News and Updates
In last week’s annual World Travel Awards, Cape Town stormed to victory, and took the Best Beach Destination award. Cape Town was against stiff competition from the likes of Bazaruto in Mozambique, Diani Beach in Kenya, the Garden Route’s Plettenberg Bay, and Zanzibar in Tanzania, not forgetting the previous winner, Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. […] Read More
We are proud to work with the likes of Thanda Private Game Reserve, who are situated approximately 300 km north of Durban. This Big 5 reserve has played an active role for many years in rhino conservation initiatives, and are totally supporting World Rhino Day, which was held on Saturday to promote the cause worldwide […] Read More
What are you doing in support of this extremely worthwhile cause? International Rhino Day is being held this year on 22 September. It’s cause? To stop the barbaric and illegal trade in rhino horn, and to promote global rhino conservation issues. Rhino horn is believed by some to have medicinal purposes, such as a miracle […] Read More
Whale watching is one of the highlights of a trip to South Africa, and especially now, between the months of September and October, daily sightings of these majestic creatures are the norm. Don’t quote me on that, however, as this is wildlife, so NOTHING can every be 100% guaranteed! The most common whale to spot […] Read More
It is happening as I type. What is, I hear you ask? The next landing on the Moon? The Paralympics have started a day early? Summer has finally arrived in the UK? Well, the last answer is close, in that it is about something finally arriving. Not Summer in the UK (I have given up […] 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
It is obviously a buy time in the airline industry, with Kenya Airways the latest airline to announce sunstantial changes to its summer schedule. The good news for European travellers is that flights to London will increase to 10 flights per week on the 322-seat Boeing 777-200, and at the same time Paris flights will […] 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
Air Namibia has launched three new regional routes to Harare (Zimbabwe), Ondjiva (Angola) and Gaborone (Botswana). The routes will add significant capacity to the airline’s regional operations. Flights will operate between: Windhoek and Harare four times a week, Windhoek and Ondjiva three times a week and Windhoek and Gaborone three times a week. Unfortunately it […] Read More
