The Fynbos Guy Blog
Monsters of Cape Point!
Toxic tentacles! External stomachs! Bristly feet! And they’re … uhm … four centimetres long and live in little rock pools. But hey, the denizens of the not-so- deep are still pretty intimidating when seen close up. And there’s no better place to see these beasts than...
Best Time to Hike Table Mountain
If you’d like to hike Table Mountain during your stay in Cape Town but are unsure about the best time to do so, then this may help. Locals joke that Cape Town experiences all four seasons in one day – and possibly before lunch - but there are well-defined seasons in...
Nature, Nature Everywhere: Cape Town’s Rondevlei Reserve
When visiting an urban nature reserve just 30 minutes from the centre of Cape Town, you’d certainly expect to see frogs and birds and beetles but perhaps not hippopotamus, antelope and tortoise. Rondevlei Nature Reserve doesn’t even cover three square kilometres but...
Flower Power – A Guide to Fynbos Flowers
What is it with flowers? Why are they are red or blue or yellow or pink or a combination thereof? Some smell like honey or fruit salad while others stink bad enough to make you wretch – what’s all that about? And why are some flowers sticky, or hidden away from sight...