Top Five family hiking tours on Table Mountain in Cape Town
Cape Town is fast becoming a popular holiday destination for families with children. kids Hiking on Table Mountain makes for an adventurous challenge for active young hikers. […]
The Western Cape Cycling Mecca
Cycling has long become an integral part of tourism in South Africa. Especially the Western Cape with its many events attracts thousands of international visitors every year. Let’s have a look at what makes cycling here so special.
Events like the Cape Town Cycle Tour, the Cape Epic, Wines2Whales and the Coronation Double Century (just to name […]
Top 6 safety tips for hiking Table Mountain
Table Mountain should be on your to do list when visiting Cape Town. Hiking up is the best way to go for an even more adventurous experience. You don’t need to be very fit or experienced as long as you have a little bit of stamina. We share our top 6 tips for hiking up […]
The history of the Company’s botanical garden
On the AWOL City Cycle tours our guides share the city’s heritage and culture. In between the beautiful historical buildings and vibrant the vibrant Cape Town communities are the tranquil Company Gardens. This is a heritage gateway to the past and in the spirit of heritage month we reflect on 2 of the oldest artifacts in the city; namely the Company’s botanical gardens and the Presidents house.
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Bicycle Township Tours in Masiphumelele
Since the ending of Apartheid, Township Tours in South Africa have become really popular, but AWOL Tours was the first tour operator to start offering the same experience by bicycle in Masiphumelele Township on the Peninsula in Cape Town. Involvement with the local community earned AWOL Tours an international responsible tourism award at the World Travel Market in London in 2006. […]
AWOL goes joBerg2c – 9 days of mountain biking adventure in South Africa
Team “Going AWOL” Sally and Meike have successfully completed the 9-day mountain biking challenge JoBerg2c in April this year. Now, it is time to reflect on the huge personal challenge, the most spectacular South African landscape and the adventurous endurance race we accomplished.
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Township tour Cycling through Gugulethu
AWOL Tours has expanded its Community-based Bicycle Tours in Cape Town to include another community. Building on the success of operating a Bicycle township tour in Masiphumelele for the last 15 years, AWOL is now offering guests an opportunity to gain insight to the post apartheid Gugulethu community. As we cycle through this historical township with a more developed urban landscape we learn about the political past. […]
Tour De Attakwas
In search of new off-road biking routes for our mountain biking clients, we went on another spectacular AWOL adventure. We designed a new itinerary with a route that connects Montagu to George with our already existing Garden Route/Karoo tour. The highlight of the trip was to ride the (in)famous Attakwaskloof, a historical mountain pass that tested our climbing skills.
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Cape Town Active Tour Package for supporters of the 2016 Men’s Fistball World Cup
Planning on coming to Cape Town to attend the 2016 Fistball Men’s World Cup and the 1st South African Open Fistball Tournament? AWOL Tours is the official South African Fistball partner and offers an exclusive all inclusive holiday experience. Proceeds of tours during the World Cup event will be used to fund Fistball development. The following activities have been tailored as a special offer to all attendees and supporters of this event!
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AWOL Tours supports Table Mountain National Parks EMP for expanded mountain biking trails in Cape Town
As AWOL Tours takes a vested interest in tourism facilities in Cape Town, we commend Table Mountain National Parks for the EMP proposal to expand the mountain biking trails on Table Mountain to meet the demand of a rapid growing interest group. […]
