Cape Etc

Cape Etc showcases the ultimate in entertainment and leisure in the Mother City. The magazine features interviews with award-winning chefs and winemakers, road trips that explore the diversity of the Cape, plus advice from locals on where to go for the best food, wine, art, culture, entertainment and more. Aimed at foreign visitors with a high level of disposable income, Cape Etc also has a loyal fan base of Capetonians who like to be in the know.

Cape Etc

HELLO, WINTER

BREAKING THROUGH • Meeting new people and making friends can be hard work, especially in a city where the people have a reputation for being exclusive. Alan Valkenburg looked for ways to break through the Cape's clique curtain

BORED? GAMES!

BOLAND DREAMING • If you're driving from Cape Town to Joburg, the fastest way is up the N1, through the Huguenot Tunnel and Du Toitskloof Pass and go! In days past, you would trundle slowly through Wellington and Bainskloof Pass. You can still go that way, but stop at Wellington and smell the roses,

MEET THE MAKERS

A WARM WELCOME • It may not be beach weather, but the Mother City still has alluring places to stay

This is living • Not just an estate or village, Devonbosch redefines destination living as a community, smart city and attraction with tranquillity, activity, connection and well-being at its heart

NEW SOUL FOOD • Winter may be the season to batten down the hatches and stay cosy at home, but a better bet would be to book a table somewhere you've not been before,

CULINARY COMFORT • Gourmet Punjabi curry, an intimate rooftop eatery off Bree, and home-made American pies have Kate Walker getting cosy in the city

COFFEE. CAKE. CHOCOLATE. COCKTAILS. • From your morning constitutional to beating your afternoon slump, Lorraine Kearney has your day sorted

HOT OFF THE PRESS • Where to get the best toasties in Cape Town this winter? Lisa Abdellah searches for the breadwinners

VIVA LA KLOOF STREET • To hibernate or brave the cold? Liezl Gevers says to leave your cosy cabin for Kloof Street's fever

Toads Of Fun • An informal hike-slash-trail-run that ends with glory and a pizza was an offer Alan Valkenburg's family couldn't refuse

superhero saviours • Not all vigilantes wear capes. Some are small children with delusions of grandeur and a penchant for peril. These adventure activities in Cape Town offer little daredevils somewhere safe to unleash their special powers.

ORGANIC OASIS • Explore a retreat in Montagu that is, as Kate Walker discovers, the very definition of Cape country charm

A FAMILY AFFAIR • The Retiefs of Robertson have their eye on the prize: build a lasting legacy. The upstart new Calcrete Chardonnay is testament to that, as Lorraine Kearney finds out

EXAM DISTRESS? CERES DE-STRESS • Promises of a warm hot tub, a roaring fireplace and guinea pigs to hold and cuddle convinced Alan Valkenburg's family that a weekend trip to Petervale Guest Farm was the perfect way to forget about exams

CAPE TO KENYA • While Kenya is a place of wonder, the Maasai Mara is a place of pure magic, as Megan Paulse discovered