Family Holidays and Leisure
Take the Kids to Tuningi Safari Lodge where All, Young & Old, have a Bumper Safari
So the whole family sets off on a bumper safari and arrives at family-friendly Tuningi Safari Lodge, a five-star hideaway deep in the wilderness of the North-West’s Madikwe Game Reserve, with over 75 000 hectares of wild adventure-territory at your feet. But let’s not jump the gun – getting there comes first: that’s a 4-hour drive from Johannesburg or a 50-minute scheduled flight from Joburg to the reserve. … Read More
Five Fab Kid-Friendly Safaris in South Africa
no commentsFamily safaris are one of the exciting child-friendly holiday options in South Africa. Several luxury safari lodges provide outstanding offerings to families, with carefully tailored programmes bringing fun and learning to all ages. From bug spotting to mask making, from clay-play to bush Olympics, our lodges have come up with some wonderfully imaginitative activities for the young ones. … Read More
The Galileo Open Air Cinema: Big Screen Under Big Sky at Kirstenbosch
Catch a movie in Cape Town under the stars at Cape Town’s first open-air cinema! The Galileo Open Air Cinema has a phenomenal setting in the spectacular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens at Newlands, on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, Cape Town. Films are screened weekly, usually on Wednesday evenings, between November and April, and various film genres are represented. It’s a fab midweek treat! … Read More
Yoga, Spagetti, Easter Bunnies & Whales: All are part of Various Upcoming Events at De Hoop Nature Reserve
It could be yoga in a pristine reserve that takes your fancy, or hot-footing it through the fynbos with the kids to find Easter eggs, or a weekend learning the secrets of Italy’s well-known passion-foods. These, and all sorts of other things besides, are coming up in De Hoop Collection’s special packages for 2013. … Read More
Animal Sanctuaries to Visit When Holidaying in Plettenberg Bay
The Garden Route is aburst with holiday activities to suit all tastes. These are some of the animal sanctuaries near Plettenberg Bay, popular with families and lovers of creatures great, small, exotic and in some cases, endangered. … Read More
Easter Getaways: Some Great Stays for a Long Weekend
Easter Weekend is peeking its head out, and it’s just around the corner. Why not plan a Easter getaway for the long weekend of 29th March – 1 April. It’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some prime time as a family, a couple, or a group of friends. … Read More
Safaris in South Africa: From the Sublime to the Ridiculously Good-Value Safari
From the opulently sublime to the comfy and ridiculously good-value safari, and all sorts of variations in between, South Africa offers so many different kinds of safari experiences. In a country that has a wide range of landscapes, diverse wildlife and an imaginative array of twists to the good old safari, there really is something for everyone. It can be very helpful to speak to an experienced South African travel consultant so that your own particular needs are matched to the right itinerary and choice of safari accommodation. … Read More
Peddling, Casting a Line & Gadding About in Franschhoek: Some Things To Do in the Area
no commentsSouth Africa’s Food & Wine Capital, Franschhoek, bursts at the seams with eateries, all along the spectrum from fine to funky. But there’s plenty else to do besides pleasing the palate, and here are some of the options: … Read More
In Cape Town, Life’s a Beach
Cape Town is spectacularly well endowed with beaches, and many of them have the prestige of blue flag status. Let’s do a speedy scoot around the bays and beaches, the coves and sandy corners that are part of what makes Cape Town the love-affair city for travellers from all over the world. … Read More
Get Nurtured in Nature at Dazzling De Hoop
Southern Right Whales flock to the bays of De Hoop Nature Reserve to nurture their young. Bontebok – an endangered species – graze De Hoop’s lands in surprisingly large numbers. Eland and Cape Mountain Zebra are at home in the reserve too, along with ostriches, the scurrying yellow mongoose, a variety of other mammals and a large array of birds. Hugging the coastline east of Bredasdorp, De Hoop is a paradise of marine reserve, milk-white sand dunes and vlei. It’s one of the largest protected marine areas in the whole of Africa. … Read More
