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European summer is ending and you know what that means, it’s not long before the warm chiling weather is around the corner in Cape Town! If you’re still searching for a destination for your holiday season get-away, look no further: Cape Town is the city you definitely need to visit! Floating on two oceans and secured by mountain chains, there is no wonder the setting has everything to feed your wanderlust and give you some warmth – since it’s located i...
5 Reasons Why South Africa should be your next destination
Take a look at our lovely beaches!
You’re not about to see similar beaches anywhere else in the world. In Cape Town for instance, the beaches are covered by white sands and boulders, making most beaches picture-perfect. If you want a more unique scenery, take a roadtrip down the 300km Garden Route where you’ll be surrounded by mountains on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other. Temperatures are mild all year round. The area actually has the second...
African Eagle A Green Company
In African Eagle Day Tours, environment and energy consumption have been one of our main focus for more than five years. And those, far beyond its regulatory obligations.
We believe that turning into a green company is essential in order to limit our impact on the environment for the coming years.
A green company considers in its development strategy, issues related to the environment, but also those related to the social, human rights, corpor...
Discover the Cape Winelands during the harvest season!
Wine’s roots in South Africa can be traced to the 17th century, when Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape in 1652 and recommended to the Dutch East India Company that the Cape would serve as a useful victalling station for the ships on their passage to the East. Thus, in 1655 a shipment of grape vine cuttings (mainly from France) arrived in Table Bay and soon after the first vineyards were planted. In 1659, the first wine was made by Jan van Riebeeck himself but it was...
Nine ways to embrace the Cape Malay culture
South Africa, and Cape Town in particular, is a place where different cultures coexist like nowhere else in the world. Among the many cultures and communities forming the “Rainbow Nation” is the Cape Malay community, of which members are sometimes also called Cape Muslims.
The Cape Malays are essentially residents of Cape Town and its suburbs. The term “Cape Malay” comes from the fact that the Dutch settlers sent thousands of labourers, slave...