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    Review: Elgin Adventure Centre’s Exhilarating Tours

    6 November 2019 - By 

    Owned and run by Ryan and his wife, Tamaryn, Elgin Adventure Centre is an adventure-focused eco tour company, situated in Elgin. Naturally, they are famous for their fun segway tours. But did you know they also offer incredible bike tours? Elgin Adventure Centre’s exciting tours are – like their sister tours, Cape Canopy Tour Elgin Grabouw – unmissable local attractions. Best of all? Both of these phenomenal tour experiences take you through the heart of green Elgin Valley. This is your chance to ride through Oak Valley, one of the most famous wine estates in the Western Cape… Simply put,…

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    Review: Elgin Steam Train Travel with Ceres Rail Company

    3 November 2019 - By 

    There is something about a vintage steam train that evokes a sense of timelessness mixed with childlike wonder. Ceres Rail Company’s Elgin train provides the perfect testament to this, revealing a special kind of train travel magic… Maybe it’s the shrill choo-choo of the engine; the early morning excitement as you prepare to embark on your grand adventure from Cape Town to the verdant Elgin valley; the gentle swaying motion that you adjust to without thinking, as you secure your ‘train legs’; the inner-city-meets-Cape-countryside scenery chugging by… Or maybe, it’s all of these things – and more. Above all, it…