by Abrie Coetzee | Feb 7, 2012 | Destinations |
Thanda Private Game Reserve was honoured at the Grand Final World Travel Awards, held on 11 January 2012 in Doha, Qatar, with an esteemed award for ‘World’s Leading Luxury Lodge’ for a third successive year. Thanda, a Zululand private game reserve near Hluhluwe, has...
by Abrie Coetzee | Feb 2, 2012 | Activities |
People often ask, when planning a safari to Africa, what are the differences between the 2 regions. East Africa is basically Kenya and Tanzania whilst Southern Africa includes South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Mozambique. Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia do...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 26, 2012 | Travel Talk |
South Africa is a fabulous all year-round destination so when you visit depends on what you would like to do. If you want to lounge on the beaches, midsummer is the best time to do so, though bear in mind that everyone else will be there too. The beaches of...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 24, 2012 | Destinations |
On the Jeppe’s Reef border post, between Swaziland and South Africa, a quite unique cultural experience awaits the visitor in the form of the Matsamo Cultural Park. Matsamo is an authentic village where tourists learn how the Swazi lived for centuries. Here they see...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 17, 2012 | Nature & Wildlife |
Kogelberg is justly called the heart of the Cape Floral Kingdom and boasts around 1 650 plant species, of which 150 are endemic and noteworthy. The landscape wasn’t suited to farming and for many years Kogelberg was left essentially untouched. The isolation meant that...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 13, 2012 | Activities |
How about travelling to Magoebaskloof and Haenertsburgfor a weekend of family fun: picking, eating and enjoying delicious, healthy berries? Pick your own berries at one of the participating farms. Or go down to the Village Market and explore the local products...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 11, 2012 | Activities |
Take a step back in time to a bygone era; to a time of sailors, seafarers and intrepid adventurers – join one of the V&A Waterfront’s historical walking tours. Follow in the footsteps of South Africa’s founders when the majesty of the V&A...
by Abrie Coetzee | Jan 9, 2012 | Destinations |
!Khwa ttu, the San Education and Culture Centre, 70 km north-west of Cape Town offers you the unique experience of being introduced to the world of the descendants of the first indigenous people of southern Africa. !Khwa ttu is based on the theme “A celebration of the...
by SA Places | Dec 21, 2011 | Travel Talk |
As there are approximately 350 million Christians in Africa, Christmas is celebrated throughout the African continent by Christian communities large and small. Going to church is generally the main focus of Christmas celebrations in Africa. Nativity scenes are played...
by SA Places | Dec 19, 2011 | Nature & Wildlife |
The Flamingo Birding Routewhich hosts a diverse range of sought after often endemic bird species, is one of the great secrets of West Coast region of the of the Western Cape. Birders will delight in the many special and endemic birds, including the Blue Crane,...
