Vindigo Travel - Melissa Sutherland

Boutique Tour Operator and DMC.
We curate travel and specialize in private wine tours, art experiences, and safari.

[FarmerMike™ 👨‍🌾 @mikeratcliffe]

Cool 😎 a Humpback whale 🐋 recently visited the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

[Geordin Hill-Lewis @geordinhl]

Thank you Time Out and @CNN for listing Cape Town as the second best city in the world, after New York! We love to see Cape Town getting the global love it deserves 🔥🌍🇿🇦

When more people come to visit, it means more good hospitality jobs in Cape Town! That’s why attention like this is much appreciated 🙏😄🌄

Read more: https://t.co/Q55ddY7KB9

[South African Embassy, Washington D.C @RSAinDC]

Welcome to Washington D.C, Ambassador Roelf Meyer.
#Dirco

[South African Tourism @southafricauk]

Congratulations to Leon Kluge and the South African team on their win at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 🥇🌸

Their incredible “Life After Fire” celebrated the resilience of fynbos, showing how nature can recover and flourish after fire.🌼

📸 Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

[South African Tourism @southafricauk]

🐋 THE WHALES ARE BACK, and this is not a drill! We REPEAT, THE WHALES ARE BACK! 🌊🐋

📍 Every year, from May to November, Southern Right and Humpback whales make their way along South Africa’s coastline. 🌍

🎥 by IG sharynhodges

[Adriaan Basson @AdriaanBasson]

Cape Town is now a stronger brand than SA, says Southern Sun boss after ‘spectacular’ May https://t.co/Klbuh3luDS

[Geordin Hill-Lewis @geordinhl]

Our newly-upgraded athletics stadiums in Blue Downs and Atlantis have secured World Athletics certification 🇿🇦🏃👏

We've rebuilt these stadiums because we want every kid to have access to great community facilities. Many of South Africa's future athletes will run here 🤩

More info: https://t.co/2JOeLObtVz

[Premier Alan Winde @alanwinde]

🇿🇦🔥 South Africa is on fire at Chelsea and we mean that in the best possible way.

Gold Award and Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. Led by Leon Kluge, ‘Life after Fire’ showed the world what Cape fynbos is made of.

Congratulations to Leon and the team. Proudly SA. 🌸

📷: @GrootbosNGOZA

#RHSChelseaFlowerShow #LifeAfterFire #ProudlySA

[Dr MuVenda @Ndi_Muvenda_]

In Kruger National Park, South Africa, veteran ranger Sipho Nkosi suffered a heart attack while on solo patrol. His vehicle was found empty, and search teams began looking for him.

What the park’s remote trail cameras revealed broke the hearts of everyone who saw the footage.

An old bull elephant — known to rangers as “Mnumzane” (Zulu for “Sir”) — had found Sipho’s body. For three full days and nights, the elephant refused to leave. He stood guard, gently touching the ranger with his trunk, chasing away hyenas and jackals that came too close, and even covering parts of the body with branches and leaves.

On the third night, the elephant was still there — visibly grieving, swaying slowly beside his fallen friend. Only when the full recovery team arrived with vehicles did Mnumzane finally step back, watching solemnly as they carried Sipho away.

Park officials later confirmed that Sipho had rescued this same elephant as a calf years earlier after poachers killed his mother. The elephant had never forgotten.

One colleague who viewed the footage whispered:

“He didn’t come to say goodbye. He came to make sure no one disrespected his brother.”

Mnumzane still visits the exact spot regularly. Rangers now leave fresh water and fruit there in honor of both.

[LePommier WineEstate @LePommierWines]

Autumn comfort at Le Pommier 🍂🍷

Warm up with seasonal favourites like our slow-cooked Lamb Shank and traditional Cape Bredie — hearty dishes perfect for cooler Winelands days. 🥘

#AutumnAtLePommier #ComfortFood #LoveLePommier

[FarmerMike™ 👨‍🌾 @mikeratcliffe]

the Duckpond end?

[Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa]

The next Local Government Elections will be held on 4 November 2026.

#LGE2026

[Inside Guide @theinsideguide]

A table by the fire, heart-warming seasonal food, and a warm and toasty atmosphere… here’s where to beat the winter chill in Cape Town! https://t.co/XqHA0vdsUJ

[Premier Alan Winde @alanwinde]

The 1994 General Election marked a bright new era of freedom for so many South Africans. The work continues, through investment in education, health and safety for all.

Today we remember. Today we recommit. Today we celebrate with hope and conscience.

Happy #FreedomDay🇿🇦

[SANParks @SANParks]

Garden Route Named the World’s Best Road Trip

The Garden Route has been ranked the number one road trip in the world by Autotrader, achieving a score of 90.6 out of 100.

The global study assessed leading road trips based on factors such as road quality, scenery, weather conditions, visibility, temperature, and overall driving experience. The Garden Route emerged as the top performer.

At the centre of this route is the Garden Route National Park, which spans key sections along the journey and offers a range of nature-based experiences: https://t.co/6IyLG69eKF

[Getaway Magazine @GetawayMagazine]

Why ethical wildlife travel starts before the safari and why travel agents matter more than ever. https://t.co/HSLH6n7IkA

[Inside Guide @theinsideguide]

Two chefs. Two oceans. And two distinctive culinary voices shaped by the sea. Don’t miss this pioneering collab between Wolfgat and Amura at the Mount Nelson. https://t.co/Zw3By2ORgU

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[WATCH] "Before I arrived, I cannot tell you how many people told me I'd fall in love with the country. It's only taken two months, and that has happened." - US Ambassador to SA Brent Bozell #Newzroom405

[Inside Guide @theinsideguide]

The Montreux Jazz Festival is coming to Franschhoek. Eat, drink and be dazzled by the French corner! https://t.co/q05IY8gjyo

[FarmerMike™ 👨‍🌾 @mikeratcliffe]

Reshare - on the Boschendal side of the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch! Near where the Cape Epic bike race will go next week. Beautiful!

@VisitStellies @StellWineRoute @gotosouthafrica