Summer in Cape Town offers one of the best times in the world
So if you’re visiting Cape Town during this season and are wondering what on earth to pack, the best idea is to take something for every season. Summer in Cape Town is hot, so swimming is an all day affair, the beaches are packed and restaurants are full. The wine farms welcome tourists from all over the world as they enjoy award winning wine under oak tress and in vineyards across the Western Cape.
For a summer holiday that will leave a lifetime of lasting memories, contact Guesthomes to book your stay.
Guesthomes is rated 3-stars by Tourism Grading Council of South Africa
Guesthomes is proud of its tourism grading of a 3-star self catering venue, assuring you get the best in your stay at Durbanmist and 80 Kendal Guest Houses. Contact us now to make a booking and enjoy your home comforts away from home. The festive period is filling up...
Check out Travelmyth for your Honeymoon at 80 Kendal
80 Kendal has been listed on Travelmyth in its HONEYMOON Collection as a preferred destination for newlyweds. No matter where you get married, Cape Town just has to be your first choice honeymoon venue. Our beaches, wine farms, kite surfing, restaurants, coffee shops,...
Heading down our way this winter? Here’s what you can do.
Winter What to do in winter in Cape Town. You heading down our way and wondering what you can do? Book in at Guesthomes, we have 2 amazing guest houses for you to choose from and enjoy everything Cape Town has to offer. Here are 2 favourite things to do in...
Spring in Cape Town
Spring This is the time when temperature in Cape Town starts rising again: spring is in the air. Cape Town bursts into bloom. The west coast is world famous for its flower season, when the fields become carpeted with the radiant colours of wild flowers blossoming. The...
Top 10 tips for saving water
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District Six Museum – An Intriguing Walk Through History
People the world over are at least somewhat familiar with the apartheid regime that caused so much suffering and tragedy only a few short decades ago in South Africa’s history. Today, the country is a changed place with the free intermingling of races and the ready...
Hiking in the Helderberg Nature Reserve
The yellow trail Two weeks ago, we met up with a friend of ours in Somerset West, and decided to explore the Yellow Trail at the Helderberg Nature Reserve. The gates to the reserve only open at 7h30 (unless you have become a Friend of the Reserve, and are lucky...
Winter in the Cape
Winter Winter - if you can really call it winter - begins in Cape Town as soon as the first cold front from the Atlantic ocean rolls in. Also known as the green season when it is rainier (although in recent years the rainfall has been disappointingly rare), is a nice...
Visit the VNA Waterfront
Don't miss out on the best things to see & do in Cape Town. Take a look at what's happening at the V&A Waterfront right now and discover and enjoy our latest attractions. Keep checking back regularly to ensure you don't let an opportunity pass you by. If you'd...
Take a township tour in Cape Town
Table Mountain, Robben Island and the V&A Waterfront are high on the list of attractions in Cape Town. However, to get a different feel for the city, how about a visit to the oldest township in Cape Town, a taste of traditional food, or the opportunity to grab a...
Eat a Gatsby
As I take delivery of a gatsby at Mariam’s Kitchen in central Cape Town, it feels like I’m toting a newborn baby. This giant 'sandwich', swaddled in butcher paper, is the length of my forearm and enough to feed the entire crew back at the office. The gatsby is to Cape...
Do a sunset cruise
If there’s one thing you should make sure you get the chance to do in Cape Town, its a Cape Town sunset cruise. It took me no less than four visits to realise this, so I’m telling you now before you make my same mistake. There are a number of companies offering sunset...
Cape Town Cycle Tour
South Africa’s largest individually timed cycling race is set to go in March 2017. The 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 12 March 2017 with some 35 000 avid cyclists taking on the 109-km route around the Cape Peninsula. It’s arguably the...
Relax at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town
Experience the beauty of the Cape against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain Capetonians know there’s nothing quite like a sunny day spent lazing on the lawns of Kirstenbosch Gardens. Take along the right ingredients and you’ve got a definite winner of a day that...
Explore the Cape Winelands
Wine tasting is an utterly charming way to pass the weekend. When paired with some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, century old architecture and awe-inspiring food, it becomes one of Cape Town’s most beloved activities for visitors and locals alike. But how...
Hike up Platteklip Gorge, Table Mountain
Table Mountain towers majestically over the city of Cape Town, exuding a powerful but inviting presence. Adventurers will feel compelled to conquer the giant by reaching its summit on foot. Take the cable car back to the bottom if your legs are too tired to descend on...
MCQP Party in Cape Town
The theme for the 2016 edition of the beloved MCQP is *drum roll please* The Musical! In the words of the Queen Mother of all things fabulous, “Oh no she better don’t” miss the biggest African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) event of the year!...
A Sunset Drive up Signal Hill
If you are looking at Table Mountain from Cape Town, you will see Lion’s Head and Signal Hill standing to right. This is one of Cape Town’s best loved sun-downer spots. Courtesy of Andre Engelbrecht For those that prefer to hike to the summit in the comfort of their...