Hotspots2c

31/10/2024

🍷🦁 𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 🍔 🥧
Cape Town has recently claimed the title of “World’s Best Food City” in the 2024 Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, leaving culinary giants like Tokyo and Rome in its dust!

Here, every bite tells a story, reflecting the rich cultural heritage that shapes our food scene. From bustling markets to cozy eateries, Cape Town offers a feast for the senses and is the perfect starting (and ending) point for our popular Best-of- tour.

From to , discovering our local cuisine while on tour with us is the ideal way to savour our country’s culinary delights. Our tours features flexible meal stops to explore on your own: find and taste regional dishes or join us for daily dinners with menus filled with must-try local treats.. plates filled (bread), (stew pie) and (skewered meat) to exotic specialties like venison meats including: or . And we also love our sweet treats; , , and malva pudding is always on the must-taste list.

A special surprise-stop along the way visits a local who shares traditional recipes as a “taster menu” from her recipe book passed along for generations… a true warm South African welcome you’ll remember longer than the yummm taste lingers.

🤤 so you’re 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐘..?👅 Get ready to feast...
While South Africa is famous for thrilling safaris, it should also top every food lover’s travel list.
🚌 DM us to book your spot on our tours.

| 📸: pics by and tour guides: Dever, Isaac, Neville, TK, Maudi, Gerhard, Uriel, ,

30/10/2024

🍷🦁 𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 🍔 🥧
Cape Town has proudly claimed the title of "World's Best Food City" in the 2024 Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards, leaving culinary giants like Tokyo and Rome in its dust!

Scoring impressively, our vibrant city showcases a delicious medley of African, Dutch, Malay, and Indian flavours.Today our favourite foods are a unique blend of these cultural influences, resulting in European-style dishes infused with Eastern spices.

Here in the Mother City (and beyond), every bite tells a story, reflecting the rich cultural heritage that shapes our food scene. From bustling markets to cozy eateries, Cape Town offers a feast for the senses and is the perfect starting (and ending) point for our popular Best-of- tour.

From to , discovering our local cuisine with us is the ideal way to savour the country's culinary delights. Our tours features flexible meal stops to explore on your own to find and taste regional dishes or join us for daily dinners with menus filled with must-try local treats.. yummy , and (skewered meat) to exotic specialties like venison meats including: or .. and we also love our sweet treats; , , and malva pudding should definitely be on must-try list.

A special “surprise” stop along the way visits a local who shares traditional recipes as a "taster menu" from her recipe book passed along for generations… a warm South African welcome you’ll remember longer than the taste lingers.

🤤 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐘..?👅 Get ready to feast...
While South Africa is famous for thrilling safaris, it should also top every food lover’s travel list. Our mouthwatering array of dishes with unique flavours are not to be missed!!

🚌 Book any tour from Cape Town today > https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/capetown-ideas

| 📸: pics by and tour guides: Dever, Isaac, Neville, TK, Maudi, Gerhard, Uriel, ,

17/10/2024

🤗 What a wonderful day it was... This voluntour was more than just a few hours of volunteering – it was transformative travel in action. Together, we aim to explore with purpose, building connections that deepen the understanding of our diverse cultures while strengthened a sense of connection to each other.

🫙❤️ Contact us to help bring more of these life-changing 'voluntour' journeys to life on your visit to South Africa.

Thanks again to our and Morkel Cottage Daycare staff, LAL Language Centres International House Cape Town Ashanti Lodge & Travel Centre BayswaterC.T.Eurocentres Cape Town A Sunflower Stop Backpackers. Thanks for being part of the movement.

24/09/2024

🇿🇦 🐾 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 ❤️ 🦁
Today is a special day in SouthAfrica, focussed on celebrating the vibrant cultures, people and traditions that make South Africa truly unique... and thanks to you, our travellers - just by booking a trip with us, you help us share and embrace our community’s diverse stories with the support of our NPO,

Yes, that’s right — by joining our adventures, you’re helping us support community projects and is actively making a difference while touring. Doing good in our diverse nation while traveling the , , & with us is a wonderful way to experience the beauty of our country’s diverse rainbow nation and landscapes.

We recently delivered another batch of Jars-of-JOY (filled with healthy goodness to make a warm meal) to the community of Masiphumelele with the help of Yoga Shala’s . The generosity of this team truly touched our hearts. A special shoutout goes to the incredible leaders and youth involved in this project for their passionate dedication!

🚌 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑
Whether you’re a seasoned road-tripper or not sure where to go, there’s a perfect detour for everyone in ! Join one of our pre-planned tours, or DM us to plan your dream adventure or exciting safari for a unique trip that truly maters.

| 📸: pics by , , guides Dever, Isaac, Neville, TK

24/09/2024

🫙𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 ❤️
Thanks to you, our travellers, for helping us embrace our diverse stories and nourish our community by supporting our non-profit 2Cchange's projects — just by booking a trip with us. Such a great way to celebrated Heritage Day; a day specially designated to acknowledge the vibrant cultures and traditions that make South Africa truly unique.
By simply booking our TRIPS THAT MATTER you are already contributing as a portion of all our tour fees are used to support projects like this... helping us deliver these JOY-filled jars to communities in need.
See more info about our 2Cchange community project, and how to get involved at https://hotspots2c.co.za/change

20/09/2024

🐾🦁 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃 ✿𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄!🌼😃
Ready for an adventure that will leave you breathless and smiling from ear to ear?

