News and Updates
If you have been thinking about booking a safari holiday for a little while, you will know that there is a wealth of high-quality destinations available on the African continent. Indeed, every nation or region has something unique to offer in terms of wildlife, beauty and character so choosing one itinerary or country above all […] Read More
South Africa’s only ski resort, Tiffindell in the Eastern Cape, is expected to be up and running by next year, according to new owner, Lew Campbell (no relation of Travel Butlers owners Paul & Tracey Campbell). Situated along the Ben McDhui peak in the southern region of the Drakensberg, the resort has chalets able to […] Read More
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) has released two female cheetahs, a mother and daughter, into the neighbouring Kapama Private Game Reserve. The cheetahs have been at the centre since April last year, when they were bought to the Centre from the Mountain Zebra National Park outside Cradock in the Eastern Cape, due to an […] Read More
British Airways has announced that its extra seasonal service between London Heathrow and Cape Town for Winter 2012 will have a schedule change. Revised Cape Town flight schedule from October 28 for the Winter schedule is: BA43 LHR-CPT: departs 17:35, arrives 07:00 Daily B744 Mid J BA42 CPT-LHR: departs 22:20, arrives 08:00 Daily B744 Mid […] Read More
South African Airways is scrapping its direct service from Heathrow to Cape Town ahead of the city’s peak season. All flights will be via Johannesburg from 15th August and all passengers booked on the direct service will either be transferred to the new route or offered a refund. The airline cites increased competition from both […] Read More
Travel Butlers would like to congratulate HM Queen Elizabeth II on reaching her 60th year on the throne. In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th of June will be public holidays in the UK and our offices will be closed. We will check emails and telephone messages periodically, however clients who […] Read More
Making it easy to combine Cape Town with a safari in the Okavango Delta, Air Botswana are about to launch a new daily direct flight between Maun (MUB) and Cape Town (CPT) with effect from June 01 2012. Maun serves as the gateway to the world famous Okavango Delta, which offers an opportunity for the […] Read More
The Singita School of Cooking (SSC) in the Kruger National Park has enrolled its fifth intake of students to commence their training as aspirant chefs. These young men and women from surrounding rural communities on the outskirts of the Park, have shown a real passion for cooking, having been selected for their special aptitude for […] Read More
Following on from our review of the top-rated 3* and 4* safari lodges, this time it’s the turn of the 5* properties. Our number monkey has again checked to make sure that we have not included any places that only have a handful of votes as this would skew the results, and the 5* safari […] Read More
It is the Awards Season in the music and film industries at the moment, so we thought that this would be a good time to have a look at the ratings that our guests have given to the various places they have stayed at over the past year or so and see who comes top […] Read More
