Heading north

| Don't have time to head for Namaqualand? The Northern Cape is the next best thing.

Namaqualand is calling!

| So you want to see the gorgeous fields of flowers, but you don't know where to start?

Spring flowers are here

| Travel editor Richard Holmes hits the road on a flower-safari north of Cape Town.

Colourful Clanwilliam

| Clanwilliam is once again hosting its popular Wild Flower Show from 22-27 August.

West coast whales

| Here are some prime spots to watch whales from the shore without the jostling crowds.

Where to watch whales

| It's that time of year again... whale season! We hope you have an, ahem, whale of a time.

Swimming with whales

| Being suspended 10 metres from a gentle giant changes lives, says advocates of this new sport.

Did you know?

| Here's 20 interesting bits of trivia about whales and dolphins...