The is a scenic paradise, stretching along coastlines of pure beauty between Mossel Bay and Storms River. Picture yourself cruising by pristine beaches, exploring vibrant lagoons and rivers, and wandering through lush forests or vast fields blanketed with wildflowers in the springtime.
It’s nature’s playground, just waiting to be explored!

🚌 🌼Whether you're a seasoned road-tripper or new to the game, there’s a detour for everyone in ! Join one of our pre-planned safari tours - see the options online at https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/safari-trip-ideas or DM us for a custom safari of your dreams.

South Africa has over 600 parks and reserves, offering every kind of experience imaginable, from desolate wilderness to vibrant savannahs brimming with life. With options for every budget and adventure level, we'll help you shape your own safari journey...

Don't believe us? Listen to what our past travellers have to say about the life-changing power of going on safari with us on TripAdvisor -https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g312659-d2142063-Reviews-Hotspots2c-Cape_Town_Central_Western_Cape.html 🦁

| 📸: tour pics by guides Dever, Isaac, Neville & TK

06/09/2024

💚 𝐒𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 🌳 The project by https://greenpop.org aims to create more green spaces in and around Cape Town that are accessible and valued in all communities by planting small gardens at schools, hospitals, and community areas. The project also focus on supporting and building skills among teachers, scholars and groundskeepers to maintain these new spaces. The ultimate goal is to enhance ecosystems and foster a deeper appreciation for nature in urban areas. And to support this extremely important work; we’ve decided packed a few garden-care goodie bags (equipped with tools to keep the 'gardeners' and gardens happy, donating 50 pairs of garden gloves along with small garden spades & forks and a few watering cans.

A huge shoutout to our travellers who are making a difference by joining our trips-that-matter. Every trip booked with us supports our pledge to re-green our city with , contributing to their remarkable initiatives.

Thank you for joining us in this green adventure this past 10+ years! DM us for more information about this project, or to get involved with greenpop's plant days directly, or visit https://hotspots2c.co.za/change

24/08/2024

🌸 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃?
In August (Women's Month) we've been donating a portion of our tour fees received to this vital cause, and also delivered boxes of sanitary pads to schools and community charity projects on our tour routes. Selected tours also have handmade bracelet souvenirs with more info on this project as a cute reminder 'gift' too.

🌸 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄
But we can't do this alone.. and if you'd like to get involved - you can make additional donations online at https://hotspots2c.co.za/change, by delivering sanitary products to our office in Somerset West or even at some of our booking agents in Cape Town, or giving them directly to your tour guide on the tour bus. *If you wish to, buy pads on tour to donate or remember to already take a pack of pads in your suitcase before you tour with us.

💘 Contact us at [email protected] for more info or to arrange delivery of your donation to our office in Somerset West.

16/08/2024

🐧 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 > 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐒 🐧
Thanks so much to the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary - APSS who is a lifeline for endangered African penguins, and also to you - our travellers, as a portion of the trip fund is used to support conservation projects like this.

Conservation; protection & care is a crucial step in preventing the extinction of our amazing penguin pals > just by booking a tour with us you're already helping, or donate at https://www.givengain.com/donate/cc/19415

19/07/2024

🥇𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 🏆 We're extremely proud to share that we've once again received a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award! Thanks to your fantastic reviews, we've earned a spot among the top 10% of things to do worldwide.

This prestigious award is the highest honour TripAdvisor can bestow, and recognizes the very best tourism establishments worldwide based on millions of reviews and opinions from travellers (yes, you - our loyal fans) - highlighting excellence in service, quality and especially customer satisfaction across a range of categories.

A huge thanks goes out to our dedicated office staff, suppliers and tour guides — your hard work and support makes this possible year after year.

🚌 Ready for your next adventure?
DM us to book one of the 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 🌟
Check out all our travellers' trip reviews at > https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/reviews

📷 : photos by guide Denver, Maudi, TK and travellers
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18/07/2024

🧡 What a fantastically fun-filled day.. Thanks to our staff and guides for dedicating their time and especially to all our travellers, as a portion of your tour fee helped fund the soup mix ingredients.

🫙 > DM us if you'd like to get involved or book a tour at Hotspots2c. A portion of all our tours helps sponsor and support our 𝐉𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐘 project.

