#hessequa

It's all happening this weekend! Yup, the #mtb stoke for @around_the_pot #100miler is running high as the #mountainbiking crowds start to focus on this premier race taking #swellendam by storm on Saturday 👏👏👏 This image from our #AroundThePot Recce with @ozone.africa and @petrichoradventures will give you an idea of the landscape, but the good news is that you'll be seeing greens and yellows all round after the rains. This makes the @swellendam_tourism and #Hessequa Region even prettier, so get ready for an absolute cracker of a #gravelbike ride! 🚲🚲🚲👌 Look out for #DieOom and @zaneschmahl along the way, and give us a #wheelie, my tjaainas 😉😁🙌🏻 (at Swellendam, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-UtedHG0h/?igshid=n4zomyewulgc

The @isuzusa #isuzuMUX winking cheekily at the start of a few days of #COVID19 shooting in the @hessequa_tourism region. A specific focus will look at how the rural people of @gvbconservancy & surrounds has been trying to cope with the devastating effects of the ongoing #lockdown. So great to include @aileenoutside, @rohangermishuys, @fleurvaneeden, @artofdonovanjulius and a whole bunch of top Platteland Peeps in this upcoming article 🙏🤙 #gvbconservancy #Hessequa #silvermountainmusicfestival #IsuzuSA #sonyza #sonyxperiaza #southafrica #travel #playlocal #oZoneAfrica #AndBreathe (at Grootvadersbosch Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAkxObuptMu/?igshid=232b0kcm75sy

These last two days have been all about #redfins here in the gorgeous @gvbconservancy. Our mission has focused on monitoring #riverhealth in the off-grid canyons characterising this part of the #Hessequa, and what an adventure to hang out with the @capenature field crew 💦🏞️💙 . . Rock-hopping, ridge scrambles, eel wrangling, deep-forest hikes ... all while trawling the tannin-stained pools of the #Tradouw, #Kruis and other incredible mountain streams in the peaks above #Heidelberg, way off the beaten track, and as far as you could possibly get from the #ratrace. . . Superb to shoot the breeze with @aileenoutside and Carla Wood of @tablemountainfund; such a pity our @bionerds.co.za friends could not join . . #grootvadersbosch #gvbconservancy #outdoorwarehouseza #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sonyza #mtb #IsuzuSA #WithYouForTheLongRun #FrontrunnerZA #BornToRoam #SpotAfrica #GetLostStayFound #oZoneAfrica #AndBreathe (at Grootvadersbosch Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AI5GcHXq6/?igshid=15qgv75c66ciy

Hello, #Hessequa! Yup, the term 'done and dusted' rang true today on #Stage3 of TransCape MTB Encounter, driven by #volvocarsa, as the riders hammered back roads all the way from the remote and tranquil Rooiberg Lodge to the glorious little dorp of #Riversdale, set within the temperate and mountainous Cape grain-belt. This hide-away section of the #gardenroute is not touristy at all, which is why it is known as the #ExplorersGardenRoute 🏞️ Again, there were no easy kilometers along a gnarly off-road track that rambunctiously rollicked amidst rugged #Renosterveld ridges and scrubby plains. A herd of at least 30 massive eland tracked me through a lonesome valley, while a handful of giraffes kept watch from the ridgeline. And on one descent, three kudu bulls nearly knocked the leading peloton of their bikes. Truly amazing 👌 A warm welcome awaited the sharp end of the peleton in town, but many riders took a bit of strain today as this 'Bike Journey across the Cape' continues along its incredible way. Yes, they once again had to cope with testing terrain and the merciless sun, but in the end, the rewards are memories for life. Four days of riding remains en route to #franschhoek, with top riding tomorrow to sumptuous #swellendam, via the stunning @gvbconservancy #singletrack. Tough cal, but this has to be my favourite stage (and yes, I've done Transcape 5x now)! Even better, it's bound to be way, way cooler 👌😊 #TransCape2020 #TransCapeMTBExperience #YourJourney #HardcoreLuxury #SevenDays #MountainbikeJourney #IndigenousForest #AridPlains #IconicMountains #volvocarsa (at Rooiberg Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LFaqSJKxO/?igshid=1c38f71n43vvc

