This journey is so varied in scenery as the train moves from the lush and tropical east coast to the vast deserts of the west traversing the imposing Drakensberg Mountains, the Karoo semi-desert and the untamed beauty of the Kalahari and Namib. Safaris are enjoyed in the famous Kruger Park and Hluhluwe Reserve along with lodge stays in the game-rich …
Continue readingMana Pools: 3 Night Package | US$ 2100 (May – July)
In the extreme north of Zimbabwe, you will find one of the country’s wildest National Parks, Mana Pools. Those seeking a true wilderness experience with an ‘off the beaten track’ ambience will be perfectly at home in this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Set on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River across from Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park, sits this …
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IVORY TREE GAME LODGE – From R2700pps Includes all meals and 2 daily game drives included Ivory Tree Game Lodge is situated within the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, one of the largest volcanic complexes of its kind in the world. This premium Pilanesberg game lodge offers various room options: Executive, Luxury and Standard. The Executive Suite not only boasts a plunge pool on the private patio, …
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Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge Rates: Double Room Per Night – R 1980 on bed and breakfast basis Single Room Per Night – R 1570 on bed and breakfast basis Bakubung Bush Lodge Rates: Double Room Per Night – R 1980 on bed and breakfast basis Single Room Per Night – R 1570 on bed and breakfast basis Tshukudu Bush Lodge …
Continue reading14 Day – Namibia Self Drive Holiday, Big Cat Conservation
NAMIBIA SELF DRIVE HOLIDAY, BIG CAT CONSERVATION HIGHLIGHTS Windhoek | Etosha National Park |Namib Desert | Sesreim Canyon | Himba village visit | Damaraland | Three days of game drives in Etosha National Park | Big cats reserve | Leopard tracking | Dolphin watching DESCRIPTION OF NAMIBIA SELF DRIVE HOLIDAY, BIG CAT CONSERVATION This two week Namibia self drive holiday …
Continue readingMorocco Cultural Tour 15 Days Excluding Flights
Highlights Views of High Atlas Mountains | Ait Benhaddou fortifications | Marrakech | Essaouira | Fes | Sultan’s palace in Meknes | camp in the Sahara | Berber culture | Todra Gorge | Casablanca | Hassan II Mosque | Kasbahs and souks DESCRIPTION OF MOROCCO CULTURAL TOUR This two week cultural tour in Morocco takes you overland from one of …
Continue readingBest Of Northern Botswana & The Okavango – 11 Days
DAY 1 : ARRIVAL IN MAUN (-) We welcome you at Maun Airport and take you to your accommodation where you unwind and prepare for your safari starting the next day No meals included on this day. Accommodation included: good midrange accommodation in Maun, double / twin rooms (en-suite bathroom) DAY 2: IN THE CHANNELS OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA In …
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Days 1 – 2 :Livingstone (Victoria Falls) You will be met at Livingstone Airport or we can arrange to collect you from Kasane Airport after your Botswana safari and transfer you to Maramba Lodge in Livingstone. This lodge is located 4km from the Victoria Falls and just outside of Livingstone, Zambia. Set in a shaded woodland setting on the Maramba …
Continue readingKruger Park Explorer – 3 Nights/4 Days
Kruger Park Explorer 3 Nights/4 Days Includes: 3 Breakfasts (B – Breakfast) and 3 Dinners (D – Dinner). Transportation, open vehicle safari, porterage and sightseeing as specified The Kruger Park is approximately 360 kilometers long, and, at its widest point, it is 90 kilometers from east to west. The Reserve has 21 rest camps, 2 private lodge concessions, and 15 …
Continue readingWild Kingdoms Safari – 6 Nights/7 Days
