Why you should stay in a holiday home in the Cape Peninsula

There are few places in South Africa, and the world, more beautiful than the Cape Peninsula. This slice of heaven is the perfect place to stay in a holiday home. Incredible natural beauty and brilliant attractions will ensure an unforgettable holiday experience. Comfort and style A holiday home in the Cape Peninsula offers you all the comforts of home while situating ...
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Cape Point Chronicle Welcomes You

The Cape Point Peninsula is a wonderful place. Whether you are a visiting tourist, or a local stalwart, to paraphrase a famous quote "If you are tired of the Cape Point Peninsula then you are tired of life!" From the sprawling, affluent suburbs of Constantia and Rondebosch, all the way down to the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean at the very tip of Africa, the Cape Point Pen...
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Great White Sharks Season- the best time to go Cage Diving

Great White Sharks in False Bay
False Bay is home to perhaps the worlds premium apex predator, the Great White Shark. Great White Sharks are present in False Bay throughout the year. Their behaviour and location is fairly regular and predictable, being mainly dictated by the habits and availability of prey. This level of predictability makes it easier to determine when are the best times to go and see thes...
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Cape Town Vineyards

Possibly the most picturesque of the Cape Town Vineyards
No visit to the Western Cape would be complete without visiting some of the many Cape Town Vineyards. Traditionally, the Cape Wineland area is thought of as being situated in and around Stellenbosch, about 50km to the east of the CBD. That’s not the full story- there are Cape Vineyards all over the Province- in fact, the first Cape Town Vineyards were on the Cape Point Peninsu...
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Lecture on – Making the best treatment decisions for AD/HD

The Hout Bay Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Support Group Invites you to a discussion by Dr Adri van der Walt Paediatric Neurologist on Making the best treatment decisions for AD/HD  Date:  Monday, 20 August 2012 Time: 7:15 pm  Venue: The church on the corner of Oxford & Albert Street.( on your Right)Hout Bay Cost: R25p.p. Everyone is welcome p...
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I’ve seen my first southern right whale of the season

It wasn't doing anything exciting, just hanging around on the surface- and it took me a while to identify it, too often in the past I have been fooled by floating debris, such as huge rafts of kelp and it was early evening with the setting sun casting shadows on the water. Then, after an eye watering stint of staring- poof, a tell-tale v-shaped puff of water- a Southern Right ...
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Just Nuisance is having a Birthday Parade!

Just Nuisance, Simon's Town's most famous dog, is sending a Birthday invitation to all dog lovers. Come and join in the Birthday Parade, Sunday April 1st. All well behaved dogs and owners welcome to meet at The Foundry, in the Yacht Club Car Park at 10h15 for departure by 10.30 for "walkies" around the waterfront to Jubilee Square.  On Jubilee Square there will be a birthda...
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Kalk Bay Fish Fare

Kalk Bay FIsh Fare being held at the Holy Trinity Church 42 Main Road Kalk Bay 10.30 to 6pm.
It is the annual Kalk Bay Fish Fare on Saturday and for once I am going to make sure that I make it there. This is one of those events in the Cape Point Peninsula that I always seem to be too busy to get to, but this year I am going to really make the effort and go see what it is all about. The sign promises great entertainment and it comes with an added joy of a trip to Kal...
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What to do with the kids during the Christmas Holidays on the Cape Point

Christmas is fast approaching us and it is now that you start wondering what are you going to do with the kids for all that time. It won't be long now until they are breaking up from school. As parents of a lively little girl we were trawling the internet looking for things to do over Christmas (luckily Gogo and Bappie (don't ask) are going to be here for the whole of Decemb...
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Atmospheric Sunday in Hout Bay

Hout Bay- the Cape Point Peninsula’s oft forgotten gem It isn’t often that we get to Hout Bay- the geography and road systems of the Cape Point Peninsula seem to make it easier for us to get to a number of places easier than Hout Bay. This Sunday we had other business to take care of in that area so decided to double up and have a trip to the Lions Craft Market in Hout Bay....
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