News and Updates
This weekend we are celebrating 20 years of Travel Butlers! Travel Butlers was originally conceived over a bottle of wine in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in early 2003, and the company was officially formed in the UK on 9th July 2003. Since then, we have seen the business grow from offering self-drive holidays to South Africa […] Read More
As the world continues to reopen, we’d love to hear your hopes and thoughts about travel over the coming year. Are you hoping to travel as soon as possible, or do you think it’s too early to be making plans yet? We would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes sharing your […] Read More
For most of us the last 18 months have meant very little opportunity to travel abroad, and for long periods of time we have also been unable to even meet friends and family locally. This has now changed following the easing of international travel rules over recent weeks, including the removal of all African countries […] Read More
From 1st October, fully vaccinated travellers (ie those who have been double jabbed) can travel to Mauritius and stay in any of the hotels on this beautiful island. Your only travel requirement is that you must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure from your country of origin. For anyone […] Read More
Great news for anyone with a New Years Resolution to go and trek the endangered mountain gorilla – a real bucketlist ambition for many people. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have just announced massive reductions on gorilla and chimpanzee tracking fees – which now makes this more affordable. Gorilla tracking permits have been reduced from […] Read More
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way we live, and travellers are having to adjust to the new protocols and procedures that have been put in place across the globe as international travel resumes. Many of the destinations that we work with are already open or about to open to international visitors again, and all properties […] Read More
Travel Butlers has been working with clients, airlines, and partners across Africa to postpone and reschedule holidays affected by the coronavirus travel restrictions since governments around the world started to put their countries into lockdown in March. We are constantly monitoring the ever-changing situation as lockdowns are starting to be lifted, and whilst we have […] Read More
The island paradise of Seychelles has become the second country in the Indian Ocean to become free of Covid-19. The nation of fewer than one hundred thousand inhabitants reported 11 cases in total, and the last infected patient has tested negative for a number of consecutive days and is now considered to be fully recovered […] Read More
An exciting new 10 day itinerary has just been announced that combines an outstanding 5* safari experience at Singita with a couple of days in Cape Town (the Mother City), and to top it all off, a journey to one of the most remote places on earth, Antarctica. With just one set departure date announced […] Read More
We are delighted to have been nominated in the British Travel Awards 2018 in the ‘Best Safari, Wildlife & Nature Holiday Company’ and ‘Best Holiday Company to Africa’ categories. These industry-leading awards are often called the Oscars of the travel industry, and the winners are decided by public vote and announced at a gala dinner […] Read More