Includes: 6 Breakfasts (BB – Buffet Breakfast, PB – Packed Breakfast) 1 Lunch (BL – Buffet Lunch) 1 Dinner (D – 3 Course Dinners, BD – Buffet Dinner) Hotel porterage included. Kruger National Park Conservation Levy (Please note that conservation levies are subject to increase without prior notice and is at the discretion of the game park.) Please Note Visa …
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Includes: 3 Breakfasts (BB – Buffet Breakfast, PB – Packed Breakfast) 3 Dinner (D) Hotel porterage included. Transportation and sightseeing as specified. Day 1: (Mon) Cape Town – Vredendal (D) Join us on a visit to the West Coast National Park which, during spring, is embroidered with a tapestry of multi-hued flowers. Visit the Postberg section where many antelope are …
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Includes: 3 Breakfasts (BB – Buffet Breakfast), 1 Lunch (L – Lunch) and 1 Dinner (D – Dinner). Hotel porterage included. Accommodation check-in on Day 1 is from 14h00. Shuttle service on Day 1 starts at 06h15 and ends at 22h00. Day 1: (Mon) Cape Town – Prince Albert Travel through the picturesque Hex River Valley, surrounded by magnificent mountains. …
Continue readingLuxury Rovos Rail – Zimbabwe – 3 Nights
Victoria Falls to Pretoria Day 1 – Sunday 17h00 – Depart Victoria Falls station and travel towards Zimbabwe’s largest reserve, the Hwange National Park. 19h30 – Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Kennedy siding for the overnight stop. Dress is Fromal. Day 2 – Monday 05h00 – Early wake-up call with a continental breakfast. 06h00 – …
Continue readingRovos Rail – Cape Town to Pretoria – Vice Versa (2 Nights)
Cape Town to Pretoria – 2 nights For many visitors to South Africa, there is no finer way to see the country than on the popular 48-hour weekly journeys between Pretoria and Cape Town. Check in at 10am. Day 1 11h00: Depart from Platform 23 at Cape Town Station and travel inland through the winelands. 13h00: Lunch is served in …
Continue readingVictoria Falls & Chobe – 5 Days / 4 Nights
DATE ROUTING DAY 1 JOHANNESBURG – VICTORIA FALLS (ZIMBABWE) DAY 2 VICTORIA FALLS (ZIMBABWE) DAY 3 VICTORIA FALLS (ZIMBABWE) – CHOBE NATIONAL PARK DAY 4 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK DAY 5 CHOBE – VICTORIA FALLS – JOHANNESBURG Meal Key BB Bed and Breakfast DBB Dinner, Bed and Breakfast DBB+ Dinner, Bed and Breakfast plus one additional activity DBB++ Dinner, Bed …
Continue reading2019 Spectacular South Africa – 15 Days / 14 Nights
DATE ROUTING DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY CAPE TOWN DAY 2 – THURSDAY CAPE TOWN DAY 3 – FRIDAY CAPE TOWN DAY 4 – SATURDAY CAPE TOWN – HERMANUS DAY 5 – SUNDAY HERMANUS – OUDTSHOORN DAY 6 – MONDAY OUDTSHOORN – KNYSNA DAY 7 – TUESDAY KNYSNA DAY 8 – WEDNESDAY KNYSNA – TSITSIKAMMA DAY 9 – THURSDAY TSITSIKAMMA – …
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With the ever-shrinking airline legroom and the desire to harken back to an age where travel was an elegant affair, luxury train travel has recently enjoyed a revival. While a train trip will take significantly longer, the benefit lies in the details of the experience. In addition to visiting exotic destinations along the route, you’ll be able to watch as …
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Winchester Mansions 3 Nights (Days 1 – 4) Met at Cape Town International Airport and transferred to Winchester Mansions (time to be advised). Winchester Mansions is situated at the famous Sea Point Promenade facing the Atlantic coastline, only minutes from the V&A Waterfront to which guests are offered a complimentary shuttle service. The original Cape Dutch architecture combined with personalized …
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WHAT MAKES ETHIOPIA UNIQUE • The cradle of mankind • The origin of coffee • Home of the original ark of the covenant • Has more UNESCO heritages than any African countries • The only African country that has never been colonialized • The Bird paradise country • The Kirst Christian country in Africa • The Kirst Muslim Country in …
Continue readingONTDEK EKSOTIES MAROKKO!
