Attractions in South Africa

Table Mountain

Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, is the center of the city and one of the most visited tourist attractions in South Africa. It has a height of 1086 meters. Hiking trails of varying difficulty and a cable car take tourists and locals up to Table Mountain. But be careful: the cable car does not run in bad weather. Nevertheless, a visit to this sight is worthwhile and a special experience.

Travel to Cape Town – flora and fauna on Table Mountain

Table Mountain covers around 6500 hectares, on which there are around 1400 plant species. Many of them are nowhere to be found in the world. Especially in spring, travelers will find countless plants on Table Mountain. The fauna of Table Mountain includes rock slate and crows, whose habitats are sandstone crevices, where they mainly rely on tourists for their food.

Enjoy the beautiful view and get to know the locals

Visiting Cape Town and climbing Table Mountain: what could be nicer! Vertical cliffs and a flat plateau offer an outstanding view of the city center, mountains, sea and a seemingly untouched wilderness. A nice side effect is that vacationers get interesting insights into South African customs and traditions. Why? Locals like to picnic on Table Mountain or use it for numerous excursions.

Study trips

Table Mountain in Cape Town is geologically special. It is suitable for study trips on which travelers want to get to know the country and its people as well as the natural landscape with its various peculiarities. The sight consists of various quartzitic sandstones and sits on a granite-slate substructure.

Wine region around Cape Town

South Africa attracts countless holidaymakers with its scenic beauty, modernity and exclusivity. The wine region around Cape Town has developed into an Eldorado for wine lovers. Excellent grape varieties are cultivated in this extensive area around the Cape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Shiraz and Merlot are particularly popular and of excellent quality.
Cities that are in the Cape Town Winelands are Ceres, Worcester, Wellington, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Tulbagh, Montagu, Constantia and Franschhoek or Robertson. In these cities there are historical buildings that are worth seeing.
This area also fascinates with its unique landscape, which reveals itself in picturesque mountains and deep valleys, in which the vines can develop wonderfully due to the mild climate and abundant sunshine.

Historical development of the wine region

Jan van Riebeeck was the pioneer of viticulture in South Africa and it is thanks to him that the vines from Europe have gained such a wonderful foothold in South Africa.
In the 18th century, the wine from South Africa was a specialty that European monarchs and leaders enjoyed. Napoleon and Otto von Bismarck are said to have been very enthusiastic about wine from Africa. Klopstock wrote an ode to the Constantia wine. Constantia referred to the area south of Cape Town where Simon van der Steel had planted vines according to Riebeeck.
Through the cooperation with European wine connoisseurs who settled in South Africa, the South African wine developed over time into a very high quality product.

Wine tours in the sense of study trips

Wine tours are offered that take guests to the best known and best wineries in order to get to know what the South African winemakers have to offer.
These wine routes are a perfect harmony of tasting the excellent wines with very good food.
The Franschhoek Wine Route, the Stellenbosch Route or the Paarl Wine Route, all three of which are recommended for wine lovers, are particularly popular.

Bourke’s Luck Potholes

South Africa is a popular travel destination. No wonder: after all, the country on the southern tip of the African continent has an incredible number of sights to offer. For example, if you are traveling in the east of the huge country in the Mpumalanga province, you should definitely make a detour to the so-called Bourke’s Luck Potholes. The spectacular rock unit with its large cylindrical holes was formed several thousand years ago by the washing out of water and debris at the confluence of the Treur and Blyde rivers. Hikers and adventurers get their money’s worth in the huge area. The Bourke’s Luck Potholes can be reached via various narrow hiking trails and simple wooden bridges that lead over a 30 meter deep canyon. From the bridges you have a breathtaking view of the Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the confluence of the two rivers. You should definitely capture this sight in a photo. When hiking through the area, sturdy shoes are of course recommended. The natural spectacle was discovered in 1870 by gold prospector Tom Bourke. A species-rich flora and fauna has settled in the entire area. Exciting information about the origins of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the very special flora and fauna is available in the information center. There is also a souvenir shop just a few meters from the attraction. The natural spectacle was discovered in 1870 by gold prospector Tom Bourke. A species-rich flora and fauna has settled in the entire area. Exciting information about the origins of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the very special flora and fauna is available in the information center. There is also a souvenir shop just a few meters from the attraction. The natural spectacle was discovered in 1870 by gold prospector Tom Bourke. A species-rich flora and fauna has settled in the entire area. Exciting information about the origins of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the very special flora and fauna is available in the information center. There is also a souvenir shop just a few meters from the attraction.