The Travel Butlers Blog
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
As most people know, South Africa is the proud host of the second edition of the DFL-Indian Premier League, with the opening ceremony being held in Cape Town, and the inaugural match being played at Newlands on Saturday April 18 2009. The Newlands cricket stadium is staging 8 of the exhilarating games and visitors can […] 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
With the IPL starting in South Africa this coming weekend, Setanta is showing a couple of documentries this week to help UK based fans get in the mood. First up, on Tuesday April 14, there is Warne’s Story. This is the story of The Rajasthan Royals’ IPL season last year including an exclusive interview with Shane […] 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
The annual Pick ’n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival will be held from July 3-12 2009. The Knysna Oyster Festival is a celebration of sport and the good life, which is held annually in July every year and has established itself as one of the most popular annual events in the Western Cape. Oysters are, of […] Read More
For many people who decide to drive themselves to their safari lodge (rather than arrange a transfer or fly directly to the reserve), the thrill of arriving at a game reserve for the first time is immense. However, unless their tour operator has briefed them thoroughly (something that we at Travel Butlers ALWAYS do !), […] Read More