It is truly incredible how the landscape changes as you journey from the verdant forests and fynbos hills of the #gardenroute on #Stage1 of the annual @transcapemtb MTB Experience. . . It is truly a 'Bicycle Journey across the Cape' and unarguably rates as one of South Africa's most scenic & stylish mountain-biking events. Today, riders from around the globe saddled up to journey from the #GardenRoute and across the #Karoo, #Hessequa and #Overberg Regions, all the way to the Cape #winelands . . This is not a race, but rather a quest for headspace and #MTB Stoke ... The first stage may well be done, but the six more days of having fun along this stunning route still awaits. Shot for a superb welcome, #Chandelier Game Farm 👌 And great work by the @ozone.africa Team of @zaneschmahl, @peterkirkmedia, @andrehugomedia & @jeffayliffe . . #volvocarsa #DHLAfrica #seattlecoffee Co #holdenmanzwine #bavariabeer #squirtcyclingproducts #TsitsikammaSpringWater #holdenmanzwineestate #serengetieyewear #ChickenSupreme #PremierFoods #bushnelloptics (at Oudtshoorn, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FACxBJrGy/?igshid=i7ca1v8bg9ov

Barrydale South Africa Net Vir Pret Music and Dance

So much #mtb Stoke along our recent @around_the_pot route recce via the @swellendam_tourism and #Hessequa Region's. Great to tackler another @ozone.africa Project with the kickass crew from @petrichoradventures ... First up on the programme, however, is the legendary @trek2teebus MTB Experience happening in the shadow of #Teebus mountain next week. It promises to be the ultimate combo of #Karoo cranking, cuisine and culture. Today, is your LAST CHANCE to enter ... Maak n plan, my tjaaina, en kom drink n #RiekieLouw saam met #DieOom 🙌🏻 (at Teebus, Northern Cape, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWN_s5JoDD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sbyiba99qm13

Four mind-blowing days discovering the magic of the #Hessequa Region, an area these days gaining recognition from adventurous travellers as the #ExplorersGardenRoute. Conservancies, nature reserves, thumping surf breaks, endless gravel roads, meandering rivers, quirky towns, larger-than-life characters ... Me and mate-from-way-back Mark Stuart ventured via @jakkalsvleiwines and #Heidelberg to the incredible #trails of Grootvadersbosch Conservancy, before tripping over the #Malgas pontoon to the coastal serenity of #Witsand. This watersport paradise is made for #SUP, #surf and all kinds of angling, with outstanding hospitality at #pilipili Restaurant 🙌🏻 @zaneschmahl pulled in just in time to experience the #jaegermeister excesses of #albertiniaddiction Hotel and the #KoringDraai Kroeg. Soos die locals sê: "Suip the Cape in Shape"... Ons het hittetitte heelhuids daar ontsnap ... Fortunately, a good T-bone steak, and some solid #outdoor action in the breathtaking @gourikwa Nature Reserve and #Gouritsmond restored our blood-alcohol levels to normal! This is a perfect playground to test out the @sawyersurfboards sticks, @giantlivrsa #mtb, @redpaddlesa #SUP, @fluidkayaks #DoItNow and the @frontrunnerza roof racks. And always great hooking up with legendary locals like @aileenoutside, @fleurvaneeden, @jantjiejonker, @hiryunel and the likes. Attached are a few #Gourikwa visuals that are sure to blow your mind 💙 #RedPaddle #RedPaddleSA #isup #exploreyourworld #standup #SUP #frontrunnerza #BornToRoam #toyota #fortuner #sealandgear #discovernewpaths #sony #sonyxperiaza #hellosonyza #sonyza #travel #africa #Hessequa #explorersgardenroute (at Gourikwa Nature Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwJfnuDJPlS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7n2z0o1oi8o3