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Explore Calendar Museums Music to my ears Tourism News Dining Restaurant of the month Wildlife all year round On Stage Night Life What to see Shopping Places of Interest

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ROUTES TABLE VIEW – CIVIC CENTRE A dedicated lane connects Table View station in Blaauwberg Road and Civic Centre, on Hertzog Boulevard in the CBD, via PaardenEiland and Woodstock. There is also a new pedestrian access route from the suburb of Brooklyn across the canal to stations at Zoarvlei and Vrystaat, and a connection to the rail system at Woodstock. At Civic Centre station, commuters can change to a feeder service, which runs to the Gardens via Long Street and to the Waterfront via Green Point, or to the convenient and affordable Airport service.

There are a total of 120 temporary stops on three bus routes, moving people between Parklands, Blouberg Sands and Big Bay (past the Blouberg Strand beach front) and the main station at Table View.

These temporary stops and routes are designed to test demand and travelling patterns ahead of a more extensive and permanent network of feeder routes.

F14 Big Bay – Table View – Parklands East (route to Blouberg Strand beach front) F15 Parklands East – Table View – Blouberg Sands F16 Marine Circle – Table View – Blouberg Sands The main line is scheduled every 10 minutes during peak hours and every 20 minutes during rest of the day and weekends. The feeder routes are scheduled every 15 minutes during peak times and every 20 minutes during other operating houres.

Adult R10 Children under 4 years Free GARDENS-CIVIC-WATERFRONT (See My Citi Map on page 42) From at least 06:00 until 20:00 MyCiTi buses give easy access to the central business district, entertainment zones, hotels, restaurants and public spaces, cultural and historic landmarks, from the Gardens via Long and Loop Street to the Waterfront, via the Convention Centre and Green Point.

Every 10 minutes during peak hours and every 20 minutes during rest of the day and weekends.

Adult R5 Children under 4 years Free

Publisher Ari Spinner 082 696 0756 ari@hellocapetown.org

Featuring Editor Tovi Don (021) 426 5112 tovi@eat8.co.za

Administrator Shirlene Visagie (021) 426 5112 shirlene@eat8.co.za

Graphic Designer Taryn Meyer (021) 426 5111 editor@eat8.co.za

CIVIC CENTRE-AIRPORT Catch the convenient Airport bus between Civic Centre station in Hertzog Boulevard and Cape Town International Airport, right outside the terminal building. The Airport service runs every 20 minutes from 04:20 to 21:50.

The trip takes about the same time, or slightly less, than in a private car, as follows: • Morning peak (direction City): about 20-30 minutes • Afternoon peak (direction Airport): about 45-55 minutes • Other times of the day or in opposite direction to peak hour congestion: about 15-20 minutes (subject to delays).

Adult R50 Children 4 to 11 years R25 Children under 4 years Free For more information log on to www.capetown.gov.za or call the City of Cape Town Transport Centre 24/7 toll free information on 0800 65 64 63

tel/fax: (021) 426 5117 WINELANDS

P.O. Box 888, Rhine Rd, 8050. Published and copywritten by Hello Cape Town All rights reserved. While every care has been taken in compiling the information in this publication, Hello Cape Town can not be held responsible for any omissions or errors. CK2002/007961/23

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ESTATES TO EXPLORE

WINERIES • MAPS • FESTIVALS & EVENTS • DINING

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EXPLORE

BY SEA The Waterfront Boat Company caters for a range of pleasure from a jet boat for adrenalin junky’s through harbour and fun cruises, all the way to traditional sailing and whale watching and trips on a luxury catamaran (www.waterfrontboats.co.za, Tel: 021 418 5806). On another location of the fun scale you’ll find The Jolly Roger, the only authentic Pirate ship in South Africa which sales daily from Quay 5 in the V&A Waterfront to watch the sun set over the sea, leaving Cape Town to shelter under the Table Mountain (www.pirateboat.co.za, Tel: 021 421 0909).

the inner city Loop- Gardens – city centre –waterfront and the route to Table View (Blaauwberg Strand) and back. All routes connect at the civic centre on Hertzog Blvd.

BY TRAIN The Atlantic Rail takes you to Simon’s Town and back on board wooden bodied vintage coaches dating from 1922 to 1938 attached to a steam locomotive. Tours departs from Cape Town at 10:30 am and later departing Simon’s Town at 3pm. The interval time at Simon’s Town is approximately 3 hours. Booking is essential (www.atlanticrail.co.za, Tel: 021 556 1012).

BY BUS Well known to experienced travellers, CitySightseeing is Cape Town Hop on - Hop off bus with two routes and commentary in 16 languages (www. citysighseeing.co.za, Tel: 021 511 6000). Traditional guided bus ours with a wide range of full or half day options are made by Springbok Atlas. Their tours menu have a long established reputation for quality information and destinations (www.springbokatlas.co.za, Tel: 021 460 4700).

The most recent addition to the transportation system In Cape Town are My Citi buses; New and facilitated with all travellers needs including space for bicycles and luggage. Three routes are operating currently: from the airport to the cityand backward,

BY FOOT A handful of options waits for those who are looking to explore Cape Town in a new way or focus around a specific theme. No matter how unique your curiosity is, you’ll most likely be surprised to find the right guide, from hardcore history lovers to the fashion route tour for ultimate fashionistas.

Cape Town Tourism Information centres in City Centre, in the Waterfront, in the Airport, in the CTICC, on Table Mountain and in eleven more locations that will provide you with maps for self guide tours or if you prefer with the most recent contacts for a tour that concentrates around your preferred subject (www.capetown.travel.co.za, Tel: 021 487 6859, 8:00 – 21:00 everyday)

ON 2 WHEELS Either you choose to experience the city and it’s out skirts in the green way or on the Voom way, few options lays ahead: bicycle tours and rentals are offered by City Cycle Tours (www.citycycletours. co.za, Tel: 021 511 4766) and by AWOL tours (www.awoltours.co.za, Tel: 083 2346 428).

A motorcycle rental is a world of possibilities. Big Boy offers scooters that are fun and cheap to run (www.bigboyscooters.co.za Tel: 021 433 1735)and you can also get faster on any brand, from Harley – Davidson (www.viperlounge.co.za Tel: 087 8083750) to BMW (www.motoberlin.co.za, Tel 083 377 1133) and Yamaha (www.motorbikehire.co.za Tel: 074 190 9977 &www.thebikebusiness.co.za, Tel: 021 465 6883)

ON 3 WHEELS The traditional way will be to hire a motorcycle with a side car attached and to go either on one of the recommended routes or self-itinerary using vintage World War II sidecar (www.sidecar.co.za Tel: 021 434 9855). If you speak the language of cool and luxury then you should BOOM: it is the name if a three wheel bike especially delivered from Europe. All new, shiny and seats comfortably two adults on leather chairs elevated behind the driver that will guide and take you to a once in a life time sightseeing experience (www.capetricketours.co.za Tel: 071 219 1036)

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CALE NEDERBURG HARVEST DAY

March 2012 Where: Cape Town City Bowl Cape Town Pride Festival. The ever increasing success of Pride in Cape Town draws many visitors to the city. This year, like no other you can experience a host of different activities and events in and around the city.

When: Saturday, 25 February 2012 Where: Paarl Nederburg Harvest DayThe recent heat wave has accelerated ripening in the vineyards selected for Nederburg’s annual Harvest Day, in Paarl so this year the event will take place on Saturday 25 February 2012.

Come along and share in the bountry at the Nederberg Harvest Day. Join the fun and festivities at Nederburg’s harvest day and participate in creating some of the winery’s award-winning wines.

On arrival, you’ll be treated to a refreshing glass of sparkling wine. Then it’s over to the expert harvesting team, who’ll teach you how to hand-pick perfectly ripened grapes.You will get to taste freshly pressed grape must, the fermenting juice, as well as some tank samples of wine, following the journey from the vineyard to the bottle. After harvesting, a scrumptious barbeque-style brunch and some fine Nederburg wines will be served on the rolling lawns in front of the historic 19th century Manor House with spectacular views of the surrounding vineyards and majestic Drakenstein Mountains. Harvesters stand a chance to win a gift pack of Nederburg wines in a lucky draw. It is strongly advised to bring a hat, sunscreen and comfortable shoes.

Times: 08h30 to 14h00 Venue: Nederberg Estate, Sonstraal Road, Paarl Tickets: R185 per person (includes the barbequestyle brunch and a bottle of Nederburg wine, from the Foundation or Winemaster’s Reserve ranges, per couple), R55 per child under 12 Booking: It’s essential to book so please contact Sunette Rust on +27 (0)21 862-3104 CAPE TOWN PRIDE FESTIVAL

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Events this year include a Pride Film Premiere, a Red Party, workshops, a pool party, Mr and Ms Cape Town Pride pageant, an interfaith service, sunset beach picnic, a book fair, a Pink Ball and so much more.

Venue: All throughout Cape Town Contact: Festival organisers Gap Leisure on +27 (0)21 801-4801 SPIER HARVEST FESTIVAL

When: Saturday, 25 February 2012 Where: Stellenbosch Spier Harvest FestivalCome and join the celebration to bless the grape harvest at the annual Spier Wine Harvest Festival, in Stellenbosch.

The lawns in front of Eight—Spier’s new ‘farmto-table’ restaurant—will be transformed into a wine wonderland. Adults can lounge under the trees and enjoy great food and wine, while children join in a host of interactive games.

When: Monday, 27 February 2012 to Sunday, 04 March 2012 Where: Foreshore, Cape Town Cape Town International Ballet Competition.

The Cape Town International Ballet Competition will see talented dancers from South Africa, Singapore, China, United Kingdom, Cuba and South Korea. Previously known as the South African International Ballet Competition this is an exciting event on the dance calendar. Some very well known and respected members of the dance world will be adjudicating this competition.

This is an opportunity for both local and foreign dancers as well as the dance companies in South Africa as they can use this competition as an platform to find new and exciting talents. The elimination rounds take place from Tuesday 28 February to Thursday 1 March 2012 at 19h00 with the finals on Friday 2 March at 20h00 and the Grand Gala Performance on Saturday 3 March at 20h00 and due to popular demand a second Gala performance will take place on Sunday 4 March at 15h00.

Tickets: Available from Computicket Venue: Artscape Opera House COMMUNITY CHEST CARNIVAL

With so much to do during the day you will find lots of things to have fun, with wine tastings and scrumptious specialty food stalls to create the ultimate wine picnic. This can be enjoyed either on the lawn, or around the harvest table alongside the Eerste River.

Games for all include grape stomping, croquet, and boulle. For kids there will be T-shirt and face painting, and loads of entertainment, including tractor rides to the vineyards, storytelling, magicians, an obstacle course and more.

Gerald Clarke and his band will entertain with guitars, cellos, accordions and singers.

Tickets: R70, for adults, this includes a tasting of two of Spier’s award-winning wines and a special edition wine glass. For kids this includes entrance for five games.

Times: 10h00 to 16h00

When: Wednesday, 29 February 2012 to Saturday, 03 March 2012 Where: Wynberg Community Chest CarnivalOne of Cape Town’s iconic family events, the Community Chest Carnival opens its gates for the 59th time. What began in 1951 as a theatrical garden party has evolved into a pageant of international food, local entertainment and family fun, which attracts over 80 000 people.

N DA R The four-day event will be held at Maynardville Park, Wynberg. It is made possible by the efforts of some 7000 volunteers who donate their time and skills to ensure that each year’s event is better than the preceding one. This year there will be a strong focus on ground entertainment such as drummies, stilt walkers and jugglers.

CANAL WALK BRIDAL FAIR

the right decisions. We also welcomes matric pupils seeking gorgeous gowns by top designers, fascinating jewellery, assorted accessories and suit ideas in preparation for that immensely anticipated Matric Dance.

Entry for visitors to this premier bridal fair is absolutely free and brides-to-be can stroll through all the creative displays located throughout the centre from 9 am to 9 pm daily.

Enjoy these additional array of attractions - the Wedding Parade, Heavenly Cake competition, musical ensembles, live entertainment, interactive displays, giveaways, and so much more during your exciting visit to Canal Walk’s 11th bridal fair.

Contact: Cheryl Wade Events on +27 (0)21 914-2852

ANYTHING THAT FLOATS… Lobster lilos, Indian canoes, floating bars and human tube chains are making a comeback in 2012. Following the splashing, singing, howling success of the debut of the Anything That Floats competition in 2010, we’ve decided to stir up in the refreshing water of the Breederiver once again.

After spotting a jolly good pair of sailors floating down the river in a bathtub we might, however, have seen it all…or have we? Participants are encouraged to think outside of their beach gear boxes in order to stand a chance to win incredible prizes. At this stage, categories include anything from the best design and most floatable contraption to the most luxurious device on the Breederiver.

To buy your tickets, or for any enquiries, phone Ann Sowden on +27 (0)21 510-0547

UP THE CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL CASTLE CAPE TOWN TENS

When: Friday, 24 February 2012 to Sunday, 26 February 2012 Where: Century City, Cape Town North Canal Walk Bridal Fair Happily engaged couples will once again have the opportunity to inspire their senses at the Canal Walk Bridal Fair, one of Cape Town’s most popular and prestigious bridal fairs. Canal Walk will celebrate romance with images of love, fairytales and magical ideas from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 February 2012 during their 11th bridal fair.

