The Travel Butlers Blog
Having just returned from a trip to South Africa, I had to fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg, and I chose to fly with Kulula (www.kulula.com). If you do not know about regional flights like Kulula, I would suggest you click here to read more about it. Although Travel Butlers do not at the moment book any […] Read More
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get REALLY close up and personal with the wildlife of the African bush ? Did you avidly follow the adventures of Emma in Vet Safari on the BBC, and wish you could trade places with her for a day? Well, now you can ! Travel […] Read More
In the opening of Botswana’s Parliament and in the recent Botswana budget speech, it was announced that VAT (Value Added Tax) will be increased from 10% to 12%, effective from 01 April 2010, in that country.
Many people ask us when we book their holiday ‘I am a vegetarian … will I be OK and be able to eat things?’. It is our policy to always find this out, and inform the properties beforehand, but staff at Rissington Inn have gone one step further to make sure vegetarians are truly welcomed. […] Read More
Guests at AmaKhosi Safari Lodge, about 3 hours from Durban, are used to their rangers taking them off road during exciting game drives in search of Africa’s Big 5 … but recently some guests got a slightly closer encounter than maybe they had bargained for ! An everso slightly curious elephant decided to investigate the […] Read More
The new airport for Durban (the King Shaka International Airport – or KSIR for short) has just announced that it will be fully operational from 1st May 2010. All flights into Durban will go through here as of this date. The current airport will be closed on the 30th April once the last flight into […] Read More
Stay 4 nights for the price of 3 at either Hlosi Game Lodge or Bukela Game Lodge, both situated less than an hours drive from Port Elizabeth. Both lodges offer exciting malaria-free Big 5 game drives in search of Africa’s wildlife, in specially modified, open air 4WD Land Rovers designed to accommodate 8 guests. Because […] Read More
Stay for 6 nights for the price of 5 at Vamizi Island Lodge in Quirimbas Archipelago. All meals, soft drinks, local beers and spririts, guided activities, one scuba dive per day and boat transfers are included. A slender coral island just off Mozambique’s remote northern coast, Vamizi Island’s near perfect white coral beaches and breathtakingly […] Read More
Stay for 3 nights for the price of 2 at the Victoria & Alfred Hotel in Cape Town. Breakfast is included. Set in the heart of the beautifully restored Waterfront, and framed by the ocean and Table Mountain, the elegance and luxury of the Victoria & Alfred Hotel is rivalled only by its relaxed atmosphere […] Read More
For anyone looking to go on safari in March or April this year, this superb offer gives visitors to South Africa the opportunity to experience a fantastic 3 day safari in the Amakhala Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape for the cost of only 2 nights. The Amakhala Game Reserve began in 1999 as […] Read More
