Travel Tips: South Africa

I was at an open evening at the CIPR in Finsbury Square last week. Rather than talking about the membership benefits that come from joning the CIPR, I spent most of the time talking to Hassan about Cape Town, his home town, and what sights to see if I ever go there.

I received an email from him early the next morning with a whole host of great tips that I thought I'd share, just in case anyone is planning a holiday to South Africa soon. Here's what he sent me:

Try to go to the following restaurants:

Paranga www.paranga.co.za <http://www.paranga.co.za>
Baia <http://www.dining-out.co.za/member_details-MemberID-2093.html> <http://www.eatout.co.za/restaurants/restaurant_overview.asp?RestaurantID=3062>
Haiku <http://bukhara.com/haiku/>
Bukarha <http://bukhara.com/frameset_2.html>
La Colombe & Constantia Uitsig <http://www.uitsig.co.za/constantia_uitsig/uitsig.html>
96 Winery Road <http://www.96wineryroad.co.za/>
Moyo <http://www.moyo.co.za/content.asp?subID=50>
Balduccis <http://www.balduccis.co.za/>
Tokara www.tokararestaurant.co.za/ <http://www.tokararestaurant.co.za/>
95 Keerom www.95keerom.co.za <http://www.95keerom.co.za>
www.pigallerestaurants.co.za
www.fiveflies.co.za
http://www.metropolehotel.co.za - Veranda Restaurant

Wine Route in Stellenbosch which you must visit - www.spier.co.za

There's also Cape Quater http://www.capequarter.co.za which is an upmarket but small shopping complex in De Waterkant with quite a few restaurants including Tank.

If you like fish & sushi, go to www.the-tank.co.za

A visit to Cape Town is not complete by going to the www.12apostleshotel.com and having sundowners then dinner at one of their restaurant. The view is just beautiful.

V&A Waterfront
Go up Signal Hill & Devil's Peak. You can get up there by car.

Have a picnic at Boschendal wine-estate If you can, please go an see Mince at www.onbroadway.co.za. It's a drag show but really hilarious. For R80 you can go wrong. Book early via their website as tickets sell really fast. Try and book now if you can. This is Cape Town's most famous drag show. I've seen it three times. Each year they have a different theme.

"Starring KEIRON LEGACY & LILLY SLAPTSILLI
Every SUNDAY evening from 02 DECEMBER 2007
Flipping through their recipe books of yesteryear and combining those tried and tested successful dishes with ingredients consisting of flavours of today - Lilly Slaptsilli and Keiron Legacy are stirring up a frenzy with their new home-baked show 'Savoury Mince'. You will see some of the numbers they performed at the Dock Road Theatre 12 years ago (that have kept like well-preserved jam!) mixed with a few new numbers to add a little spice. As they poke fun at the cooking channel, the renowned divas will be adding a litre of this, a gram of that, half a cup of sugar, an ounce of chat. Will Tina Turner make a comeback? Will you see Eartha Kitt taking to the boards or even Jennifer Holliday ... mmm yummy! Don't miss what they are about to cook up this season! They return from a sold-out nationwide tour and are ready to entertain you yet again ... 'please sir, may I have some MORE?'

Tickets cost R80.00 each. You can also have dinner here before the show start but their menu isn't that great in terms of variety and options."

If you like Wiskey, go to The Bascule Bar at Cape Grace Hotel in the V&A Waterfront. If you want to go shopping and you tired of the Waterfront, go to Canal Walk www.canalwalk.co.za