The Canal Walk Bridal Fair will offer a fabulous prize valued at nearly R160 000 sponsored by the spectacular “In the Vine” venue and the stunningly creative “La Maison”. The prize will include a variety of superb requirements for a “Dream Wedding Reception”. One lucky bride to be at the show can stand a chance to win this spectacular prize by entering at the In the Vine and La Maison display in the central promotions court between 24 and 26 February. Additional entry forms will be available at information desks and extra entry boxes will be placed at selected entrances.

Excited brides-to-be can use a little assistance when it comes to planning their dream wedding and with over 150 professional suppliers on hand to help with expert advice, the spectacular Canal Walk Bridal Fair is the ultimate one-stop wedding show for every happy engaged couple!

This very popular bridal fair will lead you to a showcase of breathtaking venues, glamorous gowns, chic grooms wear, alluring accessories, show-stopping hair and make-up artists, exotic honeymoon destinations, imaginative photographers and videographers, reliable transportation, magnificent wedding flowers, delectable cuisine, superb music and so much more. Bride and grooms-to-be will have the opportunity to ask the experts questions to ensure they make

When: Friday, 03 February 2012 to Sunday, 05 February 2012 Where: Swellendam Up The Creek Music FestivalOne river, three stages, more than 30 live music and comedy acts and 2000 festival goers with a passion for some of South Africa’s best music in common – get yourself ready for Up the Creek 2012.

The 2012 line up will include: Kongos, aKing, Akkedis, Black Cat Bones, Blues Broers, Cameron Bruce, City Bowl Mizers, Fox Comet, The Great Apes, Holiday Murray, Hot Water, Karen Zoid, Louwtjie Rothman, Machineri, No One’s Arc, Piet Botha, Taxi Violence, Wrestlerish, Jeremy Loops, Luna Paige, Shadowclub, Sterling EQ, Andra, Peachy Keen, AC/DC Tribute, Southern Gypsey Queen. In 2012, we will bring you the same of what worked last year and more: Food vendors offering delicious festival faire, coffee maestros, more stalls and bars throughout the festival. If you are travelling with kids, rest assured that they will be supervised and catered for with kiddie-friendly activities at the designated kid’s area, including a jumping castle.

The festival ground is also kitted out with a medical tent with trained personnel, while lifeguards at the riverside will keep tans in check and of course their eyes wide open..

When: Friday, 03 - 04 February 2012 Where: Greenpoint Castle Cape Town TensThe popular Castle Cape Town Tens rugby event, brainchild of Bob Skinstad and Rob Fleck, is just around the corner! It takes place on Friday and Saturday, 3 and 4 February, and will be hosted at the Hamilton Rugby Club for the fourth consecutive year.

This year’s Tens promises to be a highlight of the year with an exciting music line-up, appearances from local and international rugby legends, competitions and giveaways, and a new addition, an exciting rugby expo. The live entertainment will include the popular group Goodluck, The Graeme Watkins Project, The Lightyears and Me and Mr Brown. With three rugby fields, beer and food tents, kiddies play areas, as well as a host of rugby legends and SA personalities, there is plenty to experience both on and off the rugby field for the whole family. An amazing prize on offer this year is a brand-new Golf GTI to the value of R365 000. Contestants will test their rugby skills kicking for the post to determine the lucky winner.

Venue: Hamilton Rugby Club Tickets: R70 per person - Kids under 12 are free and available via Computicket.

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MUSEUMS HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

The Houses Of Parliament are an architectural wonder. Gallery tickets are available from Room 12. Overseas visitors must present their passports. The parliament building, which also houses the Library of Parliament, is beautiful, with its central dome and Corinthian porticos and pavilions. You can also sit in the public gallery during a parliamentary session.The original designer, Charles Freeman, miscalculated the foundations and was replaced by Henry Greaves, who oversaw the building until completion in 1885. The new House of Assembly was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

A pedestrian walkway, Government Avenue, runs through the Company Gardens and provides easy access to Parliament and other nearby attractions are Greenmarket Square, the Castle of Good Hope and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Between July and January, guided tours take place from Monday to Friday: 11:00 and 14:00 Visiting Address:90 Plein Street Cape Town Tel: 021 403 2266 Houses of Parliament - Cape Town on the web: http://www.parliament.gov.za/

T: 021 465 1546 http://www.sajewishmuseum.co.za

THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY MUSEUM

Situated a touch kick away from Newlands Rugby Stadium, the SA Rugby Museum offers an exciting and thought-provoking insight into the history of the game in South Africa. With items dating back to 1891 the museum is a must for any sports fan visiting Cape Town. Take a trip down memory lane; listen to some old radio commentaries; follow the path to unity in South African Rugby and the emergence of the South African Rugby Football Union out of the four previous administration bodies.

This museum is a fitting tribute to all South African rugby players, administrators and supporters. Tours are scheduled by arrangement from Monday to Friday, between 09h00 and 16h00. Only groups will be accommodated on Saturdays and Public Holidays.No tours will take place on match days. T : 021 686 2150 http://www.newlandstours.co.za

SOUTH AFRICAN JEWISH MUSEUM

The museum is interactive and Hi-tech, using different media to present highlights of South Africa history, and transforming the Jewish community’s story into a vital account of individual and organizational roles and contributions. Dynamic display reveal the community’s response to the moral and political challenges that confronted them.

On view are rare Judaica artifacts, animated video footage of famous Barney Barnato and Max Rose, and an award winning documentary film ‘Nelson Mandela.

A Righteous Man’, which is screened throughout the day.

Opening Times: 10:00-17:00 Sun-Thur, 10:00-14:00 Fri.

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GOLD OF AFRICA This unique museum entices visitors to experience the ancient, sometimes mystical relationship that exists between gold and the African continent through state - of - the art visuals and artistic displays.

The museum is home to a collection of 350 West african gold artefacts as well as objects from the ancient gold civilizations of southern Africa.

Martin Melck House, 96 Strand Street.

Opening Times: 09:30 - 17:00

T: 021 405 1540

CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE Contained in the collection is a wealth of historical information concerning the peoples and landscapes of early colonial South Africa. It is one of the most important public collections of artefacts of the period.

Buitenkant Street Opening Times: 09:30 - 16:00 daily.

T: 021 464 1260

DISTRICT 6 MUSEUM District Six was named the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Original established as mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisan, labourers and immigrants, District Six was vibrant centre with close links to the city and the port.

By the beginning of the twentieth century, however, the history of removals and marginalization had begun. www.districtsix.co.za 021 466 7200 Visiting hours: Mon: 09:00 – 14:00 Tues – Sat. 09:00 – 16:00

IZIKO MICHAELIS COLLECTION Mon-Sat: 10h00-17h00 Closed on Sundays, Workers Day and Christmas Day Entrance Fees: Adults R10; Free to 18 and under; Students R5 and SA Pensioners R5 T 021 481 3933 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/michaelis The Iziko Michaelis Collection is housed in Cape Town’s historic Old Town House (1755).

This famous collection of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings is the most significant of its kind outside of Europe and America.

IZIKO PLANETARIUM Open daily from 10am – 5pm (Except Workers and Christmas Day) Entrance Fee: Adults R25; Adult chaperones must also pay R25; Children R10; Students and SA Pensioners R10 Planetarium – T 021 481 3900 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/planetarium The Iziko Planetarium is located at ISAM and is a celestial theatre in the round.

The Minolta star machine and multiple projectors recreate the night sky and transport the audience through the wonders of the universe.

IZIKO SLAVE LODGE Mon-Sat: 10h00-17h00 Closed on Sundays, Workers Day and Christmas Day Adults R20; Free to 18 and under; Students and SA Pensioners R10 T 021 467 7229 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/slavelodge The Iziko Slave Lodge Museum is a space that connects us to our slave roots and raises awareness of issues of human rights, equality and justice. Trace your roots, find the name of your slave ancestors on the ‘wall of remembrance’ and see exhibitions depicting the history and legacy of slavery at the Cape as well as the struggle against apartheid.

IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY Open Daily: 10h00-17h00 Closed on Workers Day and Christmas Day Entrance Fee: Adults R20; Free to 18 and under; Students R10, SA Pensioners R10 T 021 481 3970 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/sang The Iziko South African National Gallery, located in the Company’s Garden, is regarded as a premier art site by members of the arts world, general visitors, tourists and locals. It has grown to become one of international stature with wonderful examples of South African, African and Western European art. Art lovers are invited to explore the intriguing photographic and art exhibitions.

IZIKO CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE Open Daily: 09h00 – 16h00 Closed: Christmas Day & New Years Day Entrance Fees: Monday—Saturday: Adults R28; SA Pensioners R15; Students and Children (5-16) R12; Booked school groups R5 and children under 5: Free; Sunday: Adults R20; SA Pensioners R10; Students and Children (5-16) R5; Children under 5: Free T 021 481 7223 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/castle/about.html The Castle of Good Hope was built as the headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) in 1666. It is the oldest building in Cape Town and home to the historical paintings and furnishings of the Iziko William Fehr Collection.

IZIKO BO-KAAP MUSEUM Open Monday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (Closed: Workers, Christmas Day, Eid –ul-Fitr, Eidul-Adha and 2 January)Entrance Fee: R10 Adults R5 (seniors and students with SA ID) Children 16 and under Free T 021 481 3938 info@iziko.org.za http://www.iziko.org.za/bokaap/visitor.html A visit to the Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum promises to be a unique and memorable Cape experience.

The exhibitions: Who built Cape Town?, Mapping Bo-Kaap: History memories and spaces, Patterns of Beauty and New Year Carnival, Die Alabama showcase artefacts, contemporary and historic photographs and art, reflective of this historically rich and vibrant area.

Feast and festivities at the annual Spier Wine Harvest Festival On Saturday 25 February, Spier will celebrate its annual grape harvest on the banks of the Eerste River, in front of its new wine tasting area.

The lawns will be transformed into a market offering delectable treats, to be paired with Spier’s award-winning 21 Gables and Creative Block wines.

Relax with wine and food under the trees while the kids play interactive games including puppet shows, magicians, face painting and popular vineyard tours via tractor.

Spier’s new MCC will be on offer with oysters, while the award-winning Spier Creative Block blends and 21 Gables will be available for tasting in.

There are also a choice of four picnics which need to be pre-booked 2 days in advance: • Gourmet includes treats such as charcuterie, home-baked breads, pates, Franschhoek smoked trout with red onion salsa and fennel baby potatoes, farm cheeses and sumptuous salads such as rosa tomatos with basil and bocconcini (R165 per person) • Relaxed picnics include wholesome fare such as home-baked breads, charcuterie, farm cheeses, fruit and olives (R125pp) • Vegetarian includes farm cheeses, caramalised onion tarts with dried olives, and creative salads such as lentil, tomato and gorgonzola and marinated mushrooms with walnut and

tahini yoghurt (R150pp) • Raw picnics include only raw foods, such as dehydrated crackers with cashew nut humus, avo fennel and papaya salad with fresh mint, offering a super-healthy option (R170pp).

Special picnics for children are available, offering favourites such as cheese and tomato on homemade rolls, chicken drumsticks and fruit juice smoothies (R70pp).

Spier’s celebrated Cellar Master, Frans Smit will bless the harvest and his winemaking team will lead the charge in the annual grape stomping challenge! Bands will play during the day, filling the air with bluesy tunes.

The Spier Wine Harvest Festival runs from 10h00 to 16h00 and costs R70, which includes a wine glass and five tickets that can be used either for wine tastings or games.

Tickets can only be purchased at Spier on the day.

For further info, visit www.spier.co.za or call 021 809 1100.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS BACKSBERG PICNIC CONCERTS 2012

ing this Victorian jewel, set right in the heart of our beautiful City, to many new visitors.

Backsberg Estate Cellars, in association with kykNET, can’t wait to have you on the farm for their third Picnic Concert Series. Brilliant artists such as: Freshly Ground, Francois van Coke, KoosKombuis and Dan Patlansky will have you tapping your toes to their awesome acoustic vibes.

SUNDAY 5th FEBRUARY – The Gugulethu Tenors Filling the park with song on the 5th of February, is the Afro-operatic pop sensation which has been described as “South Africa’s Il Divo”, “Pavarotti’s Children” and “the Diamond of the Township”, The Gugulethu Tenors! Their concert is as touching as their humble beginnings; their performance as

There is a slight twist with the series this year as each of the performers will be bringing an up and coming artist with them to open the gig. It will be interesting to see who the artists believe is the future of South African music.

spectacular as their rise to fame. It is a vocal feast that offers something for everyone from opera favourites to ”Raise You Up”.

SUNDAY 19th FEBRUARY – The Rudimentals This AFRICAN-SKA band is a multi social group of 6 talented & hugely entertaining fun-filled diverse musicians having appeared at Cape Town?s International Jazz Festival, Kirstenbosch, the Cape Metropolitan, Cape Town City Festival of Lights, Oppikoppi now “Summer Concerts in the Park”

The series runs in two parts this year, the first five gigs take place every Sunday from 20 November 2011, to 18 December 2011; the second five - also on Sundays – are from 22 January 2012 to13 February.

