The Fynbos Guy Blog
Penguins in Paradise: Stony Point
I’m afraid I have to start with some bad news: African penguins at Simons Town’s world-famous Boulders Beach colony are in disastrous decline. The population has fallen by nearly 90% since the mid-1990s and there’s little sign of recovery. Shoals of sardines and...
A Spring Hike on Table Mountain
Shaking itself dry after the winter rains, Table Mountain takes a deep breath in September and explodes into colour. Yellow, purple, white and orange flowers jostle for your attention as you hike, making it one of the best times to see fynbos in its full floral glory....
Porcupine Hills: Naturally
Lying in the folds of a twisting valley, Porcupine Hills is the sort of place that makes you feel that perhaps, after all, the wild world is not completely in retreat. Surrounded by the relentless wheat fields and orchards of the Overberg, this private nature reserve...
Hiking in the Cape Winelands
Talk about the best of both worlds: in the Cape Winelands, you combine superb mountain hiking with the well-rounded delights of the country’s best wine estates. And it’s just over an hour’s drive from Cape Town. The famous vineyards of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek lie...