There are few places left in the world where one can escape the hustle and bustle of daily life, but the West Coast National Park, some 100km from the city of Cape Town in South Africa, is most definitely one of them. 27,500 hectares of pristine landscapes, turquoise waters, and an abundance of wildlife, the…
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Stellenbosch Cycle Tour: Are You Ready for 97km in the Western Cape Winelands?
The perfect end-of-season race for international cyclists, the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour is a fantastic 97km event that will take you through the beautiful Western Cape Winelands of Stellenbosch, Wellington and Paarl in sunny South Africa. A brilliantly organised one-day tour that is set to take place on Sunday, 11th December 2016, the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour…
Cape Town’s Best Sporting Events for Spring 2016
Summer has finally arrived in South Africa, and that means that we have just weeks to go until Cape Town’s bumper sporting season gets underway! With the Cape Town Cycle Tour taking place on the 6th March, the Cape Epic from the 13th – 20th March, the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on 25th and…
Friday’s Photo Shoot – Lion’s Head Mountain Cape Town
Lion’s Head Mountain has become an Equatours tradition, and in order to stretch our legs after the Cape Town Cycle Tour (and recover after our infamous Cape Argus after party!), we make our way to the top of Table Mountain’s little sister, to enjoy spectacular vistas over the Mother City. Unlike Table Mountain, Lion’s Head…
Top Travel Trends for 2015 Revealed at the World Travel Market
It was all go at the World Travel Market in London last week, and if you want to Travel on Trend in 2015, you can expect to stay in ‘Poshtels’, dine with locals right in their home, and ditch you golf clubs in favour of your bike! Our travel habits have definitely changed over the…
Cycling Holidays – The World’s Best Bike Rides
The Tour de France is over for another year, and if the latest requests for cycling holidays are anything to go by, it seems it has inspired millions of us to dig out our bikes from the back of the garage, dust off our bicycle helmets, and pull on our Lycra cycling shorts for a…
Culinary Cycle Tour – Now that sounds like my kind of Holiday!
If you like the sound of a cycling holiday, but don’t like the thought of 10 hours a day in the saddle, and you like the sound of a culinary holiday, but are worried about all those calories, a Culinary Cycle Tour could be the perfect choice for your next holiday adventure! Combing 4-5 hours…
Calling All International Cyclists – Today is Your Last Chance to Enter the Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2014!
The suitcases are packed (well, almost), the seeding information / start times have been released, and we have just a few days to go until we head on down the Cape Town for the World’s Largest Cycling Race – exciting or what! The Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour promises to be another fantastic event in…
Last Chance to Enter the Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2014
With just over five weeks to go until the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour 2014 (that’s 39 days, 12 hours, and 32 minutes for anyone who’s interested!), the pressure is on to train, train, and then train some more, in preparation for the world’s largest timed cycle race. I’ve whinged and whined about…
Cape Argus Cycle Tour – Voted One of the World’s Top 10 Cycle Routes!
Anyone following our blog will know by now that we are Cape Argus Cycle Tour fanatics, and if the recent National Geographic ‘Journey of a Lifetime’ book is anything to go by, it seems we are not the only ones! A brilliantly organised 109km race around the Western Cape of South Africa, the Cape Argus…
Friday’s Photo Session – 10 Reasons to Take a South African Safari this Winter
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing wild animals living in their natural habitat, and while there are many countries in Africa that offer superb game viewing, South Africa really does have something for everyone. In the Eastern Cape, you will find several privately owned game lodges with beautiful accommodations and great game viewing, and…
Cape Argus 2014 – Training with Professional SA Cyclist
If you are lucky enough to live in the Western Cape of South Africa, you have the Cape Argus Route on your doorstep, the summer is about to arrive, and you will have plenty of time to train and get in top condition for the Cape Argus Cycle Tour in March 2014… For those of us…
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