This October, the Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) Live Art Festival returns for its eighth edition, with around 30 free performances and installations in Cape Town’s streets, gardens and public spaces until 18 October 2026. The festival spans dance, theatre, visual art, music, architecture and performance. Much of the work is site-specific, made in response…
The Living Journey Collection, a portfolio of eight boutique hotels in the Western Cape, has launched unique offers to both local and international visitors to experience the region this spring. Valid through to 15 December 2026, the Spring into Summer offers pair each unique hotel with inspirational experiences: from guided sea-kayak tours in Hermanus to…
Dramatic rocky landscapes and diverse attractions make the Cederberg one of the Western Cape’s most popular getaway destinations. Located just 300 kilometres from Cape Town, this easily accessed mountain sanctuary offers a variety of activities for nature lovers and adventure seekers, and also affords a refuge from city life and everyday pressures. Guide to the…
Ringing in its 55th year since producing South Africa’s first Cap Classique, Simonsig Family Vineyards has introduced a fresh new provenance-led restaurant to its Stellenbosch estate. Vonkel at Simonsig sits alongside the Tasting Room of the third-generation Malan family-owned wine farm. Rounding out the farm’s offering, it’s serving produce-forward and bubbly-friendly Mediterranean-style food for brunch…
There are few things more South African than gathering around a table with people you love and eating exceedingly well. East City Grill on Cape Town’s thriving Harrington Street is leaning into that tradition with the launch of its new “Feast for 4” menu: a generous multi-course sharing menu created for exactly four guests and…
Vergelegen has done it again: For the second year running, this acclaimed Somerset West wine estate has been named the Best Wine Farm Experience in the public-nominated Kfm Best of the Cape Awards. From its beautiful natural surroundings and exquisite gardens, to its award-winning wine, food and warm hospitality, Vergelegen delivers experiences that keep 160…
There’s been a baby boom at Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, with 137 Nguni calves born this season – and another eight still due. The estate’s Nguni herd now numbers over 450 animals. Among the new arrivals are both pure Nguni youngsters and Nguni/Angus crosses, with the latter already showing the impressive size difference…
Kuganha has opened in the Western Cape, pioneering a new category of luxury wellness safari within a 10 000-hectare rewilded Big Five conservancy, just under 2.5 hours from Cape Town. Recently recognised by Robb Report (one of the most discerning travel lists) as one of the 50 greatest luxury hotels in the world for 2026,…
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) has been named Cape Town’s Best Tourist Attraction in the 2026 Kfm Best of the Cape Awards. This is the fifth year in a row it secured this win. The award, determined through public nominations and voting, recognises the destinations, businesses and experiences that have captured the hearts of…
Zip Zap Circus and School of Rock open Full Tilt at the District Six Homecoming Centre on 23 September for seven performances, with the entire score played live, on stage, by the young musicians of School of Rock. In most circus productions, the music is pre-recorded and fixed, and the performers time themselves to it.…
Every South African knows a good boerie roll. The smell of boerewors on the braai, the soft white roll waiting on the side, the fried onions, the smoor (warm tomato and onion mix), the sauces, the first bite that is messy, warm and completely worth it. It is the kind of food memory that belongs…
South African property developers Wikus Lategan and Wayne Williams have opened Zomerlust Boutique Hotel, bringing the same problem-solving discipline and people-first philosophy that has defined their careers to their new project. With decades of large-scale development between them, the pair has applied their deep knowledge and abilities to a 15-room luxury property and fire-driven restaurant…
This September 2026, the Western Cape welcomes a game-changing new destination for aviation enthusiasts: Atlantic Aerodrome. More than just a place to park your aircraft, this purpose-built premium general aviation and turboprop hub in the scenic Swartland is set to become the region’s premier lifestyle destination for pilots, aircraft owners and their families. Located just…
Mid-winter at Wilde Vy Bistro brings soul food and fine brandies from our kitchen and cellar to you, fireside at our bistro on the hill. In collaboration with the South African Brandy Foundation, Chef Jürgen Snyman has masterminded a tasting selection of some of the finest potstill brandies that our country produces. These moments of…
Sometimes the break you need is not another weekend at home, but time spent on the open road, surrounded by phenomenal landscapes and boundless natural beauty. For many travellers, wildflower season on the West Coast offers exactly that, with growing excitement around the annual West Coast superbloom. A superbloom starts with perfectly timed rainfall. Millions…
