Flower Power in Namaqualand
From August to September, AWOL Tours offers hiking, cycling and photography trips up the West Coast of South Africa into Namaqualand. At any other time of the year this region is a desert scape but after the winter rainfalls a
Township life from a bicycle seat
Masiphumelele is a township on the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa. People started moving into the area in the 1990′s and initially it was known as Site 5. The township was renamed Masiphumelele by its residents, which is
AWOL goes on safari in Madikwe Game Reserve
Tuningi Safari Lodge is only 3 hours drive from Johannesburg in the malaria free ‘BIG 5′ Madikwe Game reserve, famous for its wild dog sightings. The best time of year to be on Safari is at this time of year,
Cape Agulhas Shipwreck hiking trail
Cape Agulhas named Cabo das Agulhas “Cape of Needles” by the early Portuguese explorers, is the southern most tip of the Africa, the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Ocean, and now the start of a new AWOL Shipwreck
Cape Town’s infamous Robben Island prison tours
Just a few miles off the coast of Cape Town lies Robben Island a harsh place, battered by the strong winds and famous ‘Cape” storms. It has an illustrious history of shipwrecks and ghosts and a place where the sick,
Table Mountain: The world`s most underestimated mountain
Umlindi Wemingizimu, commonly known as Table Mountain, is one of the most underestimated mountains in the world. This majestic World Heritage Site, receives approximately 800 000 visitors per year. The mountain at the foot of City of Cape Town is
Cape Town to Garden Route Cycling Tour
Spending time with a young and energetic American family from Chicago during their first trip to Africa was a great experience for me. Our Cape to Garden Route cycling itinerary was action packed and involved many different cultural and natural
Fine dining in Franschhoek to zingy Township Shebeens
During the World Cup AWOL’s guest , Rahul, Danny and Karen from New York, cycled the Cape Peninsula and Winelands with us. While I was putting their tour itinerary together, I realised straight away that these folk are bicycle ‘fundies’
AWOL Township Tours supports township kids in Cape Town during the World Cup school holidays
Vrygrond Township Library, near Muizenberg is no ordinary library – its a sanctuary from the streets, a place of learning and inspiration. The librarians, Elizabeth, Jane and Natalie that work their are highly motivated ‘Mothers’ of the community who actively