XCHANGE SOUTH AFRICA . more than just the best internships Newsletter | 07 November 2019 NEWSLETTER | 01 January 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS SALSA PARTY @ RADDISON RED MATTHEW MOLE LIVE AT CENTURY CITY SQUARE THE CENTURY CITY NIGHT November: MARKET th th 13 Stefan Siemienski-Kleyn;16 Patricio Romo; TASTE OF HILLCREST 28th Marloes Goos; 29th Henriette Schukking; 13th Marvelous Mukuta; 30th Nahir Fuente TO CAPE TOWN WEATHER FORECAST November Arrivals: Morgane Fromm 09.11.2019 Malleson NoemieBuchholtz 09.11.2019 Malleson Ben Tulleken 13.11.2019 Durban Road Floor Crispijn 13.11.2019 Durban Road Sebastian Durry 13.11.2019 Durban Road Juliette Kool 13.11.2019 Durban Road RoosGoedhart 13.11.2019 Durban Road StijnMuntjewerff 13.11.2019 Durban Road WiebkeRadeke 14.11.2019 Strubens SanneKoopman 14.11.2019 Strubens JorisBandsma 15.11.2019 Stellenbosch XChange South Africa Page 1 of 9 More Wonderful Ways To Experience Cape Town EXPLORE THE SKY WITH HELICOPTERS CAPE TOWN Helicopters Cape Town offer a combo tour: Atlantico & Marine Big 5 Ocean Safari (20 Minutes Flight & 1 Hour Boat Ocean Safari). Experience a scenic helicopter flight along the Atlantic Coast viewing famous spots like the Cape Town Stadium, the 4 Beaches of Clifton, Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles. Then sit back enjoy an ocean safari with Ocean Experience. Open every day from 09h00 – 19h00, Cost: R2950 Helicopters Cape Town / 220 East Pier / Breakwater Edge / V&A Helipad / V&A Waterfront /Cape Town / book online: https://www.helicopterscapetown.co.za/scenic-flights/atlantico-ocean-safari GO PARAGLIDING WITH PARAPAX Enjoy an exhilarating tandem paragliding flight from Signal hill or Lions head. No other activity allows you to enjoy spectacular panoramas of the Table Mountain, the City Bowl with no windows to block your view! No matter how nervous you might feel before takeoff (or for some, even the very thought of paragliding), the experienced team will put you at ease. Enjoy a birds eye view of one of the most beautiful cities in the world while gently gliding through the air. Open every day from 07h00 – 17h00, Cost: 1 300 plus additional R 300 for HD photos. Parapax / Signal Hill Rd /Signal Hill /Cape Town / book online: https://parrapaxparagliding.activitar.com/services/4668 VISIT THE LOURENSFORD MARKET The market is situated on the stunningly scenic and historic Lourensford Wine Estate. Visitors are spoiled with sprawling lawns, majestic trees and newly landscaped, award- winning gardens with an interactive fountain. A rare and special space to soak up all of nature’s beauty! Add to that their vibrant market, boasts more than 70 permanent stalls, as well as a number of pop-ups to ensure an interesting mix. Housed in a permanent u-shaped structure with both a modern and rustic feel – it is unlike any other market space around. Open every Friday evening from 17h00 – 21h00 and every Sunday from 10h00 – 15h00 Lourensford Wine Estate /Lourensford Rd /Somerset West /Cape Town SANDBOARDING WITH SIDEWINDER Sandboarding: The closest thing to snowboarding in Cape Town. Picture yourself cruising down high standing sand dunes with the warmth of the African sun above. It’s basically like snowboarding at the beach! Sandboarding happens on the expansive Atlantis dune field 40 Km outside Cape Town. Open every day from 10h00 – 13h00, Cost: R495 (includes permits to dunes, boards and experienced guides), Note: booking is essential. Email: [email protected] / Tel: 081 360 7279 XChange South Africa Page 2 of 9 What’s On In Cape Town This Weekend SALSA PARTY @ RADDISON RED The monthly SALSA EVENT you don’t want to miss! The stunning & spacious OUI BAR at Radisson RED V&A Waterfront, Cape Town hosts our Saturday SALSA events - where food... friends... and a whole lot of SALSA fun happens. It's BIG, it's FUN and it's an EXPERIENCE! Save the dates and join the next one! No partner, no experience needed! This event includes a free beginners salsa class. Presented by Charné Johnson for Playz Corporate Entertainment.Date: 09 November 2019, Time: 20h00 – 01h00, Cost: Free Oui Bar /Radisson RED / No. 6 Silo /Silo Square /V & A Waterfront /Cape Town / MATTHEW MOLE LIVE AT CENTURY CITY SQUARE La Parada and Tiger's Milk present Matthew Mole live at the Century City Square on Saturday. If you're down for an afternoon/evening of great live music, flowing drinks, including drinks specials and delicious food we're got you covered.Matthew Mole is a South African artist from Cape Town. Date: 09 November , Time: 14h00 – 22h00, Cost: R120 Century City Square / Apex Building /1 Energy Ln /Century City /Cape Town / Book tickets at: https://bit.ly/2MVlVrM THE CENTURY CITY NIGHT MARKET The Century City Night Market is back for another night of fun at the Century City Square. As always, they