There is no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than relaxing in the sun with a glass of fine wine as brilliant artists entertain you. Pack your umbrella, picnic blankets and lunches as kykNET and Backsberg take care of the rest. Audiences can choose to pre-book a special Backsberg picnic to enjoy with these sunset acoustic performances, or buy one of their famous lamb burgers at the venue. And, of course, it‘s just better with a glass of Backsberg wine.

Pre-sale tickets for the concerts and picnics go on sale from www.ticketbreak.co.za/backsberg Tickets are R85 or R170 with a picnic and R100.00 at the gate. Children under 12 years get in free when accompanied by their parents.

Admission to concert venue starts at 15:00, with the opening act starting at 16:00 and the main act at 17:00. For the full line up of bands, directions, comments, and more information on the series, please visit www.facebook.com/BacksbergConcerts •February 5th: Blues Broers •February 12: Laurie Levine • February 19: Francois van Coke

DE WAAL PARK SUMMER CONCERTS The Friends of De Waal Park are delighted to announce their promotion of a series of Concerts ranging from Classical to Jazz to be held in the Edwardian Bandstand in De Waal Park, Oranjezicht, Cape Town “Summer Concerts in the Park” are FREE – that’s right no entrance charge to the Public aiming to bring exciting, fine Music, catering for all tastes bringing joy to many and at the same time introduc-

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TOURISM NEWS WOZA! GOOGLE GETS SMALL BUSINESS ONLINE Internet giant Google has teamed up with the Department of Industry and other partners to launch Woza Online, an initiative that aims to transform tens of thousands of South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by giving them an online presence.

The announcement, made at the Innovation Hub in Tshwane at the end of January, was followed by demonstrations during which small business owners - ranging from a Johannesburg cake business to a Soweto bird-watching company - created their own websites from scratch. Other partners to the initiative include the Human Resources Development Council (HDRC), Vodacom and Lead SA, a Primedia Broadcasting and Independent Group initiative that aims to mobilise change among South Africans for the benefit of the country.

Businesses participating in the initiative will get a free, easy-to-build professional website; a matching mobile site; a free sub-domain name and hosting; an automatic listing on Google Places, which shows on Google Maps; access to training material and workshops; and free online support via Google Chat and e-mail.The first 10 000 applicants will also get top-level .co.za domain name for free for one year.

LINK BETWEEN ONLINE PRESENCE AND PROFITABILITY According to the interim results of the latest SME survey conducted by World Wide Worx in January 2012, there is a strong link between being online and being competitive, profitable and sustainable.

79% of SMEs with a website reported profitability, whereas only 59% of SMEs without a website reported the same.

“The more small businesses are online, the more customers they will be able to reach,” said Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe at the launch. “We often hear entrepreneurs or business owners describing the challenges of building an online presence.

“The HRDC has partnered with Google to provide entrepreneurs with free websites.”

Vodacom MD SiphoMaseko added that being connected was essential to business growth, and possibly the most cost-effective means of marketing for most SMEs. “This is a step towards economic freedom and growth for many who previously were denied due to cost, technology know-how and access,” he said.

JOINING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck said Woza Online presented a “fantastic opportunity” for SMEs across the country to join in the digital revolution, at no expense. He said that research showed that company websites, as well as the use of cloud computing, were closely correlated with being highly competitive and strongly visible. It also showed that many SMEs only survived though conditions thanks to their online presence.

“We believe that the power of the internet will help small businesses in South Africa to grow, and will help entrepreneurs thrive, by bringing more local information online and making it accessible, said Google South Africa country manager Luke Mckend.

“The Woza Online process is simple and business owners can be online in less than an hour - whether you sell transport services, cakes, crafts or electronics, locally or internationally.”

Google has launched similar initiatives in 23 other countries around the world, from the UK, Canada, and Australia to Brazil, Indonesia, France, and Poland, bringing 400 000 businesses online over two years.

In Africa, the programme was launched in Kenya and Nigeria last year, with these countries seeing over 20 000 businesses going online within the first two months.

SA TOURISM NUMBERS INCREASE There was a 2% increase in the number of travellers moving in and out of South Africa in December compared to the same period last year, the Department of Home Affairs said last week.

The department recorded 3.7 million travellers on its computer system in December, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement. Of these, over 2.5 million were foreigners and 1.2 million were locals. These numbers include both arrivals and departures.

The majority of visitors came from Southern African Development Community countries, but there was also steady inflow from the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Germany.

Most of the movement into and out of the country was through OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, the Beit Bridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe, the Lebombo border post into Mozambique, Ficksburg and Maseru Bridge into Lesotho, Oshoek and Golela into Swaziland, and Kopfontein and Ramatlabama into Botswana.

Dlamini-Zuma wished all travellers a safe journey.

“I am confident all travellers enjoyed the warmth, hospitality and ubuntu of our people as well as the diversity and magnificence of our flora and fauna.”

The Western Cape’s Tourism Marketing Agency, meanwhile, said it has seen a rise in domestic tourism in the province. The province’s tourism industry has flourished since the start of December.

Tourist attractions such as Table Mountain, the V&A Waterfront and Langebaan continue to be some of the most popular areas. Cape Town Route Unlimited’sCalvynGilfellan said they are expecting an increase of between 5% and 8% this year.

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“With Woza Online removing those obstacles, SMEs are empowered to take that first bold step towards getting online.”

WEBSITE AS IMPORTANT AS TELEPHONE The HRDC is a platform where social partners can jointly seek solutions to identified blockages and the provision of websites to entrepreneurs will provide them with a head start by making it quick and easy for them to have an online presence.

“Today having a website is as important as having a telephone, yet over a third of SMEs are not online, and businesses with a website are four times more profitable than those without one,” said Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. “Many businesses think that having a website is expensive or complicated.

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DINING ASIAN BUKHARA

taurants.../Restaurants/ Taiwan-city-Restaurant

A: 33 Church Str. T: 021 424 0000 www.bukhara.com

TAKUMI

EASTERN FOOD BAZAAR A: The Wellington Darling Street T: 021 461 2458 www.easternfoodbazaar. co.za

HAIKU A: 58 Burg Street T: 021 424 7000 www.bukhara.com

A: 3 Park Road, Gardens T: 021 424 8879 www.food24.com/Restaurants-and.../Restaurants/ Takumi

RG’S KABAB MAHAL

A: 315 Main Road T: 021 434 0008 / 9 www.dining-out.co.za

WAKAME &WAFU

TAIWAN CITY A: Shop 421, Canal Walk Century City T: 021 555 3081 www.food24.com/Res-

A: 1st and 2nd Floor, Cnr Surrey Place and Beach Road Mouille Point T: 021 433 2377 www.wakame.co.za

GAME ARNOLD’S RESTAURANT

www.captains-table.co.za

FRANCOIS RESTAURANT

A: 60 Kloof Street T: 021 424 4344 A: Aquila Game Lodge T: 021 421 4998 www.aquilasafari.com

A: Cnr Beach & Recreation Road Fish Hoek T: 021 782 3066 www.food24.com/Restaurants.../Restaurants/ Francois-Restaurant

BLACK MARLIN

MAMA AFRICA

A: Main Road, Millers Point, Simons Town T: 021 876 1621 www.blackmarlin.co.za

A: 178 Long Street T: 021 426 1017 www.dining-out.co.za

CAPE MALAY RESTAURANT

A: Cnr Coen Steytler and Heerengracht Road, Foreshore T: 021 418 3366 www.marimbasa.com

BIG 5 SOUTH AFRICAN

A: Hohenort Hotel 93 Brommeryslei Road T: 021 794 2137 www.cellars-hohenort. com/cape-malay

CITY GRILL STEAKHOUSE A: V & A Waterfront T: 021 421 9820 www.citygrill.co.za

MARIMBA

THEO’S GRILL

A: 163 Beach Road Mouille Point T: 021 439 3494 www.dining-out.co.za

WESTCOAST OSTRICH FARM A: Westcoast Ostrich

CAPTAIN’S TALE & Ranch, Van Schoorsdrif TWO & SIXPENCE Rd, Philadelphia off N7 PUB T: 021 972 1955 A: 88 St George’s Street T: 021 786 1371

www.ostrichranch.co.za

GRILLS 1800

SQUIRES

A: The Cape Royal, 47 Main Road T: 021 430 0506

A: The District, Grand West Casino T: 021 534 9194

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DINI www.18hundreddegrees. com

& UNION A: 110 Bree Street T: 021 422 2770 www.wininganddining. co.za/western-cape/capetown/city-bowl/-union

CARNE- SA A: 70 Keerom Street T: 021 424 3460 www.carne-sa.com

GRAND CAFÉ & BEACH

www.suninternational. com/Destinations/Casinos/Grandwest/DiningBars/Pages/Restaurants. aspx

THE FAMOUS BUTCHERS A: 101 Buitengracht St Lodge Hotel T: 021 422 0880

THE HUSSAR GRILL

A: Granger Bay Road, off Beach Road T: 021 425 0551 www.thegrand.co.za

A: 107A, Main Road, Green Point T: 021 433 2081 www.dining-out.co.za

HEADQUARTERS

ZORBA’S

A: Heritage Square, 100 Shortmarket Street T: 021 424 6373 www.hqrestaurant.co.za

A: 3 Lagoon Beach Milnerton T: 021 528 2093 www.zorbas.co.za

INTERNATIONAL 96 WINERY ROAD RESTAURANT A: Winery Road off R44 Zanberg farm T: 021 842 2020 www.96wineryroad.co.za

BLUES RESTAURANT A: The Promenade, Victoria Road Camps Bay T: 021 438 2040 www.blues.co.za

DE VOLKSKOMBUIS A: An de Wagenweg Stellenbosch T: 021 887 2121 www.volkskombuis.co.za

LA COLOMBE A: Constantia Uitsig Estate T: 021 794 2390 www.constantia-uitsig. com

LA PETITE FERME A: Pass Road Franschhoek T: 021 876 3016 www.lapetiteferme.co.za

MANO’S

A: 39 Main Road T: 021 434 1090 www.mano.co.za

MON PLAISIR A: At Chamonix Wine Farm Uitkyk Street T: 021 876 2393 www.monplaisir.co.za

REUBEN’S

A: Oude Stallen 19 Huguenot Road T: 021 876 3772 www.reubens.co.za

THE ROUNDHOUSE A: Kloof Road T: 021 438 4347 www.theroundhouserestaurant.co.za

MEDITERRANEAN 95 KEEROM

BIESMIELLAH

A: 95 Keerom Street T: 021 422 0765 www.95keerom.com

A: 021 423 0850 T: Wale & Pentz Street www.biesmiellah.co.za

ADEGA

IL LEONE MASTRANTONIO

A: Cnr Main & Glengariff Rd, Sea Point T: 021 434 3029 www.adegas.co.za

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A: 22 Cobern Street, Green Point T: 021 421 0071

ING www.mastrantonio.com

LA PERLA A: Cnr Church & Beach Roads, Sea Point T: 021 434 2471 www.laperla.co.za

MYKONOS TAVERNA

ROCCA A: Cape Quarter, 27 Somerset Rd, Green Point T: 021 418 8000

TASCA RESTAURANT

A: 343 Main Road, Sea Point T: 021 439 2106

A: Shop 154, V&A Waterfront T: 021 438 1213 www.tascadebelem.co.za

POSTICINO

VALORA

A: Cnr Main & Albany Roads, Sea Point T: 021 439 4014 / 3964 www.posticino.co.za

A: Corner of Loop & Hout Street T: 021 426 1001 www.valora.co.za

SEAFOOD BAIA A: V&A Waterfront T: 021 421 0935 www.baiarestaurant.co.za

BLOWFISH RESTAURANT A: 1 MARINE Dr. Dolphin Beach, Tableview T: 021 556 5456 www.blowfishrestaurant. co.za

CODFATHER A: 34 The Dr. Camps Bay T: 021 438 0782 www.dining-out.co.za

DUNES A: 1 Beach Road T: 021 790 1876 www.dunesrestaurant.co.za

GREEK FISHERMAN A: Shop 157, V&A Waterfront T: 021 418 5411 www.greekfisherman. co.za

OCEAN BLUE A: Shop 3, The Promenade Victoria Road Camps Bay

T: 021 438 9838 / 9 www.dining-out.co.za

PANAMA JACKS A: Quay 500, Cape Town Harbour T: 021 447 3992 www.panamajacks.net

PARANGA A: Shop 1, The Promenade, Victoria Road Camps Bay T: 021438 0404 www.paranga.co.za

PIGALLE A: 57 A Somerset Road Green Point T: 021 421 4848 www.pigallerestaurants. co.za

SOUTHPOLE A: Ocean Square, Sunset Beach T: 021 551 5752 www.southpolerestaurant. co.za

THE LOOKOUT DECK A: Harbour Road T: 021 790 0900 www.thelookoutdeck.co.za

TAPAS BLAKES BAR & LOUNGE A: 189 Buitengracht Street T: 072 451 5356 021 422 4747 www.blakesbar.co.za CAFE SOFIA A: 60 Kloof Street Gardens T: 021 426 0801

A: 1st Floor, The Promenade, Victoria Road, Camps bay T: 021 438 3660 A: 267 main Road, Sea Point T: 021 439 7993 www.cafesofia.co.za

FRENCH TOAST A: 199 Bree Street T: 021 422 4084 www.frenschtoastwine.com

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DINING FORK A: 84 Long Street T: 021 424 6334 www.fork-restaurant. co.za

GIOVANNI’S

A: 103 Main Road, Green Point T: 021 434 6893 www.giovannisrestaurant.com

LA BRUXIA

Point T: 021 434 8794 www.labohembistro. co.za

food.Strikly Halaal A: 273 Longmarket St. Signal Hill, Bo- Kaap T: 021 424 0529 www.noonguntearoom.co.za

SALERO

NYONIS KRAAL

A: Shop No 7216, Upper Level, V & A Waterfront T: 021 421 1916 www.waterfront.co.za/ eat/eatcontent/Pages/ Salero.aspx

A: 341 Main Road, Sea

A TASTE OF AFRICA ADDIS IN CAPE - Ethopian A: 41 Church Street www.addisincape.co.za

T: 021 424 5722

AFRICA CAFE From Moroccan through Ethiopian and Zambian, all the way to Xhosa and Cape Malay.

