• South Africa Travel Information

    The popular and vibrant destination of South Africa is a great choice for a memorable holiday and our South Africa travel advice will help you enjoy your holiday at its best.

    For an unforgettable trip to South Africa, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect trip for you.

    South Africa is a vast country with plenty of diversity ranging from city breaks to Cape Town to a safari in the North. With such variety our holiday experts are never more helpful in tailoring the perfect holiday for you. Further popular holiday activities that may affect the best time for you to travel to South Africa include world class water sports along the coastline on the Indian Ocean.

    The seasons of South Africa are reversed to those experienced here in the UK and there really isn't a bad time to visit, although what you would like to do may effect which season is best for you. If a safari is on your must see list then the best time of year to travel to South Africa is during the dry season of June to September.

    A visit to Cape Town is superb during the summer months of November to March whilst those looking to catch a glimpse of a whale on a whale watching tour will find the best success from June to December. Accommodation books up quickly during the South African school holidays from mid-December to the end of January so book early to avoid disappointment during these times.

    To find out more about the best time to travel to South Africa or to book a vacation please enter your details in the contact form on the right and one of our holiday experts will be in touch.

    If you are interested in a holiday to South Africa, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will plan a stunning holiday for you. 

  • South Africa Information

    Here are some pages that we think will be useful to you when planning a holiday in South Africa. We have pages to tell you about what type of food to expect, weather throughout the year in South Africa, the best attractions and things to do whilst in South Africa and some general information that you may find useful.

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    If you are interested in a holiday in South Africa fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will help to plan the perfect holiday for you.

    If you are interested in a holiday to South Africa, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect holiday for you. 

  • Tswalu Kalahari Safaris

    Tswalu Kalahari is South Africa’s largest private game reserve with an area of 100,000 hectares of land. With no more than 30 guests allowed at a time, take the time to discover the beauty of this landscape and its diverse range of wildlife.

    For an unforgettable holiday at the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect holiday for you. 

    Arrive in a private hangar at Cape Town or Tambo international airport to board the luxury Pilatus PC12. When you touch down at the Tswalu airstrip where a personal guide will greet you with refreshment’s. You will then be driven to Motse to your accommodation, you will have the opportunity to spend a night under the stars at the Malori sleep-out deck.

    A raised platform with a thatched overhang offers protection from the elements and the luxury king sized bed will ensure a good night’s sleep.

    As you can choose the itinerary you have the option to rise early one morning for a game drive with a delicious gourmet picnic to enjoy at lunchtime and see many species of game before they take shelter from the hot sun. The next morning you can always choose to sleep late and indulge in a champagne breakfast in bed.

    On safari you can spend time bonding with the meerkat colonies, tracking the black rhino and black maned Kalahari lions with an experienced guide. Afterwards enjoy a delicious picnic whilst overlooking the bushman rock art including carvings believed to be up to 380,000 years old. You can also enjoy safari on horseback, riding through the bush is best experienced at sundown for fantastic views of a Kalahari sunset.

    There will be time in-between your exploration of the Tswalu Kalahari to indulge in the Tswalu Spa with its outdoor treatment area and indigenous spa garden. In the evening you can look forward to delicious boma feasts, bush dinners and 5 course gourmet meals in the dining room so set you up for another days exploring. 

    If you are interested in a holiday to the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will plan a stunning holiday for you. 

  • Pilanesberg Safaris

    Pilanesberg National Park exists in a transition zone between the dryness of the Kalahari and the wet Lowveld vegetation. Because of this there is an incredible variety of game animals as well as unique flora and fauna.  Virtually all of the animal species native to South Africa can be found in this park including the big 5, wild dog, Roan, Tsessebe, Sable antelope and more than 360 species of bird.

    For an unforgettable holiday in Pilanesberg National Park, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will help plan the perfect holiday for you. 

    A camping safari is a great way to explore the Pilanesberg National Park, head to the park and set up camp before heading out on a drive around the Pilanesberg Ring Complex to see what wildlife is lurking nearby and after tuck into a hearty lunch and spend some time relaxing before going on an afternoon drive into the park. In the evening dine under the stars with a traditional South African Braai (BBQ).

    In the morning wake up early for coffee and rusks before heading into the park to catch the predators early before they rest up for the day as it becomes hot. Return to the camp at 10am for a healthy cooked breakfast. Spend the rest of the morning relaxing by the pool or watching the monkeys. In the afternoon head on another drive that runs into the night guided by a park ranger. This is a great opportunity to see some of the predators only active at night, then head back for dinner around the campfire.

    After waking enjoy a guided nature walk where you can have encounters with bird and plains game such as zebra, impala, giraffe and warthog, as well as enjoying the bush itself. Afterwards depart on a game drive to see if you can get another look at some of the Big 5 animals roaming the park. 

    If you are interested in a safari to Pilanesberg national park, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will create a stunning holiday thats right for you. 

  • Kwazulu Natal Safari

    South Africa’s third smallest province, Kwazulu Natal is filled with lots of scenic and cultural attractions including the country’s most popular beaches. Bushveld reserves can be found in the North as well as the dramatic Drakensberg mountains.

    For a stunning safari in Kwazulu Natal, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect holiday for you. 

    Spend a day at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, the reserve has over 80 species of game and an impressive variety of bird species. When on safari you can expect to see lions, buffaloes, rhinos, elephant and leopards, as well as cheetahs, giraffes, zebra, blue wildebeests, spotted hyenas and wild dogs.

    Have lunch at the Hilltop Camp for authentic South African cuisine. In the afternoon Travel up the lush KwaZulu-Natal north coast into the tropical beauty of Zululand and the nKwalini Valley. Here stands the largest Zulu kraal in all of Zululand which is now a live museum. Watch the day to day activities in the village and learn about how the Zulu people live.

    You will get the opportunity to watch the Zulus perform their traditional tribal dancing as well as learning how they build their huts. There are other crafts that you can learn such as pottery making, brewing beer, crafting baskets and bead work.

    To look at some of the marine life that South Africa has to offer head to Ushaka Marine World for examples of South Africa’s unique Indian and Atlantic Ocean marine life. There are also dolphin, seal and penguin shows to watch throughout the day. 

    If you are feeling adventurous head to Drakensberg for a canopy tour, made up of 12 slides some of which are over 100m. By using these slides you get to ‘fly’ above the canopy of a beautiful indigenous forest with streams and waterfalls. 

    If you are interested in a safari holiday in Kwazulu Natal, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will help plan a stunning holiday for you. 

  • Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Safaris

    Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park is one of South Africa’s best destinations for ecotourism. Here you will find great open spaces with gigantic peaks and buttresses, the park is filled with rolling high grasslands, steep sided river valleys and rocky gorges. The parks varied habitats make it a haven for globally threatened species of birds and plants.

    For an amazing holiday in Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will help plan the perfect trip for you. 

    There are many caves and rock shelters to explore, these shelters contain the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara. These were made by the San people over a period of 4,000 years.

    Head to Lammergeyer Hide for the opportunity to see the rare bearded vulture, cape vulture, black eagle, jackal buzzard and lanner falcon. If you don’t fancy a big hike up you can arrange for a vehicle to take you to and from the hide. Mountain biking is a great way to get stunning views of the Drakensburg as you traverse the network of tracks originally put in place for forestry purposes.

    There is also a simple 14km bike trail in the Lotheni Valley in Drakensberg