Cliff Lodge is a partner in the Trees for Tourism Program, an initiative of the South African Reforestation Trust. Trees for Tourism creates forest eco-systems on behalf of the tourism

Yesterday I visited the recently discovered rock art in a beautiful cave on Phillipskop Mountain Reserve near Stanford.  This has now been declared a Heritage Site as it is the

The unrelenting beauty of De Kelders’ coastal wilderness may be a tough act to follow, but a short drive to Stanford Village is an essential destination for anyone exploring this

Summer brings with it gorgeous summer weather here in the Overberg region of South Africa. The Fynbos wild flowers are colouring the roadsides and hills with pink, yellow and red

Talented blogger and wordsmith, Scarlet Nguni, came to stay at Cliff Lodge recently to experience the wonderful Overberg autumn. Here’s her review: Mist envelopes me as I dip down a

Winter here is dramatic – most days the sea is wild and the wave watching is superb. This time of year is called the ‘green season’ in the Western Cape

The wild beautiful ocean along the Gansbaai coast is home to the Marine Big 5 – whales, sharks, African penguins, Cape Fur Seals and dolphins – the perfect place for

The Overberg’s lengthy coastal belt, towering Cape Fold Mountains, wide sheltered valleys and remarkable Cape Floral Kingdom support an impressive array of birds, many of them endemic. Africa Birds and

Fynbos is a wonder of the natural world. Not content merely to eke out an existence in the unlikeliest of environments – where the landscape is parched in summer and

Cape Agulhas is the southern tip of the African continent, lying on the Agulhas Plain of the Cape Overberg. The towns of Cape Agulhas include: Arniston / Waenhuiskrans, Struisbaai, L’Agulhas,

Jason Stonehewer is a Marine and Nature Guide in the Gansbaai area. If you are visiting the Overberg, his beachcomber walks or 4×4 drives are unmissable! His trips are tailored