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Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2008 - Sunday Ride in Cape Town

The Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2008 on Sunday promises to be as popular as ever this year. You may want to make it a Sunday ride, instead of a leisurely Sunday drive in Cape Town this weekend. The 2008 Cape Argus Cycle Tour follows the Cape Peninsula along its original route via Chapman’s Peak and Suikerbossie along some of South Africa’s most stunning coastal scenery.

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The Dance Project Gala Evening - Masque Theatre in Muizenberg

This Tuesday, 4 March 2008, The Dance Project will hold a gala evening at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg, Cape Town.

The directors of The Dance Project in Cape Town, Trish and Brian Notcutt, are involved in the upcoming show at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg, Cape Town. Tuesday’s show is All You Need […]

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Spier Performing Arts Festival – Cape Town

The Spier Performing Arts Festival in Cape Town ends this Sunday, 2 March 2008. This arts festival is one of a series of Spier Arts Festivals produced by the Africa Centre in South Africa.

The other two Spier Wine Estate Arts Festivals are the Poetry Exchange and African Music Festivals.

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Biofuel Jet Flight – greener flying for responsible travel

The world’s first jumbo jet biofuel-powered flight took to the skies on Sunday, marking the start of a new era in flight history in terms of the environmental impacts of the aviation industry.

The aviation industry is making progress in facing climate change…

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Volunteer in Baphumelele Orphanage - Khayelitsha Township (2 Comments)

Make a difference - volunteer in Baphumelele Orphanage in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town or make a donation to the trust supporting this children’s home in Africa.

Baphumelele Children’s Home has grown into a place of refuge for over one hundred and fifty children in need, since it was founded in 2001. Baphumelele orphanage serves as a […]

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Africa Travel Guide – pick & mix chapters online by Lonely Planet

The latest Africa travel guide edition is available in pick and mix chapters that you can download online from the Lonely Planet website.

Ever been on the road and found yourself with several different guide books weighing you down?

Or worse still carrying that one giant multi-destination whopper although you’ve already visited half the places in it and its even too big to be a pillow?

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Top Things To Do - Victoria Falls, Zambia & Zimbabwe

Having fun and getting your adrenaline rushing at Victoria Falls is as easy as spotting rushing water. Here are some top adrenaline activities to be had on both sides, Zambia & Zimbabwe.

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Addo Elephant National Park - African elephants & bushveld

Addo Elephant National Park in the rustic Eastern Cape province of South Africa is the ideal place for observing elephants at close quarters in the African bush. Visitors can get up close and personal with the largest land mammal in the world, in the malaria-free authentic African bushveld of Addo Park.

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Ways to Save Water - 16 Super Savers

Ways to save water – is a topic of concern to everybody. Wise water use is particularly important in Africa, where this precious resource is often scarce and in great need. With growing concern over the environmental issues that challenge us today here are some quick and easy super saver tips to saving water:

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10 Facts About Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Here are 10 quick facts about Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania’s natural wonder and one of Africa’s major attractions to many a traveller wanting to summit its slopes.

Klimanjaro can be climbed in about a week by anyone in reasonably good shape and is one of the world’s famous top 7 summits. Read about it…

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Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, South Africa

Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, in South Africa’s Limpopo Province near Kruger National Park is a non-profit organization serving as a haven for abandoned, injured and poisoned wildlife.

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Google is Green(er) - Renewable Energy Technologies Project

Google goes greener - Google is an inspiration to global corporations when it comes to promoting renewable energy technologies and corporate environmental accountability.

If Google can go green… why can’t you?

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10 Fun Things to do in Cape Town & Surrounds

Visitors and locals are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do in Cape Town and its surrounds. This list of fun things to do in Cape Town and the Western Cape is by no means exhaustive, but offers some quick tips and ideas for sightseeing in the Cape of South Africa.

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Blogging South Africa – Top Blog Sites

Blogging South Africa - visiting top blog sites for local news and current trends is a great way to get to know the country and local culture.

Blog sites show you what people are actually talking about and getting up to, giving you insight into South Africa. A new community page that popped up 2 months ago tracks the popularity of thousands of blogs in South Africa helping you to find the hottest blog posts.

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Go up Table Mountain Cape Town - Summer Specials on Cable Car Tickets (2 Comments)

You must make it up Table Mountain in Cape Town at least once!