🫙🧡 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🕒
The Hotspots2c & Africa Select Journeys office staff helped fill about 100x 𝐉𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐘 in just over a hour this past week during their monthly "fill-a-jar" staff-get-together. We loaded the boxes of jars on our tours and our amazing tour guides delivered them to soup kitchens and charity programs across the country - ensuring those in need have a warm meal on

"𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.” — Nelson Mandela

𝙼𝙰𝙺𝙴 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝙰 𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙰 𝙳𝙰𝚈
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲


Madiba Day is celebrated on July 18th each year in honour of Nelson Mandela's birthday. It is a day dedicated to promoting positive change and making a difference in the lives of others, where people are encouraged to devote 67 minutes of their time to acts of goodwill, representing the 67 years Mandela spent fighting for social justice.

> DM us if you'd like to get involved ❤️🫙 or simply share or book a tour at https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/2cchange - a portion of all our tours help sponsor and support our charity projects.

10/07/2024

𝐉❤️𝐘🫙 Thanks to all our local supporters, resellers, booking agents, guides, and suppliers who helped us collect empty jars, and donate towards the soup mix to fill the jars.

Your empty jars are still needed, but we'll just supplement the batch with our new bioplastic "joy jar" bottles when needed.

DM us if you'd like to get involved or simply book a tour at https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/2cchange > A portion of all our tours help sponsor and support our 𝐉𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐘 project.

09/07/2024

A massive thank you to our travellers' support > by booking a tour with us help fund 2Cchange initiatives like this Zhara's little lamb project; spreading happiness to these young kids in hospital.

🐑🤍🐑🤍 DM us if you'd also like to join the movement and get involved with this uplifting project.

16/06/2024

📷 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 🤳 🚐 Celebrating - on the road -
Embrace your ‘wild’ side with us on tour > The , our playground for incredible adventure activities, is waiting for you, and we can’t wait to take you there!

On 16th June we honour the brave youth of South Africa who fought for freedom and equality during the Soweto uprising. The youth of today are the adventurers of tomorrow, and we strongly believe living each day to the fullest keeps your spirit young.
🌍 Say YES to new adventures...

🇿🇦 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐎 𝐈𝐓 > book your trip to today > https://hotspots2c.co.za/tour/gardenroute-safari



| 📷 tour pics from guides: Uriel, Isaac & travellers
❤️ portion of all tour fees get donated to charities our non-profit supports

10/06/2024

🇿🇦 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 🌳🌿
The Garden Route is definitely a dream destination = not only one of the most famous road trips in , but (according to us and trip reviews) also one of the most beautiful!

"𝙽𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 . ...𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍." - ★★★★★ TripAdvisor review by Karl C.

Don't miss our special 𝐘🟣𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓🟣𝐔𝐑
📷 🐆 🐘 🦁🦒🐘🦓
Join our insanely popular 3-day tour this weekend >>>

DM us to book this epic adventure and automatically get FREE ENTRY to a chance to WIN one of the following optional activity PRIZES on tour:

🟣 bungy jump / skywalk
🟣 elephant observation
🟣 1-day winelands tour voucher


| 📷 tour pics from guides: Uriel, Isaac & travellers

💜 Also, feel good as you adventure as a portion of all tour fees are donated to charities our non-profit supports.

THANKS TO OUR PRIZE SPONSORS:

03/06/2024

🇿🇦 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 🐘🐧
It’s love at first sight.. 👀 😍 Situated between two oceans at Africa’s southernmost point, South Africa boasts a diverse beauty and a vibrant mix of cultures. Our nation has recently been crowned the world’s friendliest! 😊

According to a global survey by Remitly, we scored an impressive 34.63 out of 40 for friendliness. Locals here are known for being warm and welcoming, making it easy for visitors to feel at ease. Whether it’s a warm smile or a quick hello (even in one of our 11 official languages), you’ll always feel welcome here.

And that’s not all! Cape Town’s beaches are shining bright on the global stage. 🏖️ Three of our stunning shores — , , and — made the Golden Beach Award 2024 list. Boulder’s Beach even clinched the second spot, just behind Bora Bora! 🌊✨

Add to this an incredible array of wildlife, a sunny climate perfect for exploring our long stretches of beautiful coastline, and friendly locals who love to socialise and share a good story — you'll just have to come see for yourself! 🥰 Now is the perfect time to head down south…

| 📷 tour pics from guides: Maudi_za, Uriel & travellers
♥️ and remember; a portion of all tour fees are donated to charity projecta our non-profit supports.

South Africa is always the answer.

12/05/2024

✨ 𝐈 𝐌 𝐀 𝐆 𝐈 𝐍 𝐄 ✨
Ditch the ordinary, and dive into a world of pure imagination with us..touring these iconic scenes of South Africa... 🐘 From chilling by the 's beaches to trekking through 🌿 indigenous forests, 🏞️ hanging with the local wildlife - especially the ellies, and if you're lucky - catch a glimpse of frolicking in the surf🌊.

For the adrenaline-junkies out there, you can even opt to take your adventure to new heights (literally!) with a thrilling leap from the world's highest bungy jump bridge... and the views from there is pretty epic too!

Hold your breath.. make a wish, and click the book-now button on https://hotspots2c.co.za/ideas/whats-on to explore pure paradise.

✨ Let us show you the to witness how this region's enchanting allure defies all explanations - it's sheer magic, no doubt.