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23/09/2020

Ways to celebrate Day and Heritage Month 🇿🇦

First South African Perfume Museum and workshop displays and cabinets filled with of all ages including one up to 2 000 years old - first and only one of its kind on the African continent

Franschhoek Motor Museum boasts an exquisite collection "of cars, motorcycles, bicycles and auto memorabilia on display, history included 🏍 Buy tickets online

18 Gangster Museum - Immersive and educational as "installations are curated by ex-offenders who share their real-life experiences of , prison, and how they turned their lives around." Your tour fee enables a local school child to visit the for free

Zeitz MOCAA - Museum of Art Africa - "named as one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Destinations of 2018!" 🎨 Is re-Opening on 22 October with an amazing offering for art by the people and for the people https://zeitzmocaa.museum/.../home-is-where-the-art-is.../

Exciting News for Castle of Good Hope which will be launching the first-ever Heritage Museum (MHMSA) ❗️ Free access "to all South Africans and tourists" this Thursday, 24 September 🇿🇦

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23/09/2020

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The District Six Museum was declared a National Heritage Site in 2006 for it's powerful "contribution to the struggle for land and subsequent process of healing and ".

In an effort to save this living and there will also be a benefit 🎤
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/115443-save-d6-museum-benefit-concert/ #/
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Help save this living memorial site by supporting all of our fundraising initiatives! www.districtsix.co.za

22/09/2020

Celebrate South African 🎉 with Iziko Museums of South Africa virtual festival 🇿🇦 "a world-class Social History Archive and the most advanced digital and Digital Dome on the African Continent"

🎉 Celebrate South Africa’s living human treasures with Iziko Museums of South Africa! 🎉

Join Iziko online for the annual in_herit FESTIVAL 2020 – a dynamic virtual cultural programme and Heritage Day celebration from 21 – 27 September!

Kicking off the in_herit FESTIVAL 2020 with a Virtual Symposium over a period of three days, Iziko will host a series of lunch-time presentations – with live, interactive sessions taking place via Zoom Meetings at 13h00 on 22, 23, and 24 September 2020. The first lunch-time presentation to take place looks at Iziko's Art Collections!

🎨DAY 1: Candid Conversations – connecting with the Art Collections | Tuesday, 22 September 2020 at 13:00
To register, click here: http://bit.ly/VirtualSymposium_Candid_Conversations

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Register to participate, pose questions and engage with the presenters for each event.

Numbers are limited and registration closes the day before the event.

16/09/2020

There is so much to see and explore in the Western this flower season:

Bontebok National Park - SANParks boasts being one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth 🍃

SANParks - Agulhas National Park is a reserve with over 2000 of indigenous plants and a rainforest

15/09/2020

The Hopefield Fynbosskou annual 'Fynbos Show' has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Save the 2021 dates: 26 August to 29 August 🌼
Here's a video of the 2019 highlights of their 30th

30th Celebration Highlights

14/09/2020

It's Flower and although some annual flower shows have been cancelled, there are still several places to get the best out of season.

🌼 SANParks - West Coast National Park a highlight for , bulbs and being a site for South Africa's flora and fauna. (Photos by Carmen Gagiano

Elgin Open is celebrating 20 years of bringing us the best of nature's beauty with their multiple gardens as well as craft stalls, tasty style lunches and beer gardens 🌺 Keurbos Garden and Nursery

Harold Porter National Botanical Garden is a stunner with mountain slopes 🏞 and trails, waterfalls and coastal
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07/09/2020

🌸 is finally here and it's season! There's much to see in Cape Town, but if you're up for a road-trip 🍃 Here are 4 Western towns to get the most out this

Spring is upon us and there are already flowers in full bloom along the West Coast.

26/08/2020

Try something different with an adventurous full moon experience 🌕

They say marvellous things happen at full moon. If that’s the case, why not hop on a kayak and paddle around Simon’s Town at night?

25/08/2020

Endurance Guide 🌿
Platteklip Gorge - Said to be "the most popular Table route!" Although challenging, this is the oldest of the routes 🏞 Better yet, there’s the option of using the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway your way down - Available for hikers on the , and re-opening 1st September 2020.

Lion's Head - Closed Until further notice for Covid-19 safety reasons 🌄 This will always be a special way to enjoy the sunrise or .

Devils’s Peak - A moderately hike. There's the option of starting at Nek for city views or Newlands Ravine for the terrain 🌳 If you're up for a trickier route, start at Memorial and go along Mowbray Ridge.

Skeleton Gorge - Another challenging but with a treat, this route begins in the 🌼

❗Wear a mask, rather don't hike alone, please adhere here to social-distancing, take enough water and wear sunscreen.
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23/08/2020

Beginners Guide 🌿
The Pike Track - If you’re looking for a beginner friendly with stunning views of the Clifton and Camps Bay 🌊then this is the one for you. Features the option of stopping by the “ board rock” - a no-go for windy days.

Kloof Corner - A favourite for families. If you're looking to take 👩‍👧‍👦 or even the on a hike this route is 20 minutes and roughly 1.8km/1.1miles.

Elephant’s Eye - 🏞 A in the , a swim along the way, bird-watching and plant-spotting, what treat! Also a popular route with bikers.

Newlands - Another friendly route, a favourite for walking, dog lovers 🐕 and runners Favourite for families, runners and dog-walkers.

❗Wear a mask, adhere here to social-distancing, take enough water and wear sunscreen
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13/08/2020

Keep the kids busy at with these arts and crafts ideas by Two Oceans Aquarium 🐟
https://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/plastic-free-play-a-parents-survival-pack

Here's a peak at what's in store:
https://youtu.be/9EQdJtUv8Zg

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Missing the Two Oceans Aquarium's adorable rockhopper penguins? Here's a craft that you and your little ones can complete together to make a rockhopper pengu...

11/08/2020

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is now open every day from 08h00 - 18h00 🌿 To reduce contact, book and pay tickets online at Webtickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=649795

Kirstenbosch is a Cape special and is currently 1 of 30 gardens accredited at level IV out of 2037 worldwide 🍀 read more: https://www.sanbi.org/media/kirstenbosch-awarded-level-4-accreditation-by-arbnet-accreditation-programme/

🥘 Moyo is open from 12h00 – 18h00. Book: +27 21 762 9585 / [email protected]

Menu: http://www.moyo.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/moyo-KB-Seated-menu-Proof.pdf



📚 The Kirstenbosch Bookshop is open 09h00-18h00.
John Manning's popular Pocket Guide can now be ordered online: 🛒
https://kirstenboschbookshop.co.za/?product=pocket-guide-to-fynbos

❗️Strict Covid-19 Protocols are in place. No mask, no entry.

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