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An Exploring South African Things to do in Cape Town, the Helderberg, and the Cape Winelands

An Exploring South African Things to do in Cape Town, the Helderberg, and the Cape Winelands
  • Things to Do
    • South Africa
      • Western Cape
        • City of Cape Town
          • Cape Town
          • Bellville
          • Durbanville
          • Gordon’s Bay
          • Hout Bay
          • Kalk Bay
          • Kommetjie
          • Muizenberg
          • Noordhoek
          • Philadelphia
          • Sir Lowry’s Pass Village
          • Somerset West
          • St James
          • Strand
          • Simon’s Town
        • Cape Winelands
          • Ashton
          • Ceres
          • Franschhoek
          • Klapmuts
          • Montagu
          • Paarl
          • Robertson
          • Simondium
          • Stellenbosch
          • Tulbagh
          • Wellington
          • Wolseley
          • Worcester
        • Central Karoo
          • Beaufort West
        • Garden Route
          • Albertinia
          • George
          • Gouritsmond
          • Heidelberg
          • Herbertsdale
          • Herolds Bay
          • Ladismith
          • Knysna
          • Mossel Bay
          • Oudtshoorn
          • Plettenberg Bay
          • Riversdale
          • Sedgefield
          • Victoria Bay
          • Wilderness
        • Overberg
          • Barrydale
          • Betty’s Bay
          • Botrivier
          • Bredasdorp
          • Buffeljagsrivier
          • Caledon
          • Gansbaai
          • Grabouw
          • Hermanus
          • Kleinmond
          • L’Agulhas
          • Pringle Bay
          • Rooi Els
          • Stanford
          • Stormsvlei
          • Struisbaai
          • Swellendam
        • West Coast
          • Darling
          • Jacobsbaai
          • Hopefield
          • Langebaan
          • Velddrif
          • Yzerfontein
      • Eastern Cape
        • Nelson Mandela Bay
          • Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth
        • Sarah Baartman
          • Jeffreys Bay
      • KwaZulu-Natal
        • eThekwini
          • Durban
        • uMgungundlovu
          • Pietermaritzburg
    • Japan
      • Iida
      • Ina
      • Kiso
      • Komagane
      • Kyoto
      • Nagoya
      • Shiojiri
      • Tokyo
      • Yokohama
    • United States
      • Anaheim
      • Borrego Springs
      • Julian
      • Long Beach
      • Los Angeles
      • Phoenix
      • San Diego
      • Virginia
      • Washington D.C.
  • About
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Barrydale Food and Drink Photo Gallery

Coffee and a Treat at The Blue Cow in Barrydale (2021-10-02)

May 1, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Chantelle and I set out on a solo mission to Barrydale to locate braai and birthday supplies for the party back at camp at Warmwaterberg...
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Cape Town Food and Drink Photo Gallery

Turkish Delight at Saray V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (2021-12-29)

April 30, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Having just completed a wonderfully impactful trip to Robben Island with Dean and Zania, Chantelle and I now found ourselves taking a bit of a...
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Food and Drink Photo Gallery Stellenbosch

Ribs and Mirage at the Stellenbosch Flying Club (2021-04-25)

April 25, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Stellenbosch is home to a small aerodrome which in turn is home to the popular Stellenbosch Flying Club (who recently hosted yet another successful airshow...
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Gordon's Bay Kid Activities Photo Gallery

Interhouse Athletics Day at Gordon’s Bay Primary School (2022-01-28)

April 18, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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With the worst of the global pandemic now somewhat behind us, its been good to see school life returning to some semblance of normality. One...
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Mossel Bay Nature and Animal Attractions Photo Gallery

Walking down to the Pinnacle Point Caves, Mossel Bay (2021-07-12)

April 11, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Immediately south of Mossel Bay lies Pinnacle Point, a small promontory that is best known for the big Pinnacle Point Golf Estate and Tsogo Sun’s...
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Nature and Animal Attractions Photo Gallery Somerset West

Birdwatching around Paardevlei in Somerset West (2021-08-09)

April 4, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Last year Jessica joined me for the short 3km stroll around the still waters of Paardevlei in Somerset West. Following the good rains of winter...
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Durbanville Nature and Animal Attractions Photo Gallery

