International Geocaching Day

International Geocaching Day 2015 is on 15 August 2015, and this year is Geocaching's 15th Birthday.

There are already several big events planned for the day in Gauteng, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and the Western Cape. Check out the website for more details.

Other upcoming geocaching activities include:

An Earthcaching event in Barberton on 8 August 2015

Mega 2016

Mega 2016 is happening at The Wild Fig in Observatory, Cape Town from 1-2 October 2016. The Mega team is running a Mega Geocoin design competition. The cut-off date for your design is 31 August 2015. The winning artist will receive a Mega Geocoin, free registration to the Mega Event and a surprise goodie bag... Send your entry to

Follow the Mega Event Facebook group, SA Geocaching Mega Events for the latest news and updates.

Delbadore in India

South African Geocacher Delbadore has been fortunate to find several geocaches in India. Read about his experience on our website. There is also a photo gallery of all his finds.

Geocaching Road Trip ’15

The Geocaching Road Trip '15 is now full steam ahead.

After each quest begins, you’ll be able to complete it and earn your souvenir until 2 September 2015. Complete all five and you'll earn a sixth, extra special souvenir.

Quest open Find a geocache with 10 or more Favourite Points
Quest open Attend an Event, Mega-Event or Giga-Event
Quest open Find a T5 or D5 geocache
Quest open Find an EarthCache or attend a CITO
Quest opens August 14 Find a Mystery Cache

All the quest details are available on the geocaching.com blog.

There are several events being organised around the country to support the Road Trip souvenir collection, check out our website for more details.

Share your geocaching stories

We are looking for your fun, interesting, unusual or exciting geocaching stories to share with the geocaching community. If you want to share yours, then send it to us by emailing it to our webmasters.

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Mega 2016 update
Last chance to earn the 2015 Road Trip Souvenirs

Mega 2016 Update

Here is the latest update from the Mega 2016 Organising Team, remember to follow the Mega Event Facebook group, SA Geocaching Mega Events for the latest information.

By now everyone must surely know the worst kept secret in Geocaching circles. Cape Town will be hosting the next South African Mega Event. For those who don’t know what a Mega Event is, do not fear, we will let you in on it.

It is the biggest and the best Geocaching Party of the year. At least 500 passionate geocachers will get together for a weekend of fun.

There will be all kinds of activities to cater for everyone:

Hikes along popular trails guided by local geocachers.
Caving for the more adventurous cachers.
Abseiling for the extreme junkies.
Early morning sunrise events.
10 Icon days.
Competitions and fun activities with spot prizes.
A beer fest with live music.
An amazing race event at the V&A Waterfront.
Kiddies activities to keep the little ones busy.
An event on top of Table Mountain, one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World.
Buddy caching with local cachers that will happily show you around.
Geocaching shops with all things nice.
Talks and workshops with the experts of the caching community.

To make a long story short: We’re going to have a whole lot of FUN. The Cape Town Team is hard at work behind the scenes to get everything sorted out, so that you can just show up and enjoy yourself. Bring your family, bring your friends, charge your GPS devices and make sure you do not miss out on the Cape Town Mega Event.

Mark the 1st and the 2nd of October 2016 in your dairy in big bold red letters :”MEGA”. Put in some leave and promise the kids you will take them for a holiday in Cape Town. We’re looking forward to see you in Cape Town soon.

Were you one of the more than 120 teams that attended one of the International Geocaching Day events? The Geocachers of GP shared their experience with us from their kite flying event, read about it here.

There are several other upcoming events, check our website to find one near you.

Last chance to earn the Road Trip souvenirs

The 2015 Road Trip ends on September 2, this is your last chance to earn your souvenirs. All the details are available on the geocaching.com blog.

	June 19 – September 2	Find a geocache with 10 or more Favorite Points
	July 3 – September2	Attend an Event, Mega-Event or Giga-Event
	July 17 – September 2	Find a T5 or D5 geocache
	July 31 – September 2	Find an EarthCache or attend a CITO
	August 14 – September 2	Find a Mystery Cache
	by September 2	Earn all five individual souvenirs