A: 108 Shortmarket street T: 032 422 0221 www.africacafe.co.za BIESMIELLAH - Cape Malay experience A: Wale & Pentz Streets, Bo-Kaap,T: 021 423 0850 www.biesmiellah.co.za

GOLD

GOLD Restaurant is a vibrant, eclectic Pan-African experience GOLD of Africa Museum A: 96 Strand Street T: 021 421 4653 www.goldrestaurant.co.za

THE CAPE MALAY RESTAURANT

The spicey, rustic colours of the Cape’s unique cuisine at the Cellars .

A: 93 Brommersvlei Road Constantia T: 021 794 2149 www.cellars-hohenort.com/cape-malay

LELAPA Traditional Township restaurant in Langa A: 49 Harlem Avenue, Langa T: 021 694 2681 www.theunlimitedletsgo.co.za

IKHAYA Ikhaya African Restaurant offers a memorable celebration of fine food and resplendent surroundings A: V&A Waterfront T: 021 418 3728 www.ikhaya.co.za

MAMMA AFRICA A place of African Food, African Music & African Happiness A: 178 Long Street T: 021 426 1017 www.mamaafricarest.net

MARCO’S AFRICAN PLACE Indigenous African & Cape Malay Cuisine A: 15 Rose Lane Bo-Kaap, Cape Town T: 021 423 5412 www.marcosafricanplace.co.za MOYO Sophisticated African experience A: Eden on the Bay Shopping Centre Bloubergstra nd T: 021 554 9671 / 2 www.moyo.co.za

NOON GUN TEA ROOM & RESTAURANT - Aromatic, Spicy, traditional Cape Malay

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Traditional African, Eastern and European flavours, recipes and cultures together A: 98 Long Street T: 021 422 0529 / 0525 www.nyoniskraal.co.za

ROOTIS CAPE MALAY Authentic Cape Malay Farefully halaal A: Clock Tower Centre,Waterfront T: 021 425 8810 www.waterfront.co.za/eat/.../Pages/RootisCapeMalayRestaurant.aspx

CHEF RESTAURANTS DEAR ME Cuisine: A celebration of local and seasonal by Vanessa Marx Open: Monday to Friday: 7:00-15:00. Dinner Thursday by Vanessa Marx.

A: 165 Longmarket Street, CBD T: 021 422 4920 www.dearme.co.za

LA MOUETTE Cuisine: Exciting, modern French food with a distinctly Mediterranean flair by Henry Vigar Open: Dinner - Monday to Sunday, Lunch - Friday to Sunday A: 78 Regent Roa, Sea Point T: 021 433 0856 http://lamouette-restaurant.co.za

THE TEST KITCHEN Cuisine: Innovative creations by Luke Dale-Roberts Open: Lunch & Dinner - Tuesday to Saturday, A: The Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Road, Woodstock T: 021 447 2337 http://thetestkitchen.co.za

BIZERCA BISTRO Cuisine: A marriage of traditional French classics with the own authentic style of Cyrillia and Laurent Deslandes.

Open: Lunch & Dinner -Monday to Friday A: Jetty Street, Forshore T: 021 418 0001 NOBU & REUBEN’S restaurants at the One & only Hotel are listed farther ahead

HALAAL BIHARI - Indian

www.dining-out.co.za

SIMPLY ASIA

A: V & A Waterfront / Heritage Square (CBD) T: 021 425 5555 www.simplyasia.co.za ANATOLI– Turkish Restaurant A: 24 Napier Street Greenpoint T: 021 419 2501 www.anatoli.co.za

EASTERN FOOD BAZAAR A: 96 Longmarket Street T: 021 461 2458 www.easternfoodbazaar.co.za OCEAN BASKET –Seafood A: Cnr Main and Gabriel Road, Plumstead T: 021 761 0765 (All of Ocean basket food in all the branches is strictly Halaal) www.oceanbasket.com THAI RAK SA – ASIAN A: cnr of Blaawberg Road & Marine Drive, Table View T: 021 975 1611 www.thairaksa.co.za

HIDDEN TREASURES

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ape Town hotels are the home to some of the finest dining experience that our city can provide as part of the indulging hospitality tradition. Reservation is highly recommended for all venues.

CBD BOMBAY BRASSERIE Cuisine: Fine Indian Specialty dining A: The Taj, CBD T: 021 819 2000

MEZBAAN

Cuisine: Northern Indian ( Mughlai), Halaal A: Hilton Cape Town T: 021 481 3700 www.capetowncitycentre.hilton.com

PLANET RESTAURANT Cuisine:Contemporary South African food served in impeccable surrounding A: Mount Nelson Hotel, Gardens T: 021 483 1948 www.mountnelson.co.za

SAVOUR Cuisine: Globel menu, available all day.

A: 15 On Orange Hotel T: 021 469 8000

www.africanpridehotels.com TWANKEY BAR

Cuisine: Oyster & Champagne Bar A: The Taj, CBD T: 021 819 2000

THIRTY 7 Cuisine:Contemporary

A: Paddock Shopping Centre Milnerton T: 021 522 9894 www.bihari.co.za

A: Westin Grand Arabella Quays T: 021 412 9999

DAAWAT

A: The Pepper Club Luxury Hotel & Spa, T: 021 438 3174 www.pepperclub.co.za

The authentic Pakistani Restaurant A: Dockside Building, Buitengracht & 31 Machu Street T: 021 421 9017 www.daawat.co.za RAASOIE - Indian A: 7 Kloof Street Gardens T: 021 423 1777

THE PEPPER CLUB Cuisine: Continental

GREEN POINT CONNEXION Cuisine: A Tapas styled meu and an extensive wine by the glass list.

DINING A: Protea Hotel, Victoria Junction T: 021 418 1234

TOBAGO’S RESTAURANT

WINE BARS

Cuisine: International

V& A WATERFRONT

BASCULE WHISKEY,WINE & COCKTAIL

A: Radisson Blu, Granger Bay

T: 021 441 3000

THE ATLANTIC GRILL Cuisine: International

Cuisine: International

A: The Table Bay Hotel

A: Cape Grace Hotel T: 021 410 7100 www.capegrace.com/dining/bascule

OYO

SIGNAL RESTAURANT

A: Victoria & Alfred Hotel T: 021 419 6677 www.newmarkhotels.com/newmark/oyo/

Cuisine: Creative Cape Cuisine A: Cape Grace Hotel T: 021 410 7080 www.capegrace.com/dining/signal_restaurant

NOBU

Cuisine: Seafood, Mediterranean

SEA POINT SALT RESTAURANT & BAR

Cuisine: Sublime Japanese Cuisine A: One & Only Hotel

T: 021 406 5918

T: 021 431 5111

Cuisine: Simple, Approachable, honest food

REUBEN’S

A: Ambassador Hotel, Bantry Bay T: 021 439 7258 www.newmarkhotels.com/newmark/salt/

Cuisine: The creative menu of Reuben Riffel

SUNSET RESTAURANT

A: One & Only Hotel

T: 021 431 5222

CLIPPER RESTAURANT Cuisine: Seafood Delicacies A: The Commodore Hotel www.commodorehotel.co.za

T: 021 415 1000

TOP OF THE RITZ

QUARTER RESTAURANT Cuisine: Fine Dining in the Cape Malay tradition A: The Portswood Hotel

Cuisine: International, Cape Malay evenings on Wednesday & Espetada special on Thursdays.

A: the Peninsula Hotel T: 021 430 7777 www.peninsula.co.za

T: 021 418 3281

Cuisine: European Kitchen with a South African taste on a 360° revolving platform. A: Ritz Hotel T: 021 439 6988 www.ritzrestarants.co.za

BELTHAZAR RESTAURANT & WINE BAR A: V&A Waterfront T: 021 421 3753 www.belthazar.co.za

CAVEAU WINE BAR & DELI

A: Heritage Square, 92 Bree Street T: 021 422 1367 www.caveau.co.za

CHENIN RESTAURANT WINE BAR A: Heritage Square, 92 Bree Street T: 021 422 1367 www.thenose.co.za

CRU CAFÉ WINE BAR & RESTAURANT A: Cape Quarter Exten-

sion, Piazza Level, 27 Somerset Road De Waterkant T: 021 418 6293 www.thecrucafe.com

NAKED A: Ritz Plaza Shop 6, 251 Main Road Sea Point T: 021 439 5363

LA BOHEME WINE BAR & RESTAURANT

A: 341 Main Road, Sea Point T: 021 434 8794 www.labohembistro. co.za

TORO A: 68 Waterkant Street Cape Quarter T: 021 418 2846 www.torowines.co.za

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OF T AN TH R AU ON T M S RE THE

Van Ryn’s Distillery

For tastings, tours and more info visit www.vanryn.co.za or call 021 881 3875.

Address: Van Ryn Road, Vlottenburg, Stellenbosch.

Opening hours: Mon – Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm | Sat: 9am – 2pm Sun: 11am – 4pm (only during Oct – April) GPS: S 33 57’ 42.8” E 18 48’ 02.9”

Judged the world’s best brandy 2011.

Not for Sale to Persons Under the Age of 18.

BESTER BURKE 5643

Discover the birthplace of the world’s finest brandy.

WILDLIFE ALL YEAR R OSTRICH FARMING History reveals that ostrich chicks were traded by the original Khoi inhabitants with the Dutch Settlers in 1652 and exported from Cape Town to Batavia (now Indonesia) in 1656. There were also exports to India and the Emperor of Japan in 1658. The first documented ostrich farm was established in the centre of Cape Town in 1679.

The ostrich is the world’s largest living bird, averaging 2m (6.5ft) in height and weighing up to 156kg (344lb).

The majority of the seals on Duiker Island, out of Hout Bay Harbour, are males waiting out their time until they reach the right breeding age, which is between the ages of 8 to 12 years depending on their size. Duiker Island is not a breeding colony as the sea can get very rough and the pups get swept off. The island is most densely populated from January through March due to the seals moulting. During this period they do not go off in search of food but rely on fats they have stored in their blubber.

are unpredictable and may charge when sufficiently annoyed or confronted by danger.

Leopard (Pantherapardus): The leopard is a large, carnivorous feline having either tawny fur with dark rosette-like markings or black fur. They are wary of humans and will take flight in the face of danger. The leopard is solitary by nature, and is most active between sunset and sunrise, although it may hunt during the day in some areas. Leopards can be found in the savanna grasslands, brush land and forested areas in Africa.

The male leopard is less than half the size of a male lion. The leopard is the smallest of the big cats, and rarely exceeds 200 lb (91 kg).

A visit to a South African reserve will, most likely, allow seeing not only the big 5 but other habitants of the African bush. Although the stock will be different between various reserves you’ll be able to watch: Giraffes, Elands, Springbok, Hippopotamus and Zebras.

SHARK CAGE DIVING Great white sharks are the apex predators of our oceans and Cape Town is one of the shark cage diving capitals of the world. Sharks are iconic and magnificent creatures. Experience a great white shark up close and personal with a shark diving or shark viewing tour (you don’t have to get in the cage!) and you do not need a scuba diving certificate to shark cage dive.

Great White Shark, Cage Diving takes place from April to September in False Bay (departs from Simon’s Town) and all year round from Gansbaai (2 hours from Cape Town).

CAPE FUR SEAL Situated only 8 nautical miles (about 16km) from Simon’s Town, Seal Island is home to 75,000 Cape Fur Seals, 24 different bird species and the hunting ground of the Great White Shark. All year round we often encounter Dolphins, Humpback whales and Brydes whales. From July to November the Southern Right whales are plentiful in the bay and you can be assured of a sighting. During the winter months the Great White Sharks are extremely active around the island and we enjoy many sightings and often witness natural predations. The main breeding season for the Cape Fur Seal is November and December when almost 20 000 pups are born.

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BIG 5 SAFARI The phrase Big Five game was coined by white hunters and refers to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot. The collection consists of the lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros.

African Big Five Game Species: African bush elephant (Loxodontaafricana): The African elephant is a very large herbivore having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks of ivory, and large, fan-shaped ears. There are two distinct species of African elephant: African forest elephant (Loxodontacyclotis) and the African bush elephant (Loxodontaafricana).

