The Salt River Mouth Trail is a 3.7 kilometer lightly trafficked loop trail located near Nature’s Valley, Western Cape, South Africa that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking,…

Brackenburn private estate offers our hiking enthusiasts a couple of choices for guided walks and hikes.  Visitors will enjoy some amazing scenery in the Crags area.  Firstly, there is a  one way hike from Brackenburn to Enrico’s restaurant at Keurbooms…

INTRODUCTION This hike is on Cairnbrogie farm which offers spectacular views on various activities including hiking trails and is an easy 10 minute drive from Bayside  Lodge and is located along the airport road west of Robberg Nature Reserve.  It…

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES OFFICIAL LIST OF HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES FOR INBOUND  LEISURE TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA With hours to go before the reopening of some borders following the easing of lockdown restrictions, South Africa has released a list of countries from…

Bayside Lodge is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2020 The judging panel began the selection process last week and the winners for Western Cape have now been finalised. Bayside Lodge has been selected as our winner for  Elegant Lodge of…

South Africa has to be one of the most incredible destinations worldwide for watching marine mammals. In early June, southern right whales leave their Antarctic feeding ground to frolic in the warm waters of the Cape coast. Here they mate, calve…