News and Updates
South Africa is ready to welcome the world in June 2010 as it prepares to host a World Cup like no other, and this will provide an ideal opportunity for many fans to combine sport with a trip to a truly world class travel destination. Of course (whisper it quietly)…not everyone likes football! Given the […] Read More
Sabi Sabi’s Earth Lodge has been voted the 3rd Best Hotel in the world, and the 2nd Best on the African continent in the 2009 Travel & Leisure Magazine Best in the World rankings. The result – an astonishing 97.5% near perfect score – showed yet again that Sabi Sabi always exceeds expectations. This is […] Read More
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will gradually relax the visa restrictions applicable to Chinese travellers wanting to come to South Africa to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Tourists attending the event will now be allowed to leave their country for a period of 3 months without having to obtain a […] Read More
We are delighted to announce that we have added a new section to our website which customers can search on and book via Travel Butlers – Luxury Rail Journeys. For an unforgettable part of your holiday to South Africa, why not include a rail journey on one of 2 luxury trains – the Blue Train […] Read More
The Oceana Luxury Suites and Spa are offering 1 or 2 bedroomed self-catering apartments for only R595 per apartment per night from now until the end of May 2009 – what a fabulous price ! The air-conditioned self-catering apartments all either open up onto the gardens with its 2 swimming pools and outside jacuzzi, or […] Read More
The first official tour by the British Isles Rugby Union Team, selected by a committee from all four Home Unions, was to South Africa in 1910, but 99 years later it has all become a much grander affair with thousands of fans travelling from all over the world for this fantastic festival of rugby. Whilst […] Read More
As most people know, South Africa is the proud host of the second edition of the DFL-Indian Premier League, with the opening ceremony being held in Cape Town, and the inaugural match being played at Newlands on Saturday April 18 2009. The Newlands cricket stadium is staging 8 of the exhilarating games and visitors can […] Read More
The annual Pick ’n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival will be held from July 3-12 2009. The Knysna Oyster Festival is a celebration of sport and the good life, which is held annually in July every year and has established itself as one of the most popular annual events in the Western Cape. Oysters are, of […] Read More
For many people who decide to drive themselves to their safari lodge (rather than arrange a transfer or fly directly to the reserve), the thrill of arriving at a game reserve for the first time is immense. However, unless their tour operator has briefed them thoroughly (something that we at Travel Butlers ALWAYS do !), […] Read More
Following the recent annoucement that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be staged in South Africa this year, The Cellars Hohenort in Constantia have a couple of wonderful packages available over this time. One of the great country house hotels of the Cape, the 5* Cellars-Hohenort Country House is a member of the international Relais […] Read More