Black rhinoceros (Dicerosbicornis):The black rhinoceros is a large, thick-skinned herbivore having one or two upright horns on the nasal bridge. Rhinoceros may refer to either black or white rhinoceros.

African cape buffalo (Synceruscaffer): The African or cape buffalo is a large horned bovid. Buffalo are sometimes reported to kill more people in Africa than any other animal, although the same claim is also made of hippos and crocodiles. It is considered the most dangerous of the Big Five, reportedly causing the most hunter deaths, with wounded animals reported to ambush and attack pursuers.

Lion (Pantheraleo): The lion is a large carnivorous feline of Africa and northwest India, having a short, tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders. A lion may attack without provocation, and is considered by many to be the best of the Big Five.

Lions habituate the savanna where tall grasses, shrubs and bushes obscure and provide them cover and camouflage. This thick undergrowth is commonly referred to as jess. As lions are ambush hunters, they use this natural cover to stalk close as possible before making a final charge to catch their prey. Lions do not generally avoid confrontation, but will usually face the challenger. Lions

CAPE PENINSULA BABOONS The Baboon Matters Trust comprises a handful of dedicated volunteers who are at the forefront of baboon conservation in South Africa. The goals of the trust include raising awareness for the plight of baboons as well as education and training so that sustainable solutions can be found for areas of conflict between man and baboon.

On a practical level the trust makes provision for the rescue and care of injured or sick baboons, and aims to support rehabilitation centres that focus their attention on baboons.

Cape Species: The Chacma Baboon (Papioursinus), also known as the Cape Baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. With a body length of up to 115 cm and a weight from 15 to 31 kg, it is among the largest and heaviest baboon species. The Chacma is generally dark brown to gray in color, with a patch of rough hair on the nape of its neck.

Unlike the northern baboon species (the Guinea, Hamadryas, and Olive Baboons), Chacma males do not have a mane. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of this baboon is its long, downward sloping face. Males can have canine teeth as long as 2 inches (longer than a lion’s canine teeth). Baboons are sexually dimorphic, males being considerably larger than females.

The Chacma Baboon is found in southern Africa, ranging from South Africa north to Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique. Size and color vary within that range.

Chacmas usually live in social groups composed

ROUND of multiple adult males, adult females, and their offspring. Occasionally, however, very small groups form that include only a single adult male and several adult females. Chacma troops are characterized by a dominance hierarchy. Female ranking within the troop is inherited through the mother and remains quite fixed, while male ranking is tenuous and changes often. Chacmas are unusual among baboons in that neither males nor females form strong relationships with members of the same sex. Instead, the strongest social bonds are often between unrelated adult males and females.

(Wikipedia)

BOULDERS BEACH PENGUINS A visit to the famous Boulders Beach penguins should be part of every Cape Town itinerary. The penguins from this growing colony allow for close encounters with these famous sea birds - and most tourists fall helplessly in love with them. The story of the African penguins at Boulders Beach is one of remarkable urban colonization, but the species as a whole faces many threats and these aquatic flightless birds are listed as endangered.

The story of the penguin colony in Cape Town started in 1983 when a pair was spotted on Foxy Beach at Boulders. Since then the colony has grown rapidly and now totals about 3 000 Boulders Beach penguins. The birds came to False Bay from Dyer Island after the reduction in commercial pelagic trawling, which has increased the supply of pilchards and anchovy - part of the penguins’ diet. Boulders Beach is located in Simon’s Town, just over the hilly peninsula from Cape Town. It’s easily accessible by bus, car, taxi or train.

Day Tours Full day and half day guided tours – some available in German. Free pick-up and drop off in central Cape Town. ● Cape Point: R695 pp ◗ CPT City: R350 pp excluding Table Mountain cableway ticket ● Winelands: R695 pp ◗ Township*: R415 pp ◗ Cape Point: R495 pp ◗ Winelands: R495 pp

● Cape Highlights: R870 pp ● Aquila*: R2200 pp ● shark Cage Diving*: R1750 pp ● Cape Point & Winelands Combo*: R750 pp ◗ Table Mountain Hike*: R650 pp ◗ Table Mountain bike*: R650 pp

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What took us decades to learn, will only take you an hour.

Join us for a tour through Die Bergkelder, South Africa’s oldest underground cellar, to learn all about our winemaking legacy.

You’ll gain years’ worth of knowledge in only an hour, and still have time left to taste our wines.

Die Bergkelder Home of Fleur du Cap

Famous Mountain Cellar • Fine Wine Shop • Tours and Tastings • Wine Museum Tour Times: Monday - Friday: 10h00, 11h00, 14h00, 15h00 Saturday & public holidays: 10h00, 11h00, 12h00 Closed on Sundays and religious holidays.

Tour Duration: Approximately 1 hour.

Booking essential.

Tel: +27 21 809 8025, Fax: +27 21 883 9533, Email: info@fleurducap.co.za GPS co-ordinates: S 33° 56’ 2” E 18° 51’ 5”

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ON STAGE NUTCRACKER ON ICE An ice ballet that offers all of the magical music and colourful characters of the well-known ballet with the added breath-taking excitement of Olympicstandard ice-skating.

The Imperial Ice Stars return for their fourth season to Cape Town with a performance that will be as athletic, as astounding, as adept, as beautiful and as enchanting as all the previous shows. Come and experience the magic of one of the world’s bestlove ballets performed on ice in the comfort of the Artscape Opera House.

Artscape, 19 Jan- 12 Feb, Tickets 100- R380 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket. mobi.

BUTLERS & BUNNY CHOWS The Butler returns for a 5th adventure in this murder-mystery comedy where the audience decides at certain points throughout the show what happens next.

When an ex-Bollywood movie star is thrust into an undercover operation in the household of a wealthy crime boss, a thrilling chain of events is set in motion where anything can happen – based on the choices made by the audience! It’s an edge-of-yourseat, exhilarating ride with suspicious characters, outrageous antics and twisting plots right up to the final scene!

Artscape, 22- 25 Feb, Tickets R59- R75 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION The cream of the crop contestants from the ballet competition, dance along other distinguished international ballet stars at the final and gala performances. Following the enormous popularity of the final evening at the previous competition, an additional gala performance is now added.

Elimination rounds: 28 & 29 February & 1 March 2012 @ 19:00: R40 Finale: 2 March 2012 @ 20:00:R65 | R130 | R180 | R225 Gala: 4 March 2012 @ 15:00:R90 | R190 | R250 | R300 Artscape, Tickets from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

CAPE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra conducted

by Alex Fokkens, and the Cape Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensemble conducted by Sean Kierman, present a concert of light classics.

Artscape, 11 Feb, Tickets R60 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

TWO BALLETS - SOLITAIRE & GRADUATION BALL Join the summer fun with Cape Town City Ballet under the sultry summer sky with Kenneth MacMillan’s world-renowned Solitaire and David Lichine’s quirky Graduation Ball.

Artscape, 5- 12 Feb, Tickets 100- R380 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

SHAKESPEARE’S - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS The Bard meets Bruce Lee in The Comedy of Errors. This new production is inspired by the world of classic 1970s Kung Fu cinema. Two pairs of twins, separated at birth, unwittingly find themselves in the same city, unleashing a series of uproarious misunderstandings, in this most farcical and youthful of Shakespeare’s comedies.

Artscape, 2-18 Feb, Tickets R100- R150 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket. mobi.

MENOPAUSE- THE MUSICAL Book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders - inspired by her own hot flush and a bottle of wine!

Since it’s first performance in a tiny perfumeshop-turned theatre in Orlando, Florida in 2001, a whopping six and a half million women have seen this gloriously funny musical – a joyful, unabashed parody of 25 classic Baby Boomer hits from the 60s and 70s.

Four women at a department store lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra … oh, and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, weight gain, chocolate binges, wrinkles, mood swings, not enough sex – and too much sex!

“Chain of Fools”, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, “Puff The Magic Dragon”, “Good Vibrations”, “My Guy” and “Staying Alive” will never be the same again! Menopause the Musical will have you laughing, dancing, singing along and cheering in sheer delight at the show’s unbridled sass and attitude! … and even the men will love it!

Theatre on the Bay, 20 Jan- 18 Feb, Tickets R140R240 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www. computicket.mobi.

MY MOTHER IS ITALIAN- MY FATHER IS JEWISH Created onstage in the Big Apple by comedian Steve Solomon, this uproariously funny one-man play tells the story of an Italian-Jewish family and the crazy characters that surround it...and drive our hapless hero straight into the therapist`s chair!

This wonderfully warm comedy stars versatile and accomplished South African performer, Michael Richard, who has his work cut out for him navigating his way through a tricky minefield of voices, dialects and sound effects, which conjure up an array of wacky family relationships.

Michael is directed by multi award-winning Charmaine Weir-Smith, with whom he recently teamed up for two successful seasons of the Sylvaine Strike comedy Pregnant Pause. The top-flight production team is completed by Wilhelm Disbergen, who has designed the set and Lighting Designer, Jane Gosnell.

My Mother`s Italian, My Father`s Jewish and I`m in Therapy! won the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favourite New off-Broadway play of 2007, and has earned rave reviews in both New York and here in Johannesburg.

So don`t leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache... ...described as `one part lasagne, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac`, this play promises to be just the tonic needed to get the 2012 off to an upbeat

start - and it`s a lot cheaper than a visit to the shrink!

Theatre on the Bay, 28 Feb- 10 March, Tickets R80-R120 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www. computicket.mobi.

SOMEWHERE ON THE BORDER post and banned as a publication by apartheid censorship because the language was considered “offensive” and the portrayal of the South African Armed Forces “prejudicial to the safety of the state”, the Argus hailed Somewhere on the Border as “the toast of the Grahamstown Festival” when it opened in South Africa in 1986. The play was praised for its “bitingly funny language” (The Star), as “the best army play” (Natal Witness) and as “the ultimate anti-war statement in South African theatre” (Argus).

Baxter Flipside, 22 Feb- 17 March, Tickets R80 from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

MONEY’S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION The award-winning duo of comedian Stuart Taylor and director Heinrich Reisenhofer have teamed up to create yet another sure-fire comedy that features witty stories, astute observations and thoughtprovoking punch lines that will have you bent over with laughter.

In his light hearted, infectious style Taylor comes to grip with our current financial crisis and the drive to keep up with the Khumalos, and shares some humorous tips on how to get through the rough patch.

“If you’ve ever thought, ‘I can’t believe how broke I am,’ this show is for you. If you ever opened your bond account and thought, ‘I can’t believe I owe someone this much money,’ this show is for you.

If lately you’ve had to give up luxuries like naked sushi and replace it with a can of pilchards on your wife’s tummy, this show is certainly for you!” adds Taylor.

Baxter Theatre, 1- 4 Feb, Tickets R85- R100 (varies according to day and time) from Computicket: 083 915 8000 www.computicket.mobi.

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NIGHT LIFE ASSEMBLY A: 61 Harrington Street T: 021 465 7286 Open: Wed, Fri & Sat 9pm – 4am www.theassembly.co.za CASA BLANCA A: Portswood Road, V& A Waterfront T: 021 421 1185 Open: Fri & Sat 10 pm – 4am www.casablancawf.co.za GANDALFS A: 299 Lower Main Road Observatory T: 083 3300 700 Open: Tues – Sat www.gandalfs.co.za KNOXVILLE LOUNGE BAR A: 1st Floor, 75 Kloof Street Gardens T: 082 871 6471 Open: Wed 7pm -2am & Fri-Sat 8pm – 2am Sun 8:30-10:30pm MERCURY LIVE & LOUNGE A: 43 De Villiers Street T: 021 465 2106 Open: Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat 9pm - 4am www.mercury.co.za SUGAR HUT CLUB A: Cnr of Canterbury & Constitution, District Six T: 021 801 5699 Open: Wed - Sun; 5pm -2am www.sugarhutclub.co.za

CITY CENTRE CATU –IRISH BAR A: 38 Hout Street T: 021 424 7453 Open: Mon-Sat 10am – 2am www.catu.co.za CHROME A: 6 Pepper Street CBD T: 083 700 6078 Open: Mon – Sat 12am – 4am www.trinitycapetown.co.za FEZ CLUB A: 11 Machau Street, CBD

T: 021 419 7000 / 079 249 295 Open: Fri –Sat 9:30pm – 4:00 pm www.fez.co.za FICTION DJ BAR & LOUNGE A: 226 Long Street T: 021 424 7509 Open: Tues – Sat www.fictionbar.co.za RHINO ROOM ELECTRONIC A: Green Street, CBD T: 082 741 8981 THE LOOP NIGHT CLUB A: Corner of Loop & Pepper Street T: 072 539 1121 Open: Wed, Fri & Sat 22:00 - 04 :00 TJING TJING A: 165 Long Market above Dear Me Restaurant, CBD T: 021 422 4920 Open: Daily 4pm till late www.dearme.co.za VOOM VOOM - Jazz & Soul A: 70 Loop Street, CBD T: 021 426 2011-08-22 www.clubvoomvoom.com ZULA SOUND BAR A: 98 Long Street CBD T: 021 424 2442 Open: Mon - Thur 12pm -2am & Fri - Sat 12pm 4am www.zulabar.co.za

SEA POINT DECO DANCE UNDERGROUND A: 120 B Main Road Sea Point T: Fri – Sat 8:30 – 4:00 am www.decodance.co.za THE USB (UNDERGROUND SOUND BOUTIQUE) A: 120 Main Road, Sea Point T: 021 439 8000 Open: Wed – Sun

GREEN POINT BRONX ACTION BAR A: 22 Somerset Road, De Waterkant

T: 021 419 9216 Open: everyday www.bronx.co.za CREW BAR A: 30 Napier Street De Waterkant T: 021 418 0118 CUBANA HAVANA LOUNGE LATINO SOCIAL CAFÉ A: 9 Somerset Road, De Waterkant T: 021 421 1109 Open: everyday www.cubana.co.za FRIENDLY SOCIETY A: 125a Waterkant Street T: 021 421 6969 Open: everyday from 12:00 - till www.friendlysociety.co.za GRAVITY A: 12 Cobern Street, Green Point T: 084 771 2248 JADE CHAMPAGNE BAR & LOUNGE A: 39 Main Road, Green point T: 021 439 4108 Open: Wed – Sat 8pm – 2am www.jadelounge.co.za OPIUM A: 6 Dixon Street De Waterkant T: 021 425 4010 Open: Mon – Sun www.opium.co.za TRINITY A: 15 Bennett Street, Green Point T: 021 418 0624 Open: Mon – Sat 12am - 4 am www.trinitycapetown.co.za THE DISTILLERY 000118

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CAMPS BAY SAPPHIRE A: The Promanade, Camps Bay T: 021 438 1758 Open: every day www.sapphirecotailbar.co.za ST YVES BEACH CLUB A: 2nd Level Promenade Building, Camps Bay T: 021 438 0826 www.styves.co.za

Daily Tours: Find out more about our working distillery, Opening Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm cooperage and maturation cellar.

