Going to Cape Town, can I bring an orchid back to the USA?

[mtkaren]

Originally Posted by RNCollins

I don't know if you can bring back orchids from South Africa, but if you are in Cape Town you can't miss Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. It's a garden of plants all native to Southern Africa.

Kirstenbosch | SANBI

If you happen to be in the Cape Town/Western Cape area in late August/early September the wildflowers are in bloom along the West Coast. If interested below is a link to my pictures from my trip a couple years ago.

https://rncollins.shutterfly.com/242

Oh thank you!!!! My daughter graduated college and is there volunteering at Sanccob with the endangered birds (mainly penguins) so we thought we'd go see her. I would love to go to this botanical garden!! Thanks for sharing your pictures too!

[RNCollins]

Originally Posted by mtkaren

Oh thank you!!!! My daughter graduated college and is there volunteering at Sanccob with the endangered birds (mainly penguins) so we thought we'd go see her. I would love to go to this botanical garden!! Thanks for sharing your pictures too!

Cape Town is a beautiful city. Imagine a city with a mountain right in the middle of it! Be sure to take a tour of the cape pennsinula... You'll stop at Boulder's Beach and see the Penguins. I can recommend a tour guide/company if you need one.

Be sure to check out the travel forum on tripadvisor.

[mtkaren]

Originally Posted by RNCollins

Cape Town is a beautiful city. Imagine a city with a mountain right in the middle of it! Be sure to take a tour of the cape pennsinula... You'll stop at Boulder's Beach and see the Penguins. I can recommend a tour guide/company if you need one.

Be sure to check out the travel forum on tripadvisor.

I'd love a recommendation!! Thank you!

[RNCollins]

Originally Posted by mtkaren

I'd love a recommendation!! Thank you!

When in Cape Town I toured with Hank the owner of Ulungele Tours. I toured the Cape Peninsula and took a day trip to Inverdoorn game reserve. He also does tours of the wineries and Shark cage diving. He was very friendly, very knowledgable, and he was a pleasure to spend the day with. Hank contributes frequently on the South African forum on Tripadvisor.

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