News and Updates
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
Londolozi Private Game Reserve, situated in the exclusive Sabi Sand Game Reserve which adjoins the Kruger National Park, has a series of exciting guest activities lined up for the winter months at no extra cost. These include breakfasts and bushveld picnics – including whisky porridge at dawn; winter wine tasting and campfire story telling; leopard […] Read More
Baines’ River Camp, in the Okavango Delta, is currently closed for the reconstruction of its new lodge area. The new structure will be in keeping with the guest suites with their colonial style, grey iron roofs, large verandah areas, open truss ceilings, and earthy tones. The new structure will also include a library/studio, which will […] 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
We get a monthly update from one of our favourite lodges in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Savanna – and this month’s newsletter has some very interesting wildlife stories ! The first one involves an unusual incident in the middle of the month when a leopard was confronted by a large male baboon. The baboon […] Read More
The IPL will be taking place in South Africa between 18th April and 24th May, with games in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and East London. The full schedule of games is as follows (please note times given here are South African times and are 1 hour ahead of UK times): April […] 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
Authorities have announced that people caught feeding the baboons around Cape Town will be fined. Some tourists feed the animals to tempt them closer to take photographs despite the warning signs. The baboons are becoming more aggressive in their efforts to get an easy meal from humans. Tourists and tour operators who feed baboons will […] Read More
Not only does the weak Rand mean that a holiday to South Africa represents truly great value, but many hotels and safari lodges are running some unbelievable promotions, even over the Easter period. We have pulled together a selection of special offers that are running over Easter, although space is limited everywhere and we would […] Read More
Spionkop Lodge has embarked on a project to erect a monument to the Volunteer Ambulance Corps who were involved in the Anglo-Boer War. The Anglo Boer war lasted 3 years, and was to become the most costly Britain had ever fought, both in terms of money and lives lost. The most futile and bloodiest battle was the […] Read More