Sat: 9am - 2pm Sun: 11am - 4pm Van Ryn’ s Brandy Tasting: Taste our Van Ryn’s (no cellar tours) 10 Years Old Vintage and 12 Year Old Potstill Brandies.

Brandy & Charcuterie Tasting: Enjoy 3 cured meats with Viceroy 5 Year Old, Van Ryn’s 10 Year Old Vintage and 15 Year Old Potstill Brandies.

Brandy & Dessert Tasting (by appointment only): Indulge in delicious brownies with van Ryn’s Potstill Brandies.

Cellar tours Brandy, Coffee & Chocolate tasting: Pair Belgian chocolate Mon-Fri: 10am;11:30am;3pm and Brazilian coffee with our award – wining Potstill Brandies.

Sat: 10am; 11:30am; 1pm Van Ryn Road, Vlottenburg, Stellenbosch S33 57’42.8” E18 48’ 02.9 www.vanryn.co.za • email.vanryninfodistell.co.za • Tel: +27 21 881 3875

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WHAT TO SEE KIRSTENBOSCH

WINELANDS

The spectacular Kirstenbosch gardens cover an area of 528 hectares of cultivated garden. The gardens are a celebration of South Africa flora and South Africa plants.

An excellent spot for lazy picnics, romantic strolls and happy children.

A visit to the Cape Winelands is an absolute must as the region is one of breathtaking vistas and majestic mountain backdrops while being steeped in rich culture and history. The Winelands aredivided into various different regions, each offering their own ”wine route”.

Tel: 021 799 8783

www.winelands.co.za

HOUT BAY HARBOUR Hout Bay one of the most attractive regions in the Cape. You'll find a friendly working harbour, a famous bird sanctuary and lots of walking trails, as well as long stretches of sandy beach and a Sunday craft market. If you wish to get to Seal island or just to watch some seals enjoying the fisherman’s left overs Hout Bay harbour will be the perfect spot.

BOULDERS BEACH

TABLE MOUNTAIN

RHODES MEMORIAL

Boulders Penguin Colony is home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Penguin and makes for a great stop either to or from Cape Point. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural beach – and what could be better than swimming with penguins?

Table Mountain continues to capture imaginations and dazzle newcomers. There are only two ways up – walking or the cable car. Whether you choose to hike up or hitch a ride with the revolving cablecar, the summit offers breathtaking views and endless photo moments. Tel: 021 424 0015

Rhodes Memorial, which nestles at the base of Devil’s Peak, provides spectacular views towards both Table Bay and False Bay and the Hottentots Holland mountains in the far distance.stands on theslopes of Devil’s Peak, on the Northern flank of Table Mountain.

www.bouldersbeachlodge.com

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WHAT WINE ROUTE?

Not sure where to go for a wine route adventure? It all depends on how much time you have and how much of day - or week - you’d like to make of it. For those with very little time, you’ll be happy to know that Cape Town’s CBD presents a host of wine bars that will guide you through a virtual wine tasting of practically any estate you choose. But for those who do have some time...

Constantia Valley

Stellenbosch Wine Route

Franschhoek Wine Route

Constantia Valley is the wine route at the heart of the Mother City (or at least a little to the left of it).

This is the oldest wine-growing area in Southern Africa and stretches from Wynberg hill in the north, to the Silvermine mountains (the Tokai area) in the south. The five wine cellars on the route boast a winemaking history dating back to 1685 .

The Stellenbosch Wine Route was the first in South Africa and all the estates along the route are within a 12km radius of the town. It is arguably the country´s most famous, and includes 148 cellars - most of which are open to the public. From Cape Town take the N1 in a northerly direction and turn off at the Exit 39 onto the R304 and follow through into Stellenbosch.

Call Stellenbosch Tourism: 021 883 3584 For more information: www.stellenboschtourism.co.za or Stellenbosch Wine Route: 021 886 4310 For more information: www.wineroute.co.za

Franschhoek was founded over 300 years ago when the French Huguenots settled in the Berg River Valley. The wine route here is comparatively small with only 29 cellars, but what it lacks in wine route variety, it makes up for in quality cuisine and breathtaking scenery. A perfect mini-break destination. Franschhoek is 85km outside of Cape Town.

Constantia Valley Association: 021 762 8769 For more information:www.constantiavalley.com

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Call Franschhoek Tourism: 021 876 3603 For more information:www.franschhoek.org.za

WHAT TO SEE AT THE

WINELANDS ROBBEN ISLAND Almost as famous as Table Mountain, Robben Island has become an international symbol of human rights and is now a World Heritage Site. On your guided tour you’ll visit Nelson Mandela’s 46664 call and learn about the life and times of the Apartheid era.

Tel: 021 413 4200 www.robbenisland.co.za

Scrumptious country style picnic lunches at Hartenberg Wine Estate Embrace summer with the ultimate picnic lunches at Hartenberg Wine Estate, one of South Africa’s oldest producers of Shiraz in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. Known for its picnic tradition since the 80’s, Hartenberg’s warm hospitality and picnic baskets, filled to the brim with delicious wholesome and fresh country fare, are sure to be one of this summer’s highlights.

This year Hartenberg brings you a selection of no less than three mouth watering menus to choose from.

CAPE POINT

There is nothing quite as inspiring as standing at the edge of a continent overlooking the wild ocean with towering cliff cutting into the landscape and holding you above the world.

Cape Point is found within the Cape Peninsula National Park. Tel:021 780 9010/11 www.capepoint.co.za

The Main menu, at R135 per person, includes a carafe of Hartenberg wine, Eleanor Finlayson’s famous smoked Snoek pate and a selection of home baked breads as a starter. For mains there is a selection of cold meats, seasonal salads, local cheeses and preserves, fresh seasonal fruit, roasted vegetables, crudités and pickles, and last but not least coffee and koeksisters for dessert.

If the Main menu does not tickle your fancy, the lighter Homemade Quiche menu at R120 per person is a delicious alternative; including smoked snoek pate with home baked breads, homemade quiche served with baby leaf salad, vegetable crisps and a glass of Hartenberg’s premium wines rounded off with a coffee and koeksister.

Or for lazy lounging in the sun, the Olive and Cheese platters from R60 per person is an obvious choice, including a selection of breads and a glass of Hartenberg wine.

All the food is prepared by Hartenberg’s trained staff, who takes great pride in their home cooked country fare. The picnic lunches are available all summer from mid-September onwards, weather permitting. Hartenberg Wine Estate is situated on the Bottelary Road off the R304 to Stellenbosch.

For bookings, call Tel: (+27)21-8652541, Email: info@hartenbergestate.com or visit www.hartenbergestate.com.

Paarl Wine Route

Only a 40 min drive from Cape Town is the picturesque town of Paarl (pearl), nestled between Paarl Mountain and the majestic Du Toitskloof Mountain Range. Paarl lies in the Berg River valley and is the perfect stop-over destination in the heart of the wine route. From Cape Town follow the N1 north, turn off at Exit 55, Main Street, Paarl.

Call Paarl Tourism: 021 872 0860 For more information: www.paarlonline.com

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SHOP KRUGERRAND The Krugerrand is a South African gold coin, first minted in 1967 to help market South African gold.

The coin, produced by the South African Mint, proved popular and by 1980 the Krugerrand accounted for 90% of the gold coin market. The name itself is a portmanteau of Kruger (the man depicted on the obverse) and Rand, the South African unit of currency. Krugerrands are a popular way to invest in gold.

By 1980 the Krugerrand accounted for 90% of the gold coin market. That year South Africa introduced three smaller coins with a half-ounce, quarter ounce, and tenth ounce of gold.

The success of the Krugerrand led to many other gold-producing nations minting their own bullion coins, such as the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf in 1979, the Australian Nugget in 1981, the American Gold Eagle in 1986 and the British Britannia coin.

Private mints have also attempted to capitalize off the popularity of the Krugerrand, minting gold and silver bullion rounds (the term coin denotes legal currency) in the style of the Krugerrand. The rounds often depict Paul Kruger and a springbok antelope, some even blatantly copying the same design as on the Krugerrands themselves, though the inscriptions are altered. These bullion rounds are not offered by the South African Mint or the Government of South Africa, and are therefore not official, have no legal tender value and cannot technically be considered coins.

The Krugerrand is 32.6 mm in diameter and 2.74 mm thick. The Krugerrand's actual weight is 1.0909 troy ounces (33.93 g). It is minted from gold alloy that is 91.67% pure (22 karats), so the coin contains one troy ounce (31.1035 g) of gold. The remaining 8.33% of the coin's weight (2.826 g) is copper (an alloy known historically as crown gold which has long been used for English gold sovereigns), which gives the Krugerrand a more orange appearance than silver-alloyed gold coins. Copper alloy coins are harder and more durable, so they can resist scratches and dents.

The South African Mint Company produces limited edition proof Krugerrands intended as collector's items. These coins are priced above bullion value, although non-proof Krugerrands also have a premium above gold bullion value. They can be distinguished from the bullion Krugerrands by the number of serrations on the edge of the coin. Proof coins have 220 while bullion coins have 160.

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The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) has been a household name in the coin industry in South Africa since 1972. They are the largest distributor of gold investment, bullion and collectable coins in South Africa.

Outlets can be found at: Cape Town International Airport: International Departures, Domestic Departures and Central Terminal, Tyger Valley Mall - Bellville, Canal Walk Shopping Centre - Century City, Cavendish Square - Claremont, Tyger Valley Mall - Bellville and Somerset Mall - Somerset West.

18 Visitor Information Centres across the city.

Each Design Route participant is signposted with contact details as well as what sector they represent, making it easier for you to find exactly what you are looking for.

DESIGN HEAVEN

If attention to details, uniqueness and originality are not only words, but forms part of you believes and way of life, you are in the right place.

Since 1995, Design Indaba has been committed to a vision that is built on the belief that creativity will fuel an economic revolution in South Africa. As such, Design Indaba is a celebration of design in a country iconic of the triumph of the human spirit.

Design Indaba typifies this can-do spirit through its belief in design and how it can help solve the problems faced by an emerging economy. With the right support, a better future can be designed.

In the last years, Design Indaba initiatives allow visitors to enjoy the fruits of their doing outside the time of the actual yearly expo by establishing the Design Route. Tourists and design fanatics can explore the Cape while taking a closer look at the creative minds that inhabit this city. It’s your chance at taking Design Indaba Expo beyond its walls with all you need at your fingertips.

The route features 62 Western Cape-based designers and design studios. All those featured are part of the Design Indaba Expo so rest assured the Design Route is offering you the best in design and product quality. The route will have you traversing the Cape Town City Bowl, the Southern Peninsula and the Winelands as well as a multitude of in-betweens, leaving you with no excuse for not experiencing all that Cape Town has to offer. You can pick up your Design Route at any of the Cape Town Tourism’s

ARTS AND CRAFTS No doubts about it – South Africans are a crafty bunch. The country’s people produce a remarkable range of arts and crafts, working from the pavements and markets of the big cities to deep rural enclaves, with every possible form of traditional artwork – and then some.

In addition to the standard materials such as beads, grass, leather, fabric and clay, pieces are made using telephone wire, plastic bags, petrol cans and bottle tops – even food tin labels are used to create brightly colouredpapiermache bowls.

On sale on many a South African street corner are objects made of wire, ranging from representations of the globe to cars and motorcycles – which are capable of manipulated movement – to joke cellphones and working radios.

