News and Updates
Stay for 2 nights for the price of 1 at Tanda Tula Safari Camp duriing the month of February 2010. Tanda Tula is situated in the 60,000 hectare Timbavati Game Reserve, which is adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Guests can enjoy a true bush experience, and with no fences in-between the Park and the […] Read More
Stay for 3 nights for the price of 2 at The Bishops’ Court or The Constantia in Cape Town, The Franschhoek in the Winelands, or The Long Beach in Kommetjie. The offer is valid for any bookings during March and April (excluding Easter). Full gourmet breakfast, all beverages including premium spirits and bespoke wines, in-room […] Read More
The World Cup draw has just been completed about 90 minutes ago, and whilst England have been given a fairly decent draw from a footballing point of view (avoiding France, Portugal, and Ivory Coast) the journey sees them cover over 2000 km just in the group stage, and to get to the final by road […] Read More
Savanna tented lodge in the Sabi Sands has always been a favourite of ours here at Travel Butlers – in fact it was the first place that Tracey & I ever went on safari all those years ago! You should have seen her face when I said we were staying in a tent….and then again when she saw […] Read More
Uruguay were relieved to clinch the final place in South Africa with a 1-1 draw in Montevideo which gave them a 2-1 aggregate victory over Costa Rica. This means that all seven previous winners of the tournament ( Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina, and France ) will be playing in South Africa. The full list […] Read More
A dramatic game in Paris saw Ireland take the lead in the first half and hold on to force extra time in the Stade de France. After surviving a strong penalty claim by the French (who also had a goal ruled out for offside) France finally scored towards the end of the first period of […] Read More
The new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town was lit up last night for the first time as part of the build up for next summer’s world cup. Cape Town will be host to 6 first-round matches, one second-round match, one quarter-final and one semi-final. As you can see from the picture, the new 70,000 […] Read More
Guests at Jaci’s Safari Lodge and Jaci’s Tree Lodge in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve can enjoy some rare sightings of wild dog. The lodges have currently got 2 packs of wild dogs in their vacinity, and one pack has 6 puppies. The dogs have been seen out on night drives, hunting by moonlight. A […] Read More
The draw for the play-off games that will decide the final 4 European teams that will compete in next year’s World Cup was made a short while ago in Zurich. The stand out tie sees Giovanni Trapattoni’s Irish side face France over two legs, with the second leg being in Paris. Whilst this is clearly a […] Read More
