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SSurf's up! Warm waters, empty beaches, world-class breaks and over 2,600km of coastline make South Africa the perfect spot for a surf trip! Today Maya, Alice and Saunders head to Cape Town's Muizenberg Beach, or ‘Muizies’ as it’s known locally, to learn how to surf with 'Stoked School of Surf'.
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 12
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 12
Good morning Cape Town! In episode 12 we experience the iconic 260 million year old Table Mountain in more ways than one.
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 11
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 11
It's the last stop on our road-trip and we have arrived at the Cape Town, or as it's commonly known, the Mother City. We're off to V&A's Food Market - a mecca for foodies and home to traders passionate about the fresh, local, organic, artisan and homemade produce they sell
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 10
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 10
Our road-trip through South Africa continues and we’re in the wilderness. No, literally, we’re in ‘Wilderness’, a small town in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, part of the popular Garden Route and the perfect base for us to explore the magical underground world of Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn.
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Bakkies Stories - Trailer
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Bakkies Stories - Trailer
We're sending a trio of UK celebrities on an epic South African road trip. Join us as we take TV presenter Maya Jama, Instagram sensation Alice Liveing and travel blogger Saunders Carmichael-Brown , aka Saunders Says on an unbelievable 10 day road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 9
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 9
In episode 9, we give Maya, Alice and Saunders a true South African bushveld experience.
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 8
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 8
In episode 8 we explore the exquisite scenes of the Tsitsikamma and paddle in an inflated rubber tube down the river rapids!
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 7
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Bakkie Stories - Episode 7
Episode 7 of Bakkie Stories, we take in the surreal landscape of Sunday’s River sand dunes in Port Elizabeth.
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South Africa on the big screen
Breathtaking scenery
South Africa on the big screen
Here, we bring you some of the best on-screen locations that you can experience on your next trip to South Africa – and which films to watch before you visit!
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Windsurfing in Cape Town
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Windsurfing in Cape Town
Windsurfing is popular in Cape Town - Bloubergstrand and Langebaan are popular destinations. Windsurfing is also popular inland on lakes, dams and rivers.
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Surfing two oceans in the Western Cape
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Surfing two oceans in the Western Cape
The meeting of two oceans in the Western Cape means that there are always good waves for surfing.
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Kitesurfing in South Africa
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Kitesurfing in South Africa
Kitesurfing in South Africa is concentrated around the coastal areas, stretching from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and Durban.
Sun-soaked coasts
Bird Island Nature Reserve
Sun-soaked coasts
Bird Island Nature Reserve
On the Western Cape coast just off shore of Lambert’s Bay is Bird Island. It houses a massive breeding colony of Cape gannets – 1 of only 6 such colonies in the world. Thousands of these birds, as well as Cape cormorants, breed and roost on the island which is connected to the mainland by a breakwater, providing rare public access to these seabird colonies. The reserve features a modern bird hide.
Breathtaking scenery
Table Mountain Marine Protected Area: where mighty currents mingle
Breathtaking scenery
Table Mountain Marine Protected Area: where mighty currents mingle
The Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area: spectacular seascapes and aquatic life alongside a majestic vista of soaring mountains and entrancing fynbos where two mighty currents meet.
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Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Town: one of the most exquisite views in the world
Breathtaking scenery
Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Town: one of the most exquisite views in the world
Chapman’s Peak Drive in Cape Town is a winding 9km route that takes visitors from the fishing village of Hout Bay to the beaches of Noordhoek, through some of the world’s most breath-taking scenery.
Sun-soaked coasts
Fishing in the Cederberg
Sun-soaked coasts
Fishing in the Cederberg
An abundance of saltwater and freshwater fish make the Cederberg perfect for a fishing expedition.
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