A little more than three percent of South Africa comprises national parks. But even so, South Africa’s national parks offer some of the most spectacular sights in the world. The Big Five in Kruger, hiking at Blyde River, and elephants at Addo. Oceanic-meeting points, dramatic mountainscapes, and eye-widening road trips…. Continue reading
Organised tours are a fantastic way of exploring a destination, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s your first or fifth time visiting. A good tour will always provide something new and fascinating, revealing secrets which you’d never discover visiting as an independent traveller. Nowhere is this truer than South Africa…. Continue reading
Scroll through the webpages of tour operators offering safaris, and there’s a decent chance you’ll baulk at the prices being quoted. Add to that the recently-inflated cost of international flights, and an African safari can seem prohibitively expensive. However, there are ways you can take an African safari on the… Continue reading
Cut Cape Town in half like a piece of seaside rock, and the word cool would be emblazoned all the way within. From the turn-of-the-century vibes and microbreweries of Long Street to the summit of Table Mountain, by way of Company’s Garden and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town… Continue reading
Barbara Broccoli take note. Overlooking the sublime vistas of South Africa’s ‘mother city,’ Table Mountain is ripe for a Bond film opening sequence. Imagine 007 hanging from the rotating aerial cableway embroiled in a death-defying fistfight. Or chasing the bad guys (and girls) to its rocky summit along ancient trails…. Continue reading
The best Africa cruises get you to the continent in style. At the same time, they ensure a sense of place by calling at a plethora of fascinating destinations. Destinations you might otherwise never get the chance to visit. Thanks to a coastline that takes in the cool waters of… Continue reading
Layovers are a great way of taking advantage of the need for a connecting flight from a hub airport (increasingly common these days) to tag on a second destination. And generally speaking, ‘multi-city’ bookings aren’t much more than a standard return on sites such as CheapOAir. However nice Johannesburg airport… Continue reading
South Africa is one of the top countries for first time visits to mainland Africa. Even I find it hard to resist the continued allure of the country. Its range of attractions is massive. There are city sights of Cape Town and Gqeberha, the legacy of Nelson Mandela to explore,… Continue reading
The Big Five are synonymous with safaris, and safaris with the Big Five. While the great plains of Africa are teeming with wildlife, it’s these five animals that get much of the attention. So much so, that lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and Cape buffalo have become emblematic of the best… Continue reading
Located to the southern extreme of Nelson Mandela Bay and at the end of South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route, there are a huge number of reasons to consider a trip to Gqeberha. For one, though it has changed its name from Port Elizabeth, it still holds the moniker of ‘the… Continue reading
