South Africa Dream Holidays
Western Cape Holidays
Western Cape and Garden Route
The Western Cape contains some real jewel destinations that you just have to make time to see. The Western Cape Winelands and the Garden Route have all the right stuff to provide you with that perfect south african western cape holiday.
The Cape, winelands and Garden Route
There are hundreds of small country guesthouses and bed and breakfast places where you can sit back and take in the surrounding climate, culture and all tha is the cape. You will most likely want to look at car rental in cape town and driving to either one of the many wonderful hotels located on the beach or one of the more peacful country guesthouses.
Other places of interest may be Table Mountain, Robben Island, shopping and dinning out and touring the cape winelands.
The western cape has several old wine estates tucked away near Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschoek. It is at these wine estates where you can enjoy wine tastings, lunches and even a great round of golf.
This region of South Africa is famous for it's beautiful coastal scenery (which is nothing short of spectacular), of rolling winelands, of magical country house hotels, exquisite restaurants and championship golf courses.
Western Cape in the news
December road deaths in Western Cape down Independent Online, South Africa - By Francis Hweshe The province experienced a drop in road fatalities during the 2008 December festive month compared with 2007, provincial traffic ... |
 AfricaNews | Cops winning war against road deaths The Times, South Africa - In Western Cape, the toll dropped from 169 to 74. In Eastern Cape, there were 104 fewer deaths compared to 2007-2008. The toll this year was 92. ... Heavy traffic may swell fatalities Massive trek back to Gauteng 885 killed in SA road deaths |
Four die in South Africa train collision Xinhua, China - 6 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed in South Africa's Stellenbosch when their car collided with a train along Vlaeberg road in Western Cape province, ... |
People take time to return to work Independent Online, South Africa - ... see a large number of people returning to work, as traditionally the Western Cape had a phased approach when it came to people returning to work. ... |
4 die in Stellenbosch train crash News24, South Africa - Cape Town - Four people were killed when their car collided with a train along the Vlaeberg road near Stellenbosch on Monday, Western Cape police said. ... |
Six injured in failed robbery Independent Online, South Africa - Six people were injured when five armed robbers tried to rob a pension pay point in Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain on Monday, Western Cape police said. ... |
ANC election campaign off to a big start The Times, South Africa - M antashe said the ANC had analysed its structures and found that those in the Western Cape needed the most assistance. "We will use our resources to fight ... Parties gear up for election battle Zuma takes tough stance amid challenges ANC must clamp down hard on disruptions of Cope meetings |
The changing face of wine iAfrica.com, South Africa - And neither had her daughter, before she arrived at the University of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape to begin her studies for a Bachelor of Science in ... |
 BBC News | What lies ahead for Africa in 2009? BBC News, UK - Cope hopes to gain control of key provinces such as Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape and stop the ANC from winning a two-thirds majority in parliament ... Watch these people carefully |
Ruling party disillusions The Witness, South Africa - The ANC, worried about its loss of support in the Western Cape, has sent in a team of so-called "heavyweights" to sort out its provincial structures. ... |