When you work in the virtual tour business, you have the privilege to witness technological advances almost daily. But every once in a while these changes combine to create an effect that can only be described as a Game Changer. Today we are proud to share such an culmination of technological advances. For a lack [...]
Took a lovely hike up Lions Head yesterday. If you haven’t done it before – it’s a brilliantly beautiful walk with views all around. And the view from the top ….. well, you can judge for yourself: Remember to click on the full screen icon – top right.
Most people have heard of Fynbos. We know it’s unique, we don’t always understand why, but we like the look of proteas and believe the experts when they say it’s important to conserve and protect these plants. Even UNESCO has pitched in by declaring the Cape Floral Kingdom a World Heritage Site. One of the [...]
If you’re a regular here at Virtual Africa, you would know that we have a soft spot for World Heritage Sites.
We’ve had the privilege to shoot all 8 South African World Heritage Sites on behalf of South Africa Tourism a few years ago, but when the good people of the African Heritage Epic approached us with their grand idea, we quickly learnt that the first round was just a warm up.
We couldn’t believe our luck:
Their passion was to capture 55 (yes, FIFTY FIVE!!!) African heritage sites in the best ways possible!!
Seeing that we’re busy with a series on South African sport stadiums, I thought I’d share this panoramic image taken at the recent rugby test match between South Africa and Australia at Newlands Rugby Stadium
South Africa is getting itself ready for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and all around the country we see magnificent new sport stadiums rising in preparation for what promises to be a spectacle of note.
Seeing that Virtual Africa has had the privilege to shoot quite a few of the existing (and even a few of the new) stadiums, we thought it to be a good time to write a few posts on some of our brilliant sporting facilities.
This then is our series on: South African Sport Stadiums in 360º.
First up is my personal favourite: NEWLANDS RUGBY STADIUM
We recently had an opportunity to interview and photograph Simon Back from Backsberg Wine Estate near Paarl. Simon took us on a tour of the estate and gave us a glimpse of what it entails to be a environmentally conscious farmer in the 21st century. He showed us ‘Footprint Park”, their Eucalyptus Research and a [...]
(#2 of 8 ) In this second installment in our Virtual Africa series on the South African World Heritage Sites, we take a brief look at and share a few 360º virtual tours of The Cape Floral Kingdom. As mentioned before (in “Why South African World Heritage Sites are of importance to you“), this is [...]
I’m a bit behind on my World Heritage Site postings, but I’ve been running around with Americans (not the notorious Cape Town gang) and created some quality content to help them show how beautiful this part of South Africa actually is. So, while you anxiously await our next amazing post on one of South Africa’s [...]
Ok, I have to admit it in a public space: I, Tinus le Roux, grew up in Camps Bay, Cape Town, at the foot of the famous Table Mountain. Now, if you haven’t been to Camps Bay, you won’t understand why most of those readers who have, just had a negative emotional response toward me. [...]
Virtual Africa has created a Google Earth file on behalf of Afrikaans newspaper Die Burger to compliment their article on the Hermanus Wine and Food Fair.
(Kliek hier vir die Afrikaanse weergawe.)
Google Earth Hermanus
We’ve created 45 interactive panoramic images of the following wine farms and cellars in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley : Sumaridge, Newton Johnson, La Vierge, Hamilton Russell, Creation, Ataraxia, Hermanuspietersfontein, Whalehaven and Spookfontein.
About a year ago, Virtual Africa sent some photographers out to Robben Island to create a virtual tour on behalf of South African Tourism. This virtual tour was included in the official SA Tourism Google Earth layer and we thought we’d share it with you here. Robben Island has a unique and colourful history: Leper [...]
