Tips and travel ideas for South Africa. The diverse and beautiful country of South Africa has vibrant cities, a stunning coastline, and of course incredible wildlife parks such as the famous Kruger National Park. Here you will find all the information you need about travelling in South Africa so start planning your trip now and experience everything that South Africa has to offer travellers.
Whether you want to travel from the Cape to Cairo, or enjoy a classic luxury safari holiday in east Africa, safari holidays give you an unparalleled opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural habitat. Here are a selection of safari holiday ideas for the best wildlife experience in Africa: […]
This is a post I have been thinking about writing for a long time. Since 2003. Since before I even had a blog to write on! In 2003 I was travelling in South Africa when I was held up by a man with a gun and robbed of my camera. […]
You only have a few weeks’ vacation each year and you want to make the most of them right? You want to tick off incredible travel destinations from your bucket list and come back with gorgeous photos. You want to vacation in the most picturesque places on earth! Well here […]
When I went to Africa it was the realisation of a long-held dream to see magnificent African wildlife in the midst of magnificent African landscapes. I wanted to see the BIG FIVE, most especially lions, leopards and elephants. I couldn’t quite understand why buffalo and rhinoceros were on the list, […]
I always like to book a holiday in November or late October. Living in the northern hemisphere, this time of the year is on the cusp of winter and it is nice to grab a slice of sunshine to carry you through the colder months. Here are a few ideas […]
It’s a steep climb up Table Mountain via the Platterklip Gorge. Within 10 minutes I was thinking I’d been foolish to climb up and take the cable car down. One-and-a-half hours of sweaty stumbling but I looked up occasionally to see sweeping views across Cape Town and the Bay under […]
Johannesburg is the starting point for many travellers arriving in South Africa and I expect not many stay more than a few hours due to the city’s unsavoury reputation. But if you do happen to stay for a few days here are a few ideas for things to do in […]
Cardinal Richelieu is reputed to have asked the question: “If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?” Nowhere is this more true than in the Stellenbosch wine region of South Africa, where delicious wine mixes with gorgeous landscape and three centuries of architecture and cultivation. Stellenbosch is […]
It was on the drive up through Zululand that I started to really see what a magnificent country South Africa is. In Eshowe I stayed at The George Hotel and thought I might have slipped into an episode of The League of Gentlemen when I went down to the bar […]