Sundowners with Lucille

By Lucille Sive

Cape Town is Africa’s culinary capital, home to cuisines from all over Africa and the world. For the traveler looking to taste their way through South Africa, there is no better place to start your trip than in Cape Town! The Mother City’s busy culinary scene means that new restaurants, bistros, and cafes open up all of the time, so it can be hard to keep up. That’s why I try to visit as many new culinary hotspots whenever I’m in Cape Town. Here are seven of my favorites from my most recent trip.

Celebrating in Cape Town and Kapama

By Jordan Knoll

After visiting Tanzania in 2015, South Africa shot to the top of my travel bucket list. I was so blown away by what I experienced in Tanzania that I knew I needed to see more of Africa. In particular, I wanted to visit Cape Town and experience what a safari would be like in the Southern region of the continent. In November, my dream became a reality: Erin, my new wife, and I packed our bags for our dream honeymoon to South Africa!

In the annual “Best in Travel” Awards, renowned guidebook publisher Lonely Planet awarded Cape Town the number two position on its top cities in the world list. The honor is just the latest accolade for South Africa’s “Mother City”, after being named a World’s Best City by Travel + Leisure earlier this year. So what exactly makes Cape Town such a must-visit destination? Here are three reasons: food and wine, culture and scenery, and social responsibility.

Our partners at Sanctuary Retreats have unveiled the recently refurbished Sanctuary Chief’s Camp in Botswana. Get an overview of this spectacular camp with this new video.