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21/05/2015

A well deserved mention! What a beautiful spot it is...

Cape Point's restaurant offers one of the most spectacular views in the world and Tripadvisor users have noticed, awarding the establishment a certificate of excellence five years in a row.

21/03/2015

What do you get when you take 9 lovely ladies on a wine tour? Lots of singing, laughter, and wine tasting of course! What a pleasure it was to take a such a fun group of girls to Franschhoek for the day!

09/02/2015

A little blog post to get you through Monday! https://awayinsa.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/cape-towns-beaches/

Cape Town’s beaches are some of the most picturesque in the world, which is why they are often awarded recognition from some of the world’s top publications and websites. Just recently, National Ge...

02/02/2015

This fella could teach us all a good lesson on how to look after the environment!

Amazing CCTV footage captures an elephant picking up trash and putting it in the bin.

23/01/2015

What a great day exploring Cape Point with this lovely family from Malawi!

21/01/2015

What a heartwarming end to such a tragic tale! We are so fortunate to witness Thandi's incredible journey to motherhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGDQPOJ9Luw

Nearly three years after surviving a brutal poaching attack that left two male rhinos dead, Thandi the rhino gave birth to a calf on 13 January 2015 at Karie...

25/12/2014

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from sunny SA!

09/12/2014

Oh Cape Town, you've done it again! Voted as The Best City at the 2014 Telegraph Travel Awards.

The best destinations in the world for a city break, as chosen by readers in the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014, the world's biggest reader travel awards

06/12/2014

Wow! What a beautiful pic!

Guest Keith Carney captured this tranquil early morning scene at Kariega.

03/12/2014

Did you know...on this day in 1967, Professor Christiaan Barnard performed the first ever human heart transplant at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town? What a significant day in history this was! Why not book a tour with us and visit The Heart of Cape Town Museum, an incredible interactive tour documenting the event...

Welcome to Away in SA, a luxury travel business providing both holiday makers and business travellers with bespoke travel solutions. We pride ourselves on providing a personalised service which is designed to take all of the hassle out of organising a trip to South Africa. Our philosophy is simple –…

26/11/2014

Summer is almost here and that means the Kirstenbosch Gardens Summer Sunset Concerts have started!

Last weekend marked the start of the much-anticipated Kirstenbosch Gardens Summer Sunset Concerts, right here in Cape Town. For years and years, Capetonians and travellers from around the world hav...

23/11/2014

The Seychelles?? Nope...it's just glorious Cape Town! Amazing clear water at Clifton beach this weekend!

17/11/2014

What a beautiful venue for a spot of lunch!

05/11/2014

Enjoy food markets? Check out our blog post featuring some of our favourites!

Food markets have become a very popular meeting place for self-proclaimed “foodies” as well as those who enjoy a relaxed (and tasty) setting to catch up with friends. The number of food markets in ...

27/10/2014

Doesn't look real does it?! This is the beautiful Valley, just a short drive from Cape Town. We were camping there this weekend supporting those taking part in the Slanghoek Triathlon, what an amazing spot!

21/10/2014

Wow! We have topped 1,000 Page Likes! Thanks to everyone for your support!

20/10/2014

Anyone else feel like they need a bit of Summer in their lives right now?! Bring it on!

17/10/2014

A little light hearted, penguin inspired blog post...have a wonderful weekend all!

Here in Cape Town, we are fortunate enough to be home to one of just three land-based penguin colonies in South Africa. Boulders Beach is considered one of Cape Town’s most iconic and scenic beache...

16/10/2014

Table Mountain was recently announced as Africa's leading tourist attraction for 2014. Come and find out why! www.awayinsa.com

14/10/2014

Beautiful pic

What was your favourite sunset spot at Kariega? Photo credit ranger Tayla.

08/10/2014

New blog post about our tours along the Garden Route...

Many people mistake the Garden Route as a place that you can visit on a day trip, but fortunately for all of us, this is not the case. The actual Garden Route is quite difficult to define, and the ...

06/10/2014

Wow! This is incredible! See the moment a humpback whale launched itself out of the water just off our coast in the Eastern Cape...

The photos, taken by marine tour guide Steven Benjamin off the eastern coast of South Africa, captured the rare sight of a humpback leaping from the water.

03/10/2014

Not such a bad spot for a morning coffee is it?! We are in for a weekend of beautiful sunshine in Cape Town, happy Friday everyone!

28/09/2014

It may be late September but there is still some snow on the peaks!

28/09/2014

Blushing Bride on our fynbos walk...so pretty!

28/09/2014

Fynbos walks

16/09/2014

Such good news to hear that Kariega has reintroduced another herd of elephants onto their reserve. They were telling me about this during my time there in July, and I am so happy to hear it all went ahead as planned! Congrats!

We are very pleased to announce the reintroduction of elephant into a remote wilderness area of Kariega Game Reserve.

15/09/2014

A wonderful hike at this weekend! We are so lucky to have this right on our doorstep!

31/08/2014

We ended Brad & Kay's trip to Cape Town with an amazing hike up Table Mountain! It was one of the most incredible experiences with some of the best views in the world. Our mountain guide Mike helped us scramble our way to the top and we were all super proud of ourselves when we made it to the summit!