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Outdoor enthusiasts who may also enjoy a bit of history, fine wine and decadent chocolates now have a new tourism offering – guided bicycle tours through the scenic town of Stellenbosch and the surrounding Western Cape winelands.
• SA wine consumers on the rise

A new logo, name and map have given the Hermanus Wine Route R320, located about 115 km southeast of Cape Town, a fresh appeal.
• Wandering the Whale Trail

Scott Ramsay swapped his city slicker life in Jozi to live in the beautiful South African wilderness, travelling around the country and promoting its natural riches.
• Cape Town gets new nature reserves

A group of students recently combined adventure with environmental activism by hiking, cycling and kayaking the route of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, stopping along the way to educate rural schools about water conservation.
• New solutions for water conservation

South Africa's Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden was established in 1913 as the first botanic garden in the world dedicated to preserving a country's indigenous plant life. Now, National Geographic has named Cape Town's floral jewel as one of the world's top picnic spots.

The King's Beach area in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is being revamped, and residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy new landscaped gardens and water features there.
• Putting PE on national property map

National Geographic has named South Africa's Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden as one of the world's best picnic spots.
• SA marks Year of Biodiversity

South Africa's black emerging farmers are beginning to find their feet in the tough environment of commercial farming, with success stories being recorded in the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces.

Black emerging farmers are beginning to find their feet in the tough environment of commercial farming, with success stories being recorded in the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces.
• Zuma: SA farmers make things happen

Eco-tourism in South Africa's winelands is thriving, with visitors to the Western Cape increasingly as interested in exploring the wealth of eco-tourism activities on offer as they are in sampling the region's famous wines.