Zishaan Hayath Travels: South Africa (2009)

When: 6-12 Jul 2009 Where: Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, Cape of Good Hope, Gansbaai, Paarl, Franschhoek From: Bombay Who: I With: Nikon D70, Nikon D50, 24mm 2.8, 50mm 1.4, 70-200mm 2.8, Canon G10 What: South Africa / City / Sidecar ride / Shark diving / 6D 6N Onward: Bombay - Joburg - Cape Town flight Return: Cape Town - Joburg - Bombay flight Stay: 2N Protea Hotel Fire and Ice; 2N Southern Sun Waterfront; 1N Le Quartier Eat: South African, Malay, Afro, French Cost: Sponsored by South Africa Tourism and Web 18

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Day 1 - Crossing the Equator into the southern hemisphere
Day 2 - Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, Waterfront and Long Street in Cape Town
Day 3 - Cape Peninsula in a vintage motorcycle sidecar
Day 4 - Shark cage diving in Gansbaai
Day 5 - Winery in Paarl, patting a cheetah in Stellenbosch and French fine-dining in Franschhoek
Day 6 - The flights back home

Trip Sponsors

South Africa Tourism South African Airways Web 18

In July 2009, I traveled to South Africa as one of the five travelers selected and sponsored by South Africa Tourism and Web 18 to photograph and blog about South Africa.

This was my first trip south of the Equator, and during my six days in and around Cape Town, I rode the cable car to the top of Table Mountain, walked the colorful Malay quarters of Bo-Kaap, rode around Cape Peninsula in a vintage motorcycle sidecar, saw wild ostriches run, stood at the Cape of Good Hope, saw African Penguins, swam with the Great White sharks in Atlantic, drove through the wineries in Paarl, patted a Cheetah in Stellenbosch, and ate a ten course French meal in a Franschhoek restaurant that's ranked #37 in the world.

Here are the notes from the trip.