The Travel Butlers Blog
Uruguay were relieved to clinch the final place in South Africa with a 1-1 draw in Montevideo which gave them a 2-1 aggregate victory over Costa Rica. This means that all seven previous winners of the tournament ( Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina, and France ) will be playing in South Africa. The full list […] Read More
A dramatic game in Paris saw Ireland take the lead in the first half and hold on to force extra time in the Stade de France. After surviving a strong penalty claim by the French (who also had a goal ruled out for offside) France finally scored towards the end of the first period of […] Read More
The new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town was lit up last night for the first time as part of the build up for next summer’s world cup. Cape Town will be host to 6 first-round matches, one second-round match, one quarter-final and one semi-final. As you can see from the picture, the new 70,000 […] Read More
For a limited time only, guests can enjoy travelling to their safari in true style! We are delighted to offer for guests travelling ONLY between the 10th and 14th December the opportunity to travel from Pretoria to Hoedspruit on the luxurious Blue Train, then to transfer to a 5* safari lodge for a 2 night […] Read More
Guests at Jaci’s Safari Lodge and Jaci’s Tree Lodge in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve can enjoy some rare sightings of wild dog. The lodges have currently got 2 packs of wild dogs in their vacinity, and one pack has 6 puppies. The dogs have been seen out on night drives, hunting by moonlight. A […] Read More
The draw for the play-off games that will decide the final 4 European teams that will compete in next year’s World Cup was made a short while ago in Zurich. The stand out tie sees Giovanni Trapattoni’s Irish side face France over two legs, with the second leg being in Paris. Whilst this is clearly a […] Read More
The Kichaka Luxury Game Lodge, in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, recently played host to one of South Africa’s newest stars, the actress Vanessa Haywood, who enjoyed a weekend here with her family and team from the SA TV show, Top Billing. Vanessa stars in District 9, which has just been released worldwide, and has topped […] Read More
The famous Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, the steam train that trundles along the Garden Route, will be returning to service on October 19. The train journey was stopped for a while to allow maintenance work to be carried out. The plans for the new service is that it will be run 3 times a week in […] Read More
Travel Butlers are pleased to now be working with Sibuya Tented Camp, in the malaria-free Eastern Cape. The 3,000 hectare malaria-free reserve is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including the Big 5 of the African bush – elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo. Over 400 bird species have also been recorded. A wide […] Read More
