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» FLOWER ROUTE

Pure Flower Power

| Spring has bloomed on the dry plains of the Northern Cape, bringing tourists by the busload.

Spring flowers are here

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

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?
» WHALE WATCHING

New life at De Hoop

| Want to watch whales this spring? You'll be hard-pressed to beat De Hoop for aquatic action...

Where to watch whales

| It's that time of year again... whale season! Here's where to spot South Africa's giant tourists.

Swimming with whales

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

West coast whales

| Try these prime spots to watch whales from the shore without the jostling crowds.