Burned Proteas in the Durbanville Nature Reserve (2021-02-13)

March 28, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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The City of Cape Town boasts a handful of micro nature reserves, small slices of land intended to preserve some of the Cape’s more endangered...
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Food and Drink Gordon's Bay Photo Gallery

Chocolate Oreo Ice Cream at The Waffle Cafe Gordon’s Bay (2021-12-05)

February 17, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Without a doubt, our current most favourite family treat stop in Gordon’s Bay is The Waffle Cafe, situated out front at the Old Cape Mall,...
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Cape Town Food and Drink Photo Gallery

Salmon Bagel and Coffee at Bootlegger in Century City (2022-01-31)

February 16, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Half a year ago or so, my work switched me from my now very old Fujitsu Lifebook to a nice and beefy Lenovo Legion 5,...
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Family Attractions Photo Gallery Strand

A Jump4Fun 11th Birthday in Strand (2021-11-13)

February 15, 2022
by Craig Lotter
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Jessica turned 11 last year and for her party, we rounded up some of her school friends and headed out to Jump4Fun, an indoor trampoline...
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An Exploring South African

Curiosity, travel, and discovering new places. Craig Lotter's An Exploring South African is primarily a South African travel blog of things to do in and around Cape Town, the Helderberg, and the Cape Winelands.

A South African software developer at Touchwork, Craig Lotter is a husband to an artisan cake maker, father to two young ladies, and someone who is constantly looking for new places to explore.

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They're a fun tourist attraction for visitors, but for Rooi Els locals the local troupe of marauding, emboldened baboons are no laughing matter, grabbing anything that looks like food given half a chance. With them being smart enough to open doors, this poor lady sacrificed her packet of chips to get this cheeky male out of her space. (I held on to my purchase by staring him down and hiding the stuff behind my back when they came for me!). Shopowners are all primed with sticks and slingshots to scare these customer robbers away, and indeed they currently have a hired guard for just this purpose patrolling the area by the shop and eateries as you enter the settlement. Don't feed the baboons, you just encourage this behaviour! #baboon #capebaboon #chacmababoon #rooiels #clarencedrive #kogelbergbiosphere #southafrica
Another tough Winter's day out here along the edge of False Bay. 😉 Views from Clarence Drive thanks to today's public holiday. #scenicdrive #falsebay #steenbrasnaturereserve #kogelberg #kogelbergbiosphere #clarencedrive #gordonsbay #southafrica #anexploringsouthafrican
Making the most of yet another gloomy Winter's day out here in the Strand 😉 #beach #strandbeach #strand #helderberg #southafrica #anexploringsouthafrican
Soft serve ice cream from 'N Ice inbetween all the Lifesaving South Africa Inter-Provincial Championships action this afternoon. #icecream #softserve #softserveicecream #niceicecream #strandpromenade #beach #strandbeach #strand #helderberg #southafrica #anexploringsouthafrican
The girls and I spent the afternoon on the beach watching day 2 of the Lifesaving South Africa Inter Provincials take place. With the pool events having taken place at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch yesterday, today it was the Strand Surf Lifesaving Club who hosted the exciting big provincial showdown in the waves and on the sands of Strand Beach! #lifesaving #lifesavingsport #lifesavingsouthafrica #interprovincial #lifesavingsa #strandsurflifesavingclub #strandbeach #strand #helderberg #southafrica #anexploringsouthafrican
Just in case you thought the girls go out exploring with me for the plain old love of being out with their dad. Yeah right! 😅 #bribe #mcflurry #mcflurryoreo #mcdonalds #stellenbosch #southafrica #anexploringsouthafrican

Latest Posts

  • A Stroll up the Whale Way Walkway in Gordon’s Bay (2021-05-16)
  • Father’s Day Putt Putt at Water World Strand (2022-06-19)
  • Mud, Spring Flowers and Bridges at the Kleinmond Lagoon (2021-09-18)
  • Waterblommetjies at Affie Plaas Farm Stall in Robertson (2022-07-07)
  • A Gravel Road from Rooi Els to Pringle Bay (2021-06-20)

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