‘n Besoek aan Marokko gee jou ‘n blik op ‘n eksotiese wêreld van slangbesweerders en kulkunstenaars, Arabiese markte (bekend as ‘n “soek”) hemelhoog gestapel met hope skatte, en ontelbare glase kruisementtee. Marokko bied jou ook ‘n avontuur om van Noord Afrika asemrowendste landskappe te besigtig – die woestyn op die drumpel van die land geleë, en verder ook die magtige …
Continue readingExperience Exotic Morocco for 10 Days – With Istanbul Optional for only EUR 119pp
Morocco is a wondrous taste of the exotic, with snake charmers and conjurers, souks piled high with hordes of treasures and endless glasses of mint tea. It’s also an adventure into some of North Africa’s most stunning scenery with the desert on its doorstep and the craggy heights of the Atlas Mountains beyond. This fascinating country is a merging of …
Continue readingCape Wine Experience – 6-DAY/ 5 NIGHT
Day 1. Arrive in Cape Town. Met at airport and transferred to your hotel. Check-in at hotel. Time to relax and freshen-up. CAPE TOWN has a rich multi-cultural history because of its position as a stopping point for ships plying their trade between the east and the west. Today it is a meeting place for Africa and the rest of …
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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Guest Handling and transfers Whether it’s greeting you or your clients at the airport, saying Bon Voyage after a holiday of a lifetime and everything in between, you can rest assured that all our guests are in the best possible hands, 24/7. Car Rental Find the perfect place to stay in South Africa! Not only …
Continue reading12 Days South Africa & Victoria Falls by Rail – R52,000 pps
While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls is classified as the largest, based on its combined width of 1,708 metres and height of 108 metres, resulting in the world’s largest sheet of falling water. Victoria Falls is roughly twice the height of North America’s Niagara Falls and well over twice the width …
Continue readingExperience ‘real-wilderness’ at Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Experience ‘real-wilderness’ at Sabi Sand Game Reserve Sabi Sand is a group of game reserves located adjacent to the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Newington Gate is west of the Kruger Gate and Skukuza camp of Kruger Park. Other entrances are Gowrie Gate in the far north and Shaws Gate in the south. The …
Continue readingPilanesberg less than 2 hours from Johannesburg
Pilanesberg less than 2 hours from Johannesburg The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is located in North West Province in South Africa, west of Pretoria. The park borders with the entertainment complex Sun City. The park is currently administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. The area is fringed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills, of which the …
Continue reading5 unforgetable trails in the magnificent Tsitsikamma
5 unforgetable trails in the magnificent Tsitsikamma The Tsitsikamma National Park is a protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is a coastal reserve well known for its indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. On 6 March 2009 it was amalgamated with the Wilderness National Park and various other areas of …
Continue reading25 things to do in Cape Town for under R50
TAKE A HOP-ON HOP-OFF TRAIN TRIP ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE RAIL ROUTE Cost: R35 for the hop-on, hop-off ticket The Southern Line Rail Route stretches between Cape Town and Simon’s Town. Besides it being a great way of getting from A to B, it’s also a relaxing way of seeing Cape Town’s varied scenes. The part of the journey …
Continue readingHAVE A DIRECT ENCOUNTER WITH AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN HAVE A DIRECT ENCOUNTER WITH AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN KNYSNA? Visitors to the Knysna Elephant Park mpark are privileged to have a personal encounter with our gentle giants, and leave having gained a new-found respect for these animals, as well as a better understanding of the African elephant and its plight across the continent. Most …
Continue reading5 Destinations you did not know existed in the Northern Cape
1. Augrabie Falls At the Augrabies Falls you will be awed by the water thundering down the gorge. There are also plenty of other attractions to explore nearby, including a wide variety of flowers and animals, and the inimitable views from the Moon Rock. The Khoi call the Augrabies Falls Aukoerabis, ‘the place of noise’. To understand why the Khoisan …
Continue readingTop 5 Game Reverses in South Africa
1. MalaMala Game Reserve MalaMala has become something of a byword when it comes to luxury game lodges. It has set many standards in that respect, and few can beat its Big Five wildlife sightings, thanks in part to a long, unfenced border with the Kruger National Park. Even when at full capacity, MalaMala offers hundreds of hectares of wilderness …
Continue readingCould this be the most luxurious wine farm in South Africa?
Delair Graff Estate – Owner Laurence Graff The founding of Graff Diamonds in 1960 by Laurence Graff marked the start of an astonishing journey spanning over five decades. Throughout its rich history, Graff is said to have handled more diamonds of notable rarity and beauty than any other jeweller, and to this day continues to inspire and excite the world’s …
Continue readingPacking Tips for Safaris
Clothes: For me looking the part made the experience of a Safari that much more exciting. Think neutral colored clothes, light and airy fabrics but also layers depending the time of year. For myself I had khaki pants, tan colored t-shirts and a long sleeve button up shirt to cover up in the hot sun but to also keep me …
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The land of the legendary African walking safari, Victoria Falls,the wild Zambezi River,abundant wildlife,and raw wilderness,all in one friendly country. Blessed with awe-inspiring natural wonders, an abundance of wildlife, huge water bodies and vast open spaces, Zambia offers unforgettable holidays exploring the real Africa Acknowledged as one of the safest countries in the world to visit, Zambia’s welcoming people live …
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