There’s an ethereal quality to the light of the West Coast: crystalline, fresh and seemingly as wild as the landscapes that connect the vineyards of the Swartland with the empty beaches of the Atlantic. Set within this meeting point of country and coast, De Wildeveldt is a remarkable stretch of land under conservation, just an…
Jan “Boland” Coetzee was famous for many things. Springbok rugby player, the winemaker that put Kanonkop on the map, maverick founder of Vriesenhof who smuggled contraband Chardonnay vines from France into South Africa in the early ’80s and changed the course of the country’s wine history… the man lived life fully. What most don’t know…
Visit Stellenbosch, in partnership with the Art Association Stellenbosch, has announced the winners of the inaugural Art of Origin Stellenbosch: a town-wide art competition and exhibition uniting multiple generations of emerging creatives. A proud milestone for the region, this first-of-its-kind initiative comprised five thematic categories reflecting the essence of Stellenbosch as a destination. Following an…
La Motte Wine Estate in the picturesque Franschhoek Valley is one of South Africa’s leading wine destinations with a rich French Huguenot winemaking heritage, an acclaimed wine experience offering and an internationally renowned wine portfolio. But more than the award-winning and popular wines, the estate has a selection of wine treasures that reflect the charm…
Three kilometres outside Franschhoek Village, on a property where a craft brewery shares space with a boutique hotel, something quietly practical is happening. While much of the travel industry talks about sustainability in broad strokes, the team at @Franschhoek Hotel has spent the past few years building it into the daily mechanics of how the…
As winter settles over the city and the pace of Cape Town softens, The Belly Restaurant Group invites locals to return to the table with a series of menus that lean into the season with warmth, generosity and considered value. Across Belly of the Beast, Galjoen and Seebamboes, it’s cooking with a deeper sense of…
The Daily APT, a new locally curated aparthotel brand, is set to redefine Cape Town’s hospitality landscape. The brand debuts with its flagship 87-key property in Green Point, scheduled to open in Q1 2027, with more sites secured across the city. The Daily introduces a design-led, flexible stay concept, focused on the modern traveller and…
A warm and delectable slice of French lifestyle and contemporary bistro cuisine in Cape Town’s CBD, The Wes Bistro & Bar (known fondly by the locals as just The Wes) is well on its way to becoming the city’s grande dame for classic contemporary French bistro fare, sophisticated drinking – wine, cocktails or French café-style…
Nestled within the heart of a fynbos biome, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve is an ecological sanctuary in one of the most diverse floral kingdoms on Earth. Anchored on the hills of Walker Bay, the reserve is also a gateway to the Marine Big Five and internationally significant ancient coastal caves that reveal some of the…
This winter, The Living Journey Collection invites travellers to embrace the quieter, more contemplative season of the Cape with the launch of its GR8 Cape Escape, a winter offering designed to celebrate the region at its most verdant. Available from 1 May to 31 August 2026, the GR8 Cape Escape encourages South Africans to journey…
In the wake of the March fire that gutted the popular Stables restaurant, Vergelegen Wine Estate has responded with characteristic resilience. Temporary restaurant Firehorse opened on 17 April to ensure guests continue to enjoy the Somerset West estate’s signature hospitality while Stables restoration work is underway. Seating 130 guests, the restaurant is located alongside the…
On 9 April 2026, Groot Constantia showcased its new short film, Rooted. Preserved. Shared. The film is a tribute to the people, practices and purpose that preserve South Africa’s oldest wine-producing farm for the future. “The screening marked more than the release of a short film – it was a moment of reflection,” says Jean…
Shorter, restorative breaks are increasingly shaping travel choices. A global travel report shows that bookings for trips of four days or less have grown by 34% in the past year, reflecting a rising preference for meaningful experiences without long-haul travel. In response, Steenberg Hotel & Spa, situated in the Constantia Valley just 20 minutes from…
Following its initial introduction last year, Steenberg Hotel & Spa reintroduces its Rest & Reset Wellness Retreat for 2026 with a refined and more intimate approach designed for deeper impact and genuine restoration. Set against the vineyards and mountain slopes of the Constantia Valley, this four-day, three-night immersive retreat invites a small and intimate group…
Sitting side by side in one luxe sustainably appointed space, East City Grill, an elevated contemporary South African steakhouse with Asian sensibility and umami, and Yakiniku – an intimate, interactive and meat-centric Japanese-style grill house – are Cape Town’s East City Precinct’s two new sister restaurants. They bring fire, flavour and the best of South…
