1.Don’t walk around late at night unless you keep to well-lit places like the Waterfront and Camps Bay. Rather take a (decent) taxi than risk being mugged in a dark side street after nightfall.
2.Don’t accept help from a stranger at an ATM when drawing cash.
3.Stay in a group when out at night.
4.Don’t �~wave’ your bag, camera or cell phone around while walking in the city, day or night. This attracts undesirable attention. Avoid keeping anything of value in back pockets or open backpack compartments.
5.Keep the windows up and the car doors locked when driving around the city.
6.When driving, discourage �~smash & grab’ theft by keeping bags, keys, cell phones or anything �~tempting’ on the floor and not on the seats.
7.If you wish to visit a township, go with a reputable tour guide, not alone. It’s easy to get lost and some neighborhoods are less safe than others.
8.Fancy a train ride? Go on one with a blue �~Biggsy’s Restaurant Car’, enjoying a cup of coffee or a yummy breakfast while watching Cape Town’s suburbs pass by the window. Unfortunately, despite the security staff on the trains, muggings and harassment are fairly frequent. Traveling in the restaurant car is a safer, more comfortable experience.
9.Don’t give cash to beggars. Rather make a donation to a registered local charity. Money gained through begging, unfortunately, is inevitably ill-spent. Giving out cash also makes you a candidate for being mugged once you have your wallet out.
10.If you are eating out or watching a movie, do not put your bags on the floor or hang them over the back of your chair. Keep them on your lap, to avoid becoming a victim of opportunistic bag-snatchers. These scoundrels have even been known to operate in churches!
Remember: Pickpockets and muggers are a sad fact of life the world over. Just be careful, and you’ll find Cape Town as friendly, safe and enjoyable as any busy cosmopolitan city in the world.
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Cape Winelands Guest House
Cape Winelands Holiday DestinationsThe Cape Winelands are only about 45 minute to one hours drive from the centre of Cape Town. The Cape Winelands can be visited as a stand alone holiday destination or as a days trip away from Cape Town.
- South African Wines are some of the most respected in the world, wine making in South Africa goes back to Jan van Riebeeck
- The Franschhoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch Valleys are some of the prettiest areas in South Africa. Combine this with lovely original Cape Dutch Architecture and its no surprise that its one of the most popular areas to visit in South Africa
- Eat and drink like Kings and Queens. There are many wonderful restaurants to choose from in the Winelands and of course savour the award wining wines.
Take a Holiday to the Cape Winelands
Cape Winelands : Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Constantia & Paarl
Cape Town is in our opinion one of the most beautiful destinations in Africa. The close proximity it has to the beaches and mountains, make it a truly unique holiday destination. Long summers in the southern hemisphere mean that its popular as a place to escape to during the long northern winters. Early sunrises and late sunsets mean that you can seemingly pack so much more into your day.
The Cape Winelands are very close to Cape Town and therefore it will come as no surprise that visitors to Cape Town will often include a few days holiday in the winelands, relaxing, wine tasting, soaking up the scenery and visiting the beautiful towns of Franschhoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch.
A well known wine critic for the New York Times, wrote that he harboured a "nagging suspicions that great wines must be made in spectacular surrounding" and nowhere is this more evident than in the Cape Winelands.
The Cape Winelands, in direct contrast to the cosmopolitan vibe of Cape Town, really gives you the feeling as if you are in the country. Walk amongst the vines, take a drive to across the Helshoogte Pass to admire the views, wine taste, savour cheeses at the Fairview Farm or stop at any number of the beautiful wine estates to admire the original Cape Dutch architecture.
The towns of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek are pretty and interesting. Second to Cape Town, these were some of the first towns to be developed in South Africa. The towns are full of heritage and history dating back to the late 1600’s. Enjoy the oak lined streets of Stellenbosch, or the originally French named Streets of Franschhoek, or the extremely long high street of Paarl.
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South Africa's Top Attractions - Cape Winelands
By Mairead Foley
The Winelands are the largest wine producing region in South Africa and it produces some of the finest New World Wines. The Winelands are divided into a number of regions and the 6 largest are Stellenbosch, Constantia, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson and Wellington.
Stellenbosch is perhaps the most famous of these regions and you may recognise some of the names produced here including Boschendal, Delheim, Delair, Spier, Saxenburg, La Motte, Chamonix and Cabriere. The village of Stellenbosch itself is a wonderfully charming village which was the second settlement founded in in the Western Cape by European settlers.
In the Constantia Valley you'll find some of the oldest wine estates in the Western Cape and home to a number of award winning wines and restaurants. Historically, this area is famous for is sweet dessert wine, sold under the name Constantia, but today there is more variety. Most of the vineyards in the area offer wine tasting and tours so a visit to Constantia Valley is never a dull experience.
Franschhoek Valley wine was first settled by French Huguenots over 300 years ago. The Mediterranean like climate proved to be perfect for the growing of the vines they had brought with them. The other regions, Paarl, 3rd oldest settlement and largest town in the Western Cape; Robertson, a town which experimented with ostrich and stud farming but seems to have settled with grapes; and Wellington, in addition to grapes also grows citrus fruit and has a strong brandy industry as well; are all equally interesting places to visit.
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selected wines with each course and changes each evening for the duration of your stay. 