Shops, markets and collectives dealing in African craft are thriving, providing much-needed employment and income in communities such as Fugitive’s Drift in KwaZulu-Natal, which offers a huge variety of basketry, or the Northern Cape Schmidtsdrift community of displaced San people, who produce paintings that constitute an imaginative and highly coloured extension of ancient rock art.

A high level of skill is brought to the production of work that has long been a part of African society,

PING and has now found new commercial outlets.

South African beadwork, once the insignia of tribal royalty alone, has today found a huge range of applications, from the creation of coverings for everything from bottles to matchboxes – and the reproduction of the red Aids ribbon in the form of small Zulu beadworks known as Zulu love letters.

Basketry and ceramics, of course, were long ago brought to a pitch of perfection in traditional South African society, and the outgrowths of these forms today grace gallery plinths as often as they find a place on suburban shelves.(To read more: http:// www.southafrica.info) The Arts and Crafts markets in Cape Town: Green Market Square, in the square that dissects Burg Street and between Longmarket and Shortmarket streets, Cape Town CBD, Monday to Saturday: 9:00 and 16:00.

The Red Shed Craft Workshop, Adjoining Victoria Wharf and open Monday to Friday: 9:00-21:00 andSunday& Public Holidays: 10:00-21:00 Waterfront Craft Market @The Centre, adjacent to the Two Oceans Aquarium, open every day: 9:30-18:00.

Green Point Market, Junction of Western Boulevard and Beach Road, Every Sunday and Public Holiday: 9:15- 17:00 (unless very windy or very rainy).

OSTRICH LEATHER & MOHAIR Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles, ranged across a smooth field in varying densities. It requires an intricate, specialised and expensive production process making it costly as well as beautiful.

Although the first commercial farming began in South Africa in 1850, the industry collapsed after World War I and the drop in demand for the feathers for fashionable hats and military uniforms.

Other products were marketed, with each success battered by world events and droughts until now, when ostrich skin is globally available and seen as a luxury item in high-end demand.

Leather came late in the story of ostrich farming but after a tannery was set up onsite, it went on to make an impact in European haute couture and in the U.S. for cowboy boots. Availability was artificially limited when ostrich leather was subject to a cartel monopoly through trade sanctions, and single export and distribution channels until the end of apartheid in 1993. After that and other factors, the South African government began to export stock allowing other countries to have their own ranches.

Although wider production resulted in competition and lower prices, Klein Karoo Group remains the leading global producer. Today the industry is driven mostly by the leather and the meat, which is exported to all parts of the world. South Africa produces over 60% of the world’s ostriches and also has a distinct quality edge in the leather tanning process.

Eleven years ago, Charles and Melony Biggs were farming ostrich, sheep and goats in the Graaff Reinet area in the Karoo. At first they exported skins to people he had met in the USA, where he had previously farmed ostrich for 4 years. They learned a lot in that time abroad, one thing being what we in South Africa had to offer and show off to the world in terms of leadership in Ostrich and Mohair.

They started to seek for local manufacturers and work together with designers to present a classic collection that also presents a freshness and elegancy. In 2000, Karoo Classics opened its doors in Stellenbosch: “We had 30 handbags and six belts in stock, but 100% faith in the fantastic natural products made from ostrich leather and mohair”, says Charles. From the very beginning a policy of Proudly South Africa was adopted. They spent months looking for and visiting factories all over South Africa. The criteria were: simply, high quality at a reasonable price. Today they have a wonderful group of suppliers, from big factories to family businesses and individuals.

In 2003, Karoo Classics opened in Cape Town and five years later in Franschhhoek. Today they have the world’s largest selection of ostrich leather goods, carrying over 1000 handbags alone.

SHORTMARKET STREET - CAPE TOWN Tel: 021 422 3813 Church Street - Stellenbosch Tel: 021 886 7596 58 Hugenote Street - Franschhoek Tel: 021 876 3187 cmbiggs@telkomsa.net

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PLACES OF INTEREST The City of Cape Town invites you to explore and experience some of her well known and recognizable sites that has been refreshed and updated and uplifted in recent time as well as some new and old icons that are worth to be re-familiarising in person.

HEART OF CAPE TOWN MUSEUM

Experience the first heart transplant , the museum is housed where the actual event took place. See where Chris Barnaard successfully transplanted the first heart. www.heartofcapetown.co.za 021 404 1967 Groote Schuur Hospital Main Road, Observatory Cape Town, South Africa

COMPANY’S GARDEN VISITOR CENTRE The garden was established in 1652, making it one of the oldest gardens in the country. The display in the Visitor’s centre gives a comprehensive overview of the early history of the garden, which is unique in that it is the only example of how two different landscape styles – the Dutch ‘produce garden’ grid pattern and the ‘Victorian Romantic’ grid pattern and the overlaid to produce the garden as it exists today.

Tel: 021 400 26 21 Visiting times: 7am -7pm

OLD CASTLE BREWERY While Castle began making in roads into what had been almost entirely “lion country” work was began on the erection of the Castle Brewery in Woodstock. This brewery was to be sited alongside the new railway line as an advertisement for Castle beer –a sort of early billboard. The Castle Brewery was completed in 1901, designed by New York architect H. Steinmann and was opened on the 1st April 1902, several setbacks to its completion, being caused by the second Boer War. www.oldcastlebrewery.co.za 021 448 4500

THE OLD CITY HALL Built in 1905, the old City Hall in Darling Street is a mixture of Italian Renaissance and British colonial architecture. It is located on the Grand Parade to the west of the Castle of Good Hope and is built from honey-colored limestone imported from Bath in England. The 60m/200ft high bell-tower, with a carillon installed in 1923, was modeled on London’s Big Ben. The City Hall was the last major Victorian building to be erected in Cape Town.

The City Hall’s carillon was installed as a WW1 war memorial, with 22 additional bells being added in 1925 with the visit of the Prince of Wales. Magnificent and imposing, the City Hall commemorates Kind Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, with its mosaic floors, marble staircase, stained glass windows and specially designed organ with 3165 pipes.

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Grand Hall and reception rooms while the portion originally housing Municipal offices and which fronts onto Darling Street is the home of the Central Library of Cape Town.A stone set into the base of the building in front of the main balcony has this inscription: “upon release from prison on 11 February 1990 and on his election as President of South Africa on 9 May 1994 Nelson Mandela addressed the nation here”.

For more information go to: www.focal.org.za.

THE DRILL HALL AND CENTRAL LIBRARY The foundations of the City Hall were laid on 29th August 1900, and the building finally opened on 25th July 1905, by the Mayor Alderman Hyman Lieberman. It is built in an Italian Renaissance Style with a classical facade in a handsome campanile towering to a height of some 200ft. The exterior stonework is of sandstone and granite. The facade facing on Darling Street has a central feature surmounted by a pediment rising 82 feet above pavement level, the wings on either side are about 60ft in imposing clock tower houses the four-sided City Hall clock built to scale and half the size of London’s Big Ben. The building is divided longitudinally, with one half of the building housing the

CAPE TOWN DIAMOND MUSEUM Situated in the bustling heart of the world-famous Clock Tower precinct at the V&A Waterfront, the Cape Town Diamond Museum pays tribute to the world’s most precious gem, the diamond, and is a must-see for any visitor to Cape Town. Discover a 3 billion year old story unfold from a diamond’s formation to the final polished stone. Explore the origins of South Africa’s famous diamond industry, and ...get introduced to some of the great names in diamond history, including Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato and the Oppenheimer family.

The Cape Town Diamond Museum also pays homage to the most famous South African diamonds, such as the 3,106 carat Cullinan rough diamond discovered in 1905 and showcases specimens of Kimberlite rock dating billions of years old. Lifesize replicas of the famous diamonds that have adorned royalty, the rich and the famous are also on display.

1st Floor, The Clock Tower, Waterfront, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa Hours Mon - Sun: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Email info@capetowndiamondmuseum.org Phone 27214212488 Website http://www.capetowndiamondmuseum.org

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Where to stay & where to play in the East Coast Where to stay?

AlbAny Hotel 225 Smith Str / 225 Anton Lembede Cnr Anton Lembede Str & Albany Grove 031 304 4381 www.albanyhotel.co.za beverly Hills Hotel Lighthouse Rd, Umhlanga Rocks 021 794 9050 FAirmont ZimbAli lodge 5 Corkwood Ave, Zimbali Coastal Estate 032 538 5000 www.zimbali.org docklAnds Hotel durbAn WAterFront Corner of Mahatma Gandhi & Browns Avenue, Beach Front 031 332 8190 www.signaturelifehotels.com FAirmont ZimbAli lodge 5 Corkwood Ave, Zimbali Coastal Estate 032 538 5000 www.zimbali.org

Hilton durbAn 12-14 Walnut Rd 031 336 8100 www1.hilton.com

pumulA beAcH Hotel 67 Pumula Beach Hotel Rd, Umzumbe 039 684 6717 www.pumulabeachhotel.com

Hotel 64 on gordon 64 Gordon Rd, Morningside 031 312 8907 www.signaturelifehotels.com

QuArters Hotel FloridA roAd 101 Florida Rd, Morningside 031 303 5246 www.signaturelifehotels.com

kApentA bAy 11-12 Princess Elizabeth Dr, Port Shepstone 039 682 5528 www.kapentabay.co.za mondAZur At sAn lAmeer Lower South Coast, Main Rd (R61) Southbroom 039 313 0011 www.mondazur.com proteA Hotel sHAkAlAnd Norman Hurst Nkwalini, Zululalnd 035 460 0912 www.proteahotels.com proteA kArridene beAcH Cnr. Arthur’s Rd & Main Rd 031 916 7228 www.proteahotels.com

rivierA Hotel Margaret Mncadi Avenue (Victoria Embankment) 031 301 3681 www.rivierahoteldurban.co.za riverside Hotel & spA Durban North 031 563 0600 www.riversidehotel.co.za sAlt rock Hotel & beAcH resort Basil Hulett Drive Salt Rock 032 525 5025 www.saltrockbeach.co.za

butcHer boys morningside 170 Florida Rd, Morningside 031 312 8248 www.butcherboysgrill.co.za

soutHern sun nortH beAcH 83/91 Snell Parade, North Beach 031 332 7361 www.southernsun.com

butcHer boys umHlAngA Shop 23, Hilkon Centre, Cnr Chartwell Dr & Lighthouse Rd, Umhlanga Rocks 031 561 4106 www.butcherboysgrill.co.za

suncoAst Hotel & toWers 20 Batter Beach Road 031 314 7878 www.southersun.com

cAversHAm mill restAurAnt Caversham Mill Estate, Midlands 033 234 4524 www.cavershammill.co.za

tHe oyster box 2 Lighthouse Rd, Umhlanga 031 514 5000 www.oysterboxhotel.com

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Standing majestically on Umhlanga’s prestigious beachfront on the eastern seaboard of KwaZulu-Natal, with sweeping views of the Indian Ocean and direct beach access, the Oyster Box Hotel is one of South Africa’s most distinguished hotels. tHe sQuAre boutiQue Hotel & spA 250 Umhlanga Rocks Drive 0861 000 333 www.thesquare.co.za

Where to dine?

3 cHeFs bistro 106/107 Aldrovande Palace 6 Jubilee Grove, cnr Millennium Boulevard & Jubilee Grove Umhlanga Ridge 031 566 2040 www.3chefsbistro.co.za 9tH Avenue bistro & bAr Shop 2, Avonmore Centre, 9th Ave Morningside 031 312 9134 www.9thavenuebistro.co.za beirA AltA Lifestyle Centre, Ballito 032 946 2388

disH restAurAnt Royal Palm Hotel, Palm Boulevard, Gateway Umhlanga 031 581 8000 www.royal-palm.co.za greensleeves medievAl kingdom cAmelot 21 Wishart Rd, Camelot Estate Hillcrest 031 765 9400 green Food studio Lee Barns Boulevard, Umhlali 031 312 6250 www.signaturelifehotels.com green mAngo Avonmore Centre, Shop 12a 9th Ave, Morningside 031 312 7054 HAvAnA grill & Wine bAr Suncoast Casino 031 332 0707 www.havanagrill.co.za Havana Grill & Wine bar is a world class grill room and an ultimate destination for the meat & seafood lover. Situated at the Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World on Durbans’ Golden mile the restuarant boasts magnificant 180 degree views from the Bluff to Umhlanga Rocks.

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Where to stay?

Pretoria executive cottages & conference venue 12 Loschoord, Moreletapark, Pretoria Cell: 083 375 4844 www.executives.co.za johansteyn@executives.co.za Our complex of 11 cottages in a security complex are situated in Moreletapark, in the tranquillity and scenic beauty of the eastern suburbs.

Situated close to all major highways, we are 20 minutes away from the centre of town, Midrand and Oliver Tambo Internation Airport (Johannesburg International Airport).

