A Walk in the Park
AWOL Tours offers hikes in Silvermine Nature Reserve as a great alternative to escape the gusty 80 km per hour South-easter wind whilst the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is undergoing its annual maintenance period. Silvermine`s name originate from the early
Why is Table Mountain flat on top?
If there is an iconic symbol of South Africa and Cape Town then it is Table Mountain. In almost every picture, postcard or depiction of the Mother City, the flat-topped mountain is usually seen hovering in the background. Table Mountain
Smoked Snoek
The great thing about pedalling through Cape Town’s streets on an AWOL City Cycle tour is that you get to chat the locals from a bicycle seat. Recently on a tour with Lisa and Peter from Germany we cycled into
Township Tuesday
I expected my first tour with AWOL would be a learning experience. What I did not know was where or how this learning would take place. My questions were answered when the Harvey family from Colorado booked our award winning
Winter hiking on Table Mountain
Winter is officially here! AWOL Tours celebrated the first day of winter by embarking on a hike of Table Mountain with Brenton and Jacqui Edgecombe. Any normal person would not have risked hiking Table Mountain today as the the mountain
Biking for Blankets
Masiphumelele, meaning ‘success’ in Xhosa is a 20 year old township in Cape Town. Just over a week ago, 1500 shacks were devastated by fire in the early hours, leaving about 5000 people homeless! Whilst guiding an AWOL cycling tour of
Political township tour of Gugulethu
I’ve been doing township tours for years – Soweto, Mamelodi, Khayamandi, Masiphumelele – but to experience an in-depth political township tour, meeting the local candidates and dealing with the issues that our young democracy is facing is an experience that
AWOL Tours rents bicycles to Tour d’Afrique riders
AWOL Tours was at the Cape Town Stadium Eco-Park at the end of the “Big Ride In” to welcome the Tour d’Afrique riders home after 4 months of the longest and toughest bicycle races and expeditions in the world. Many
Autumn hikes on Table Mountain with AWOL Tours
With summer officially over, as we exchange our shorts and flip-flops for long pants and closed shoes, AWOL Tours offers the ever-popular Table Mountain day hike for this time of the year. With experienced, accredited nature guides, AWOL Tours is