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Hermanus Whale Festival 2026

Hermanus Whale Festival 2026

Petrus Jacobus van der Walt

Your Ultimate Whale Season Escape: Riverlodge’s Hermanus Whale Festival Package Every year, thousands head to Hermanus for the world’s best land-based whale watching and Riverlodge Backpackers is making your trip...

Hermanus Whale Festival 2026

Petrus Jacobus van der Walt

Your Ultimate Whale Season Escape: Riverlodge’s Hermanus Whale Festival Package Every year, thousands head to Hermanus for the world’s best land-based whale watching and Riverlodge Backpackers is making your trip...

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Empowering the Next Generation: Riverlodge Backpackers Pioneers New Paths in Youth Tourism

Empowering the Next Generation: Riverlodge Backpackers Pioneers New Paths in Youth Tourism

Reabetswe Ramakalima

Riverlodge Backpackers is reshaping youth tourism in Cape Town through experiential learning, accredited training, and international eco-tourism exchanges that build real career pathways.

Empowering the Next Generation: Riverlodge Backpackers Pioneers New Paths in Youth Tourism

Reabetswe Ramakalima

Riverlodge Backpackers is reshaping youth tourism in Cape Town through experiential learning, accredited training, and international eco-tourism exchanges that build real career pathways.

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Your ultimate Guide to Backpacker Accommodation in Cape Town

Your ultimate Guide to Backpacker Accommodation in Cape Town

Reabetswe Ramakalima

This blog explores the best backpackers' accommodation options in Cape Town, highlighting what modern travellers value most—affordability, safety, community, and convenient access to top attractions. From central city hostels to...

Your ultimate Guide to Backpacker Accommodation in Cape Town

Reabetswe Ramakalima

This blog explores the best backpackers' accommodation options in Cape Town, highlighting what modern travellers value most—affordability, safety, community, and convenient access to top attractions. From central city hostels to...

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School Tours Robben Island

School tours on Robben Island

Petrus Jacobus van der Walt

Join Riverlodge Backpackers on a unforgettable, powerful student journey to Robben Island — where history comes alive through guided tours, reflection, and first-hand stories, with Christo Brand Unforgettable Cape Town day...

School tours on Robben Island

Petrus Jacobus van der Walt

Join Riverlodge Backpackers on a unforgettable, powerful student journey to Robben Island — where history comes alive through guided tours, reflection, and first-hand stories, with Christo Brand Unforgettable Cape Town day...

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South African Braai

My Very First "Braai"

Saskia Carelse

So after living in South Africa for 3 months, last week I went to my very first braai.

My Very First "Braai"

Saskia Carelse

So after living in South Africa for 3 months, last week I went to my very first braai.

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Unlock a Universe of Discovery: Why Wonderdal Cape Town is the Ultimate Educational Edutainment Adventure

Unlock a Universe of Discovery: Why Wonderdal Cape Town is the Ultimate Educational Edutainment Adventure

Edward van Vuuren

Wonderdal Cape Town is an innovative edutainment center blending learning and fun for students aged 5-13. Curriculum-aligned exhibits in science, nutrition, and nature are brought to life through interactive play...

Unlock a Universe of Discovery: Why Wonderdal Cape Town is the Ultimate Educational Edutainment Adventure

Edward van Vuuren

Wonderdal Cape Town is an innovative edutainment center blending learning and fun for students aged 5-13. Curriculum-aligned exhibits in science, nutrition, and nature are brought to life through interactive play...

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