Kloof Street

Cape Town is a city that will keep you coming back time and time again! If you've been for a few days, you'll feel like it wasn't long enough and even if you have months, you'll find yourself wanting to return. If you're visiting Cape Town for the first time, this is the perfect beginner's guide to take you through: ✨ Know before you go info ✨ Where to Stay ✨ Things to do ✨ Places to eat and drink Basically everything you need to self-plan the perfect city break! Don't forget to save the guide to refer back to when you're planning!

For first time visitors, there is no better introduction to South Africa than the Garden Route. South Africa is one of the most incredible countries in the world, and it truly has it all! Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect from this guide: 🏔️Culture, hiking and some unusual ethical wildlife encounters in Cape Town! 🍷Enjoy the beautiful winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek 🐾Come face to face with meerkats waking up 🛍️Support local businesses with some boutique craft shopping 🏖️Explore some of South Africa's most beautiful beaches 🦛Have a chance at spotting hippos bathing 🦁Try to spot Africa's BIG FIVE on safari - truly a once in a lifetime experience! I specialise in responsible, sustainable and ethical travel experiences, so this itinerary focuses on: 🐘 Ethical, hands off wildlife encounters, putting the animals' needs 🏡 Local accommodation. In this guide, where possible, I have recommended locally-owned or boutique accommodation. Every hotel on this itinerary is somewhere I have personally stayed in and would recommend. I have visited South Africa 4 times and each time stayed for periods of 2 months or more. I have driven the Garden Route multiple times and stayed in a lot of different accommodation, so in this guide, I'm bringing you the best of the best! I always try to offer an upscale, mid-range and budget option. Make sure you save for your trip, and let me know if you find anything missing!