It probably comes as no surprise that South Africans celebrate Heritage Day, like many other special occasions, with a braai! We consider braaiing as a part of our culture and therefore, our heritage. Thursday, 24 September marks the holiday that is officially known as Heritage Day, and unofficially known as Braai Day.   And […]

  It’s a huge honor to rank under the world’s Top 10 tour operators! We’re so proud of our team and all our suppliers! Thank you for your hard work and dedication. This is great news to receive during these testing times. Earthstompers’ 6 day Garden Route tour ranked in Tripadvisor’s top 10 multi-day tours, IN THE WORLD,  […]

  Last week, I had the privilege of teaching a week of “Tourism Boot Camp“. This is an industry-led initiative in partnership with Luxury Safaris and the SALT group, whereby we recruit and offer training to young people looking for work in the tourism industry. The aim is to offer practical experience, and facilitate internships […]

Wow!!! What an honor to be named the Best Tour Operator in South Africa, at the 2019 Lilizela National Awards this past Saturday! It was an incredible privilege to receive this award on behalf of the Earthstompers team.     We are so proud of every single member in our team and certainly could not […]

  Earthstompers and Cape Food & Wine Tours love Boschendal Farm. They just have it all!   Located about 1 hour’s drive from Cape Town, Boschendal is a working farm situated in the stunning wine region of Franschhoek. This farm has it’s own Deli, Bakery and Butchery with all produce sold coming straight from the […]

The Lilizela Tourism Awards recognize the ‘best of the best’ in South African Tourism.   “These awards recognize and reward tourism players and businesses who work passionately and with pride to deliver a world class product and service and whose delivery grows South Africa’s global destination competitiveness.”     In 2018, we entered the Awards […]

The month of September is known as “Tourism Month”. During this month, the tourism sector of South Africa receives heightened exposure and focus is placed on the importance of tourism in our local economy.   In the light of tourism month, we celebrate our awesome team of now, 14!! Without them, we can’t do what […]

Hendrik and I recently had the chance to visit the Chobe National Park area of Botswana, as a part of our Victoria Falls Trip. We stayed three nights in Botswana to take in the various activities on offer and check out the accommodation options.   What is special about this area is the unique vantage point […]

view of the Main Falls in Victoria Falls   Some exciting news:  Earthstompers can now help you plan your Victoria Falls travels!  We have been getting many enquiries from existing clients to offer something in the Victoria Falls area, so Hendrik and I visited the area personally. We investigated the range of offerings for accommodation, […]

Today we are wishing Fazlin Samaai congratulations on one year of working at Earthstompers!   Fazlin joined the Tourism Boot Camp program in July 2018 which was conducted by Pieter Geldenhuys and the team from PG Tops & Luxury Safaris.   The aim of the program is to give inexperienced, unemployed individuals the necessary job training and a […]