Cape Country Routes is the perfect match to this new travel trend: Workcation! Natural surroundings, breath-taking views, comfortable country-style accommodation and home-away-from-home hospitality. What more could you ask for?

“Meet the smile behind the face mask” featuring Cape Country Routes Member Agulhas Country Lodge, Cape Agulhas

Interview with Owner of Agulhas Country Lodge: Sue Fenwick

“Meet the smile behind the face mask” featuring Cape Country Routes Member Montagu Country Hotel, Route 62

Interview with Owner of Montagu Country Hotel: PJ Basson

It’s time for #ExperiencesNotThings this festive season, enjoyed in a safe and responsible manner. The beautiful sights of South Africa await, #SouthAfricaIsTravelReady! By gifting experiences, we support industries that have been affected the most by the pandemic and its economic consequences. Not to forget the many conservation-, education- and research projects that are indirectly supported as well.

Once you have found the courage to propose, you really want every element to be absolutely magical so that the answer to your question can only be a “yes”! This dilemma of perfection includes the venue, setting and general atmosphere. Finding the right location for a proposal can be a tough task. This does not have to be the case!

“Meet the smile behind the face mask” featuring Cape Country Routes Member De Zeekoe Guest Farm in Oudtshoorn

Interview with Owner of De Zeekoe Guest Farm: Paula Potgieter

Over the last couple of months the international sailing boat “tourismstrong” offered free seats to anyone involved in tourism – from accommodation, activity and transport suppliers to destination managers, tour operators and travel agents. It’s a bumpy journey, a long one and without any clear indication of when the bad weather will clear. What did become very clear is that we are all in this together! So let’s sit close together, hold on tight and survive this storm!

Travel advisors are fighting daily to avoid refunds and minimize penalty fees while constantly staying informed on all the latest warnings, regulations, protocols and travel trends to be #travelready when the world starts to travel again. It is a commitment to an industry that many of us are so deeply passionate about. This commitment certainly requires a positive mindset and gives #tourismstrong a deeper meaning, a whole new dimension!

The saying goes “Never let your memories be greater than your dreams “…and this is so true! Memories are wonderful but it is the present moment that nourishes our inner joy and love for travel. The time will come when we can all travel again, when we can live our travel dreams and create new memories based on real time experiences. Let’s start planning our next trip inspired by the many beautiful destinations South Africa and the Cape’s Country Routes have to offer.

As the travel world we used to know is undergoing severe changes and the so called #VUCA world (a world marked by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) becomes the new reality, travel experts predict that we will soon be witnessing a #BackToTheRoutes movement, a movement towards travel along the quiet, off the beaten track and crowd-free roads.