We offer conference facilities, which is well equipped to host conferences and meetings. clico guest House 27 Sturdee Ave, Rosebank 011 252 3300 www.clicoguesthouse.com BircHwood Hotel Viewpoint Street, Bartlett, Boksburg 011 897 0000 emerald Hotel Emerald Resort & Casino 777 Frikkie Meyer Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark 016 982 8000 www.emeraldcasino.co.za info@emeraldcasino.co.za Inspired by North East African legend, the interior of the Emerald Hotel was imagineered as a haven from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

fairlawns Boutique Hotel Alma Rd. / Off Bowling Ave, Morningside Manor, Sandton 011 804 2540/1/2 Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa is a 5-star hotel with all the attributes desired in a boutique establishment by the discerning global and local visitor: superb accommodation, a Bali-styled spa, a gourmet restaurant, signature conference and special events facilities, and the ideal location in Morningside. indaBa Hotel William Nicol Drive, Fourways 011 840 6600 Hotel aPollo 158 Bram Fisher Drive, Randburg 011 787 5434 www.hotelapollo.co.za misty Hills country Hotel, conference centre & sPa 69 Drift Boulevard, Muldersdrift 011 950 6000 www.mistyhills.co.za

tHe marion on nicol Hotel Cnr Stirling & Hamilton Roads, Hurlingham 011 783 7816/7239 www.mariononnicol.co.za valley lodge 13, Jennings Street, Magaliesburg 014 577 1301/5 www.valleylodge.co.za

Where to dine? adega Broadacres Broadacres Shopping Centre Cedar Rd, Broadacres 011 467 0311 www.adegas.co.za Banjaara Classic Indian cuisine Illovo, (Next to Thrupp’s Centre) 011 447 8211 Boulevard café Time Café Shop 1, North Piazza, Fricker Rd, Illovo 011 268 5710

Peermont metcourt at emPerors Palace 64 Jones Rd, Kempton Park 011 977 9299 www.metcourt.com

Browns of rivonia 21 Wessels Rd, Rivonia 011 803 7533 www.browns.co.za

radisson Blu Hotel Cnr Rivonia Rd & Daisy Street Benmore, Sandton 011 245 8000 www.radissonblu.com

carnivore South African cuisine Muldersdrift Estate 69 Drift Boulevard (R114), Muldersdrift 011 950 6000 www.carnivore.co.za

saint george Hotel & convention centre 58 Old Pretoria, Kempton Park Rd Rietvleidam 011 316 5541/2 www.stgeorgehotel.co.za

The Carnivore restaurant, situated in the grounds of Misty Hills Country Hotel, needs little introduction. Renowned for its positioning statement - “Africa’s Greatest

tHe grace Hotel 54 Bath ave, Rosebank 011 280 7200 www.thegracehotel.co.za tHe Hilton Hotel 138 Rivonia rd, Sandton 011 322 1888 www.sandtonhilton.co.za Stay in the heart of the business district at the Hilton Sandton hotel, north of Johannesburg. Do business in the Executive Lounge and de-stress in the gym or pool. Sample a diverse range of cuisine at one of the hotel’s restaurants. tHe micHelangelo Hotel 135 West Street, Nelson Mandela Square, Sandown 011 282 7000 www.michelangelo.co.za tHe Palazzo montecasino Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways 011 510 3000

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Eating Experience”- it is a cornerstone of the Recreation Africa Group. calisto’s 20 Gill Street, Gillview, Corner Rifle Range & Amanda Avenue, next to the Shell garage.

011 680 0368 / 011 680 3864 www.calistos.co.za engedi Bistro Plot 22, Protea Ridge Road/Honingklip Road, Kromdraai 011 589 3495 www.en-gedi.co.za Kai tHai Shop 61, Montecasino, corner William Nicol Drive & Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways 011 511 1844 Kuzina restaurant The Firs Shopping Centre, Cnr Biermann & Cradock Ave, Rosebank 011 880 5000

moemas Parktown Quarter (previously Northpark centre) Cnr 3rd & 7th Ave, Parktown North 011 788 7725 www.moemas.co.za montego Bay Shop 31, Square Level Nelson Mandela Square 011 883 6407 / 011 883 1526 www.montegobay.co.za mytHos Cnr Van der Linde & Smith Streets Bedfordview 011 615 2271 www.mythos.co.za osteria tre nonni 9 Grafton Ave, Craighall Park 086 122 2532 www.osteriatrenonni.co.za outer limits restaurant and cocKtail Bar Shop 4, Broadacres Lifestyle Centre, Cedar Ave, Fourways 011 467 7938 www.outerlimitsrestaurant.co.za Parea taverna 3 Corlett Drive, Illovo, Sandton 011 788 8777 www.parea.co.za river decK country estate 35 Peter Rd, Ruimsig 087 940 9920 www.riverdeck.co.za scHwarma co Shop 2, 71 Grant Ave, Norwood 011 483 1776 www.schwarmacompany.co.za sugo rosso Corner of 7th a& 3rd Avenues, Parktown Quarter 011 442 0540

KitcHen Bar No.6 Design Quarter, Cnr. William Nicol & Leslie Ave, Fourways 011 465 5011/2616/5346 www.kitchenbar.co.za tHe silver BircH Lifestyle Garden Centre, Beyers Naude Drive Honeydew 011 792 5714 www.thesilverbirch.co.za yamato jaPanese restaurant 198 Oxford Road, Illovo 011 268 0511 www.yamato.co.za

Where to play? catHeryne gaeyla fasHion 38 Christopherson Rd, Hyde Park Tel: 011 447 2550 Fax: 011 447 0073 www.cgfashion.co.za Email: sales1@cgfashion.co.za emPerors Palace 64 Jones Rd, Kempton Park 011 928 1000 www.emperorspalace.co.za Conveniently situated alongside O R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort combines timeless classical elegance and sheer excitement.

With luxurious accommodation in four unique hotels, a glorious health and beauty spa, a magnificent casino with unparalleled gaming enjoyment, the finest in dining options, spectacular entertainment choices, a retail concourse, world class conference facilities and impeccable service, Emperors Palace has it all.

Come to Emperors Palace. Come to the Palace of Dreams! emerald african sPa Emerald Resort & Casino 777 Frikkie Meyer Blvd Vanderbijlpark 016 982 8132 The Emerald African Spa offers an ‘in touch with nature’ experience combined with high standards treatments to help the guest escape from the hustle & bustle of everyday life. For specials and treatment book today!

everard read gallery 6 Jellicoe Ave, Rosebank 011 788 4805 www.everard-read.co.za Bill HarroP’s Balloon safaris Bill Harrop’s Balloon Safaris, Skeertpoort, North, West Province 011 705 3201 gold reef city Off M1 North 011 248 5000 www.goldreefcity.co.za Just 8 kilometers from the centre of Johannesburg lies the world famous yet uniquely South African Gold Reef City. With its magnificent Theme Park offering the widest range of features and attractions in Africa and the exhilarating Casino complex, alive with the excitement, buzz and energy of Jozi, this is where Jozi comes to play, relax and more! joHannesBurg zoo Jan Smuts Ave, Parkview 011 646 2000 www.jhbzoo.org.za lifestyle garden centre Cnr Beyers Naude Drive & Ysterhout Avenue, Randparkridge, Randburg 011 792 5616 www.lifestyle.co.za maroPeng Cradle of Humankind, R400, Magaliesberg 014 577 9000 www.maropeng.co.za

AN ANCIENT CIVILISATION REBORN. REDISCOVER FORGOTTEN FANTASIES FILLED WITH CLASSICAL SCULPTURES AND ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES. BEHOLD THE WONDER OF EMPERORS PALACE. Life is rewarded at the Palace of Dreams. Step inside and be transported into a world of Romanesque splendour, guaranteed to ignite imagination and excite the senses to the absolute maximus. Turn every day into a dream remembered.

nortHgate ice arena Northgate Shopping Centre Northumbeland Rd, Northgate 011 794 8706 rocK climBing at emerald resort & casino 777 Frikkie Meyer Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark 016 982 8000 www.emeraldcasino.co.za info@emeraldcasino.co.za

To delight distinguished diners, there’s a cornucopia of exotic restaurants offering sumptuous feasts from around the Empire. And when it comes to entertainment, fear not, for there’s an endless supply for the entire family.

Take in a movie, a scintillating live show, a pulsating music concert or even the combat of world title boxing reminiscent of gladiatorial contests from a bygone era.

soutH african liPizzaners 1 Dahlia Rd, Kyalami 011 468 2718 www.lipizzaners.co.za

Of course, the opulent casino is always open, where Fortuna, the Goddess of Chance, awaits. Give Lady Luck a try on innovative slots games or join the glamour at one of the many tables, each offering unparalleled gaming excitement and great odds.

tHe rHino & lion nature reserve Cradle of Humankind 011 957 0349/0106/0109 www.rhinolion.co.za

And before you head for the lavish comfort of your private chambers, in one of our four world-class hotels, tip your glass at one of our intimate cocktail lounges and entertainment venues.

tHe sa lion ParK Corner Malibongwe & R114, Lanseria 011 691 9905 www.lion-park.com

Whether you wish to wine and dine, meet and greet, or stay and play, Emperors Palace has it all – and it’s just a short complimentary shuttle ride from OR Tambo International Airport. Make your epic escape today.

montecasino Bird gardens William Nicol Drive, Fourways Sandton 011 511 1864 www.montecasino.co.za orlando towers Dynamo Street cnr Old Potch Road, Orlando, Soweto 012 345 5114 / 071 674 4343 sa’s world of Beer SAB (South African Breweries) World of Beer, 5 President Street, cnr Ntemi Piliso, Newtown Cultural Precinct 011 836 4900 www.worldofbeer.co.za

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT EMPERORS PALACE: Tel: +27 11 928 1000 or visit www.emperorspalace.com Follow us on @emperorspalace Find us on PEERMONT SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING PROGRAMME. PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELLING TOLL-FREE HELPLINE 0800 006 006.

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HERE ARE SOME PRECAUTIONS YOU SHOULD TAKE WHEN VISITING SOUTH AFRICA: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Avoid grand displays of expensive jewellery, cameras, laptops and other valuables.

Plan your route beforehand, and the type of transport you're going to use.

Keep your doors locked at all times and wind windows up.

Lock valuable items in the trunk of your car.

Be aware of whether any vehicle or people are following you.

Never pick up strangers, no matter how friendly they appear.

At night, park in well-lit areas Explore in groups rather than alone, and stick to busy, well-lit streets At night stay clear of dark, isolated areas Avoid isolated beaches.

Never carry large sums of money around. Travelers cheques are your best bet.

Always carry a map with you in the event that you get lost.

Also keep your passport, plane ticket and other important documents in a safe place.

If in any doubt about the safety of an area, phone a police station for advice.

EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN CAPE TOWN: • Argentine Republic 8 Brittany Avenue Bantry Bay 021 439 0403 • Brazil (Federative Republic of ) 2nd Floor, Safmarine House, 22 Riebeeck Street, Cape Town 021 421 4040/1/2 • British Consulate General: Southern Life Centre, 8 Riebeek Street, City Centre 021 405 2400 • Canadian Consulate General: 19th Floor, Reserve Bank Building, 60 St George’s Mall, City Centre 021 423 5240 • Chile (Republic of ) Suite 1918, Main Tower, 19th Floor, Standard Bank Centre Heerengracht, Cape Town 021 421 2344/46 • French Consulate: 78 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens 021 423 1575

• German Consulate General and Embassy: 19th Floor, Safmarine House, 22 Riebeek Street, Cape Town 021 405 3000 • Italy Republic of 2 Grey’s Pass Gardens,Cape Town 021 487 3900 • Korea (Republic of ) Sunset Avenue No. 7LandadnoHoutbay, 021 790 9970 • Mexico (United Mexican States) 2nd Floor, the Spearhead Building, 42 Hans Strijdom Avenue Foreshore, Cape Town 021 419 3848 • Netherlands Consulate General 100 Strand Street, nr Buitengracht, City Centre 021 421 5660

• New Zealand Honorary Consulate General: 345 Lansdowne Road, Lansdowne 021 696 8561 • Spain (Kingdom of ) 37 Shortmarket Street Cape Town 021 422 2326/7

• Switzerland Kingdom of Nr 1, Thibault Square, 26th Floor (Old BP Building) cnr Long and Hans Strijdom Streets, Cape Town 021 418 3669 • US Consulate: 2 Reddam Avenue, Westlake, Tokai 021 702 7300

JUST A LiTTLE REMINDER MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY Remember to lock your car.

Never leave valuables in your car.

Keep all keys in your possession.

Never leave children alone in the vehicle.

PROTECTING YOURSELF Carry your camera securely in a camera bag.

Avoid dark, isolated areas.

Do not walk alone in isolated areas - this includes hiking.

Do not carry large sums of money.

Be alert!

SAFETY AT THE BEACH Do not go to deserted beaches.

Leave at least one person with your belongings when you go for a swim.

Keep valuable items locked away.

Follow safety regulations in place for each beach.

Don’t forget sun block!

SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN: Stay calm; Contact the police immediately; Make use of the trauma facilities available.

Rand Card The pre-paid Visa Rand Card is the safe and easy way to manage your travel spend whilst visiting South Africa. There is no risk of carrying cash. Drawing cash is also not restricted to banking hours. If you lose your card, unlike cash, it can be replaced.

Easy access to cash Replace your money if lost or stolen Fix your exchange rate Use at all ATMs and merchants where the Visa sign is displayed PIN and signature protected

Visit any of our 90 branches nationwide, call 0860 11 11 77 or log onto www.bidvestbank.co.za. Fluent in foreign exchange.

Bidvest Bank Limited (Reg No 2000/006478/06) is a licensed financial services provider and registered credit provider, NCRCP17.