News and Updates
Starting 1st of May 2012, Precision Air is set to make a come back to the popular tourist city of Arusha in Northern Tanzania. The Airline had withdrawn flights from Arusha Airport folling the need for a runway extention which has finally been completed by the Tanzanian Airports Authority TAA. Clients going on safari can […] Read More
The United States Government has indicated its commitment to grant Kenya the green light to start direct flights to America, provided the upgrades at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) are done according to international standards. It is possible that these flights could start in the next couple of months. US Ambassador to Kenya, Scott […] Read More
Occasionally we find that it can be difficult to get accommodation in some parts of South Africa during the South African School holidays….after all, it is not only visitors from overseas who want to visit Kruger, Durban or the Garden Route! Given this, we thought it might be useful for people from other countries to […] Read More
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, were recently hosted by &Beyond and Phinda Private Game Reserve, during their recent South African tour. The Royal couple paid an afternoon visit to Phinda as part of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative showcasing conservation projects in KwaZulu-Natal. After an interpretive […] Read More
Cape Town, who previously really didn’t have any form of public transport service, have recently introduced the MyCiTi rapid public transport service, which has just seen the 200 new buses being added to the ‘fleet’ this week. This will certainly make it easier for tourists to get around this beautiful city without the need to […] Read More
I think it is fair to say that not only have the recent media stories about the terrible drought situation in the Horn of Africa wrenched at peoples heart strings, they have also had been of concern to holiday makers who are possibly considering going to Kenya for their safari holiday, and many people are […] Read More
Whale watching is one of the major attractions of the Western Cape, and Hermanus and Gansbaai are the 2 main areas for whale watching, either boat-based or land-based. The first Southern Right whale has been spotted in Walker Bay at Hermanus, so this is now officially the start of the whale watching season ! Having […] Read More
It has just been announced that there MAY be plans afoot for Comair to launch a direct flight from Durban’s new King Shaka International Airport to London’s Gatwick Airport. There is still a lot of work to be done on finalising the agreement between Comair and the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government’s key economic development project, the […] Read More
Following an unfortunate accidental fire in July of this year, which all but completely destroyed the prestigious Ivory Suite at Sabi Sabi Selati, in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, the suite has now been rebuilt, and is open again for business. If you thought the ‘old’ suite was the epitomy of luxury and opulence, well, […] Read More
The wonderful Wolwedans Dune Camp, in Namibia’s Sossusvleu, has just announced that they have upgraded 6 of their tents (and I say tents with my tongue in my cheek – I should rather say palatial suites – they are stunning!). The new tents are larger, with private bathrooms and a bigger deck area outside. Wolwedans […] Read More
