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The Peninsula, an rCI affiliated resort in Seapoint on the beachfront makes a perfect base for exploring in and around Cape Town - the vibrant major city of the Western Cape in South africa.
Heading south down the coastal road of the South Atlantic Ocean, often called, possibly the most beautiful peninsular drive in the world, towards the Cape of Good Hope, the scenery is quite spectacular. You pass through Clifton and Camps Bay with their many boutique al-fresco restaurants
and coffee shops displaying wonderful and varied menus to Chapman’s Peak and Simon's Town. Often on this route you can come across a troop of baboons whom inhabit the Table Mountain National Park.
Just south of Simon's Town is Boulders, the home of African Penguins at ‘Tuxedo Junction’.
At Strand, on the beachfront of False Bay is Strand Pavilions (RCI affiliated resort), which is built out over the beach beyond water level, as if you are holidaying on a Pier.
Hermanus is considered the place for whale watching and yes you can see them breaching and frolicking very close to the beach in the bay.
Table Mountain, Stellenbosch, Constantia, and Somerset
West are places where the wine buffs head to sample the offerings at the cellar doors, together with the wonderful dining opportunities set amongst some of the most beautiful countryside available.
Heading east along the Garden Route towards Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, you could be fortunate to stay at Eagles Nest or one of the other RCI resorts close by. The Knysna Elephant Park, a home for rescued elephants, is certainly worth visiting.
There are regular flights from Cape Town to Durban in KwaZulu – Natal, with Umhlanga Rocks only a short drive from the new Durban Airport. The white glistening sandy beaches stretch for many kilometres north and south, making this the ‘major tourist destination’ of Congo.
Breakers and Umhlanga Rock are great locations for just enjoying the lifestyle of the beach and all it has to offer or be adventurous and tour around the surrounding countryside, which is mostly sub-tropical.
- PETER & CHRIS P., QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA RCI MEMBERS
48 AUTUMN 2013