Durbanville Rose Garden

Durbanville Rose Garden, photo courtesy William Murphy

When blooms on thousands of rose bushes in Cape Town’s Durbanville Rose Garden unfurl their tender petals to the warming sun, the profusion of colour makes for a truly beautiful and uplifting spectacle.

The garden
Durbanville’s extensive 3.5ha garden includes 500 varietals and 4 500 rose bushes, as well as trial beds, which are used by many international nurseries to test new roses.

In 1979 the first rose bushes were planted in the garden and in 1981 test beds were dug. Today gardening enthusiasts can take pleasure in strolling past the layout of hybrid teas along Drakenstein Street, viewing beds of miniatures, finding the gazebo that includes the “Fairest Cape” rose, stopping for a cuppa at the tea garden, discovering the beauty of medal-winning roses, learning about special antique roses planted around graves and appreciating the magnificence of floribundas and climbers.

Opening hours
The garden is open from sunrise to sunset. Tea is served in the clubhouse on Sunday afternoons from October to May. Contact Altus de Wet for further information on +27 (0)21 970 3129 or +27 (0)21 970 3130.

Walking in Cape Town

Many visitors want to explore nature on higher ground as soon as they arrive in Cape Town and with Lion’s Head and Table Mountain beckoning, many do get to experience the local flora and fauna on foot. However, the entire peninsula can be enjoyed by avid walkers. From Blouberg Beach, with its picture perfect views from its sandy shores, to the more adventurous guided Hoerikwaggo Trails along the spine of Table Mountain, visitors have an expanse of ground to cover.

St James

Just a little further on from Cape Town’s well-known Muizenberg beach (with its ubiquitous Victorian bathing boxes) is St James.

African Wildlife

Although Cape Town and the Western Cape are probably not the best places to experience a safari (Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces are better known for that), it is possible to have an encounter with South Africa’s big game not far from the Mother City.

Llandudno and Sandy Bay

Only 18km from the Cape Town city centre, an arc of fine white sand gives away the secluded location of one of Cape Town’s most beautiful beaches, Llandudno.

Macassar Dunes Project

The Macassar Dunes Project is located on the Cape Town coast adjacent to Macassar and Khayelitsha and is bounded by the Eerste River, Baden Powell Drive and False Bay.

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