Buccaneers has been described as being like a backpackers village because of the way it's spread out over the 8 hct of wild coastal forest right next to the stunning Cintsa beach.
Housed in a glorious building, nestled below Table Mountain, the hostel has fantastic views of
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South Africa Youth Travel Confederation attending International expo'sSAYTC will be attending two shows in September - the New York Metro Travel & Adventure Show and WYSTC hosted in Beijing. The DTI has kindly provided assistance, and 20 sponsored members will be attending each show. This is a great opportunity to showcase South Africa. Its the perfect place for International travelers wanting to know more about youth travel in South Africa.
Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2010The Grahamstown National Arts Festival runs from the end of June to the beginning of July for between 8 to 10 days and is the most important event on the South African cultural calendar.
Masters of Rock back in South AfricaOld rockers never die... they just come to South Africa. So brace yourselves as Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and Wishbone Ash arrive here at the end of May to take you on a rocky trip down memory lane.
SA wins big at World Travel Awards
South Africa cleaned up at the annual World Travel Awards for Africa last night, winning 36 awards out of the total 49 categories. Despite the pyramids, Egypt, its nearest rival, managed to win only four.
For the sixth time in seven years the city of Cape Town was named Africa's leading destination, at an awards ceremony held in Sandton, Johannesburg. South African Airways was named Africa's leading airline, South African Tourism the continent's leading tourism board and Durban harbour the leading port.
Cape Town tops with British Airways
Cape Town is one of British Airways passengers' favourite international destinations, an impromptu study of global booking trends has revealed.
Although the 2010 Fifa World Cup undoubtedly contributed to the trend, with 34 000 passengers flying from London to South Africa during the month-long event, "demand for flights to Cape Town was on the rise even before the tournament", said BA's commercial manager in South Africa, Sue Botes.
Airline spokesperson Stephen Forbes said the World Cup success built on the city's 2009/10 summer season, when Cape Town emerged as one of the 10 most popular destinations for BA passengers flying from London.
Skateboarder's epic trip for charity
Brad Morgan
29 July 2010
Professional skateboarder Johann "Puddy" Zwennis will set off on an ambitious fund-raising journey on 31 July, skating from Johannesburg to Cape Town to raise money for SOS Children's Villages through his "Skate for Change" project.
Zwennis, who is well known in skateboarding circles and has represented South African at the Asian X-Games, reckons it will take him three months to cover the trip of 1 800 kilometres.
He explains on www.skateforchange.co.za why he is taking on the challenge.
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