And now is the time to go, because the summer specials on cable car tickets have just started (as of December 1). Go up after 6pm and you pay half price. This makes it R65 for a return ticket in the cable car instead of R130, a nice saving.

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Day Tours for South Africa – Website Launch in Cape Town

The new South African day tours website made in Cape Town, shows holidaymakers and day-trippers the way, taking them on exciting trips to great places nationwide. This neat travel website focuses on day trips in South Africa, with super pictures, videos and trip ideas galore. It has Google maps for its tour destinations and…

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10 Ways to Save on Fuel

10 Ways to Save on Fuel (or petrol, for South Africans) - is a handy list to help you do just that on your travels. With increasing fuel prices, hopefully these tips will help you save that extra bit of fuel on your road trips.

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Google Maps - New Terrain Feature

This week Google added a new feature to the online Google maps available. This new map view layer shows you the place you choose in geographic detail.

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Eat Out Restaurant Awards Ceremony – Dazzling the Taste Buds

The annual Eat Out Restaurant Awards ceremony is about rewarding
culinary brilliance and launching the discerning guide for diners across South Africa.

Last night the prestigious Eat Out Restaurant Awards for 2007 was held with delectable food and lovely bubbly in…

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Afrika Burns – South African Burning Man Festival (4 Comments)

It has arrived - Afrika Burns, the Burning Man festival of South Africa!
This arts festival is a collaborative event and participants are encouraged to make creative contributions. The Africa Burns festival is based on the US Burning Man festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. It is run as a non-profit venture at which buying […]

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Cape Town Minstrels at Igeho Hospitality Fair in Switzerland

The DSix Ghoema Cape Town Minstrels are representing the Western Cape at Igeho Hospitality Fair in Switzerland this week. This November South Africa is featured as a host country for the first time in the 40-year history of the Igeho Hospitality Fair in Basel.

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Raging Rhino in Addo Elephant Park Charges Car of Tourists

An aggressive rhino charged a car of Dutch tourists on a game drive in Addo Elephant Park over this past weekend.

It seems that is not only in peak-time traffic that you need to be careful about road rage, but in the bush too!

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Visit Robben Island – where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison

Robben Island off the tip of the South African shores of Cape Town is famous for being the place where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner under the apartheid regime. 

During the apartheid era Robben Island housed a maximum security prison for political prisoners. Most notably Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president.

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Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Jump South Africa - YouTube video (1 Comment)

Interested in bungee jumping in South Africa - watch this
YouTube video of some brave fellow taking the plunge off Bloukrans Bridge.

Wow! Not for the faint hearted and weak kneed!

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1-2-3 Bungee! Jump in South Africa (2 Comments)

Go bungee jumping in South Africa for the ultimate adrenaline rush!

South Africa is officially home to the world’s highest bungee jump and offers stunning settings for rushing towards the ground head first from a bridge (if that is your kind of thing).

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Go Wild - Get a Wild Card to South Africa’s National Parks (7 Comments)


What is a Wild Card?

The Wild Card is a loyalty card system that makes national parks, nature reserves and resorts in South Africa more accessible to locals and visitors.

Using the Wild Card regularly works out cheaper and easier in the long run, than paying the conservation fees cash each time you visit a park or nature reserve.

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Get Seafood Savvy – check the fishing sustainability chart

Get your catch of the day sustainably by checking the seafood consumer chart for Southern Africa.

The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) provides consumer guidelines on which species have healthy populations and which species should be avoided:

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10 Steps to Green Travel in Africa (2 Comments)

Green travel in Africa is about - Taking only photos and leaving only footprints.

You don’t have to be a hairy hippie or eco-warrior to tread a little more lightly and travel more politely in Africa and elsewhere. When you travel in Africa remember to:

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20 Tips for Snorkeling Bliss (2 Comments)

Here are 20 top tips for your snorkeling bliss
1. Snorkel with a buddy. Keep an eye on your buddy.
2. Sunblock, especially back of legs and shoulder.
3. Beat heat exhaustion and dehydration by avoiding snorkeling in the fiercest mid-day hours.
4. Water, both to drink and to snorkel in. It helps.
5. Skin dive in […]

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Best Scuba Diving Sites in Africa (1 Comment)

Peruse the Best Scuba Diving Sites in Africa:

You can go on your dream wildlife safari in Africa, but why not test the waters too - go scuba diving in various countries such as; South Africa, Eritrea, Sudan, Mozambique, Malawi, Tunisia, Egypt or Tanzania.

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