have great entertainment for you and this month is a real treat with live music performances of original alt-country and folk tunes by ‘The Porchlights’ & ‘Jon Shaban’. Music starts at 4pm. Come and grab a bite to eat from Cape Town’s hottest street food vendors who will have a great variety of delicious mouth watering food on offer.In the spirit of summer, there will be loads ice cold draft beer, craft beer and chilled wine & bubbly, pink G&T’s and cider. Date: 8 November 2019, Time: 16h00 – 21h00, Cost: various Century City Square /No 4 Energy Lane /Bridgeway Precinct /Century City / Email: [email protected] TASTE OF HILLCREST It is that time of the year again where Hillcrest Estate in collaboration with Hillcrest Restaurant, have decided to fling ALL their doors wide open to the Public! The following will be on offer for the day: Cellar viewing with assistant Wine Maker (Lucian); Olive factory viewing with training Supervisor (Sinethemba); Live Music (bands to be announced); Wine Garden with our NEW Hillcrest Pairing, Nougat pairing and tasting of our entire range (Estate-, Saartjie-, Atlantic Slopes Ranges); Olive Tasting; Beer Tasting at the Beer garden; Hillcrest Restaurant food stall in the Wine Garden; Sweet treats food stall in the Wine Garden; Havoc BBQ pit Specials; Fully functional Hillcrest Restaurant; Photo Booth. Date: 09 November 2019, Time: 11h00 – 21h00, Cost: various Hillcrest Estate / M13 Tygervalley Centre Service Rd /Durbanville /Cape Town/ Bookings at: 021 975 2346 XChange South Africa Page 3 of 9 What’s On In Cape Town In November THE FORT FOOD TRUCK MARKET We're back after a looooong winter! Gather the troops & join us for another episode of The Fort Food Truck Market at Fort Wynyard. LIVE entertainment, a variety of food trucks, dessert vendors, fully stocked bar, tunnel tours & more. The Fort Food Truck Market is a food truck revolution in Green Point, Cape Town. On Selected Fridays, they bring you the best food trucks Cape Town has to offer.Date: 15 November 2019, Time: 16h00 – 22h00, Cost: various The Fort Food Truck Market / Fort Wynyard / Cnr Fort Wynyard St & Granger Bay Blvd /Green Point / Cape Town MIRAGE SUMMER YATCH PARTY Everyone’s dream is to have a summer that never ends, well, The Mirage is making that dream a reality! We present our second concert with The Kiffness and Majozi part of our latest creation of luxury experiences, The Mirage Forever Summer Concert Series! Join us on the crystal clear waters of the Cape Atlantic seaboard this November on SAs largest and most luxurious yacht, The Mirage, for an unforgettable cruise as we set sail to Clifton Beach where we will experience an unforgettable concert at sea. Date: 24 November 2019, Time: 12h00 – 19h00, Cost: R1200 Mirage / Pierhead / V&A Waterfront /Cape Town /Bookings at: https://bit.ly/2oVXCAY FESTIVAL AT THE DOCKS This summer, Life Grand Café V&A Waterfront will launch their inaugural Festival on the Docks, a day in the sun sampling some of the best local wine, gin, and beer South Africa has to offer. The docks in the V&A is the perfect setting for a day out with friends, and promises a celebration of local South African flavours from our favourite distilleries. After an afternoon of unlimited tastings, head on up to the restaurant and fill up on something from our extensive menu.Date: 23 November 2019, Time: 12h00 - 18h00, Cost: R250 (includes bottomless tastings with tasting glass) Life Grand Café / V&A Waterfront / Cape Town / Book tickets at: https://bit.ly/36FrCC0 JIMMY NEVIS LIVE AT THE JAGGER LOUNGE Cape Town’s premium live music venue, The Jagger Lounge is happy to anounce a live performance by Jimmy Nevis. Situated on Shortmarket Street in the beautiful city of Cape Town, The Jagger Lounge presents an acoustically sound space with classy finishes and world class technical solutions. Rock n Roll, Hip Hop, Pop, RnB, Jazz, Blues and Comedy, The Jagger Lounge offers a consistent variety of live entertainment weekly. Local artistJimmy Nevis is a young (23 years old) alternative pop singer/songwriter and producer who was born and raised in Cape Town. Date: 23 November2019, Time: 18h30, Cost: R160 The Jagger Lounge / 74 Shortmarket Street / Cape Town / Bookings at: https://bit.ly/2JUowQN XChange South Africa Page 4 of 9 Every Week Activities CAFE ROUX SESIONS CAPE TOWN Cafe Roux is a well-known restaurant situated in the heart of Cape Town. At night, one of the country’s most loved live music venues, staging top SA artists. Catch your favourite musician/ band/ comedian up-close & personal. Make a night of it by grabbing a bite to eat at the restaurant itself before the show. Restaurant is open every day with performances almost every night, Time: restaurant opens at 12h00 and the show starts at 19h00, Cost: Varies from performance to performance.