boom
January 23 2013 at 09:23

100 years and still growing
January 18 2013 at 14:51

Pictures: Into the heart of darkness
January 18 2013 at 08:38

Mother City plans to boost winter tourism
January 16 2013 at 13:01

Wine not walk?
January 15 2013 at 08:49

Pictures: Diemersfontein Wine Estate
January 15 2013 at 08:48