Southern Africa - Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World - page 174

Need to know November is the best month to
see humpback and southern right whales. A two-
hour sea kayak (min 2 people) costs ZAR250.
For details of tours and courses see W www.
oceanadventures.co.za; T : [phone].

of old-world safari adventure.
Activities on offer include
microlight flights, balloon
safaris, white-water rafting
and excursions to local villages.
W www.umlani.com; T +27 (0)
217 855 547.

225 ride a bike in a township
AWOL (Adventure Without Limits) offers bike
tours round Masiphumelele township, visiting
the crèche, crafts shops and healer before
finishing with lunch in one of the women's
homes. You'll feel part of the vibrant life on the
streets, probably with a group of children in tow.
With the money from these tours, members of
the township run a bicycle workshop, repairing,
selling and renting old bikes to the community.
Far from making you feel out of place, a ride
with AWOL helps bring two worlds a little closer.

229 A night on Long
Street, Cape Town
Don't fancy a hostel in Cape
Town, but can't really stretch
to a boutique hotel? Then
the self-catering apartments
run by Daddy Longlegs may
be perfect. Located on Long
Street, the most buzzing road
in the centre, the apartments
have much of the style of
the latter at a price not too
far off the former. W www.
daddylonglegs.co.za; T +27 (0)
214 223 074.

Need to know AWOL will pick you up from
anywhere in Cape Town. Tours cost ZAR600 per
person, for group sizes between four and twenty.
W www.withoutlimits.co.za; T [phone]
256.

230 See hippos near
Cape Town
It's still possible to see big
game if you are staying
in Cape Town. At nearby
Rondevlei Nature Reserve, you
can take a boat trip out to see
the Cape's only resident hippo
population, training your
binoculars on the plentiful
birdlife on the way. W www.
imvubu.co.za; T +27 (0) 217
060 842.

226 Taste fine Cape wines at Spier
The environs of Cape Town are filled with
wineries, but Spier is unique for its luxury hotel,
spa and connection with Stellenbosch University,
which pioneers sustainable development. You
can also play golf, go horse-riding or get up close
to cheetahs at the on-site cheetah rehabilitation
project. W www.spier.co.za; T [phone]
100.

227 Drink with locals in a township
On a tour of the townships of Nelson Mandela
Bay with Calabash, it's a great idea to visit
some of your guide's favourite watering holes
(shebeens). Here you can drink with the locals
and shake your stuff to the marimba bands who
often play outside the bars. W www.calabashtours.
co.za; T [phone].

231 Stay in Soweto
At Lebo's Soweto Backpackers you can go
one further than visiting a township for a
few hours, as this is a chance to stay in the
most famous one of all. Being there at night
also means you can visit the bars and music
clubs when they really get going. W www.
sowetobackpackers.com; T [phone].

Lions at Umlani; The view from the
terrace at Leshiba; Local marimba
band playing in the shebeen on the
Calabash tour

228 Fair game at Umlani
Deep in the Timbavati Nature Reserve, Umlani
Bushcamp uses no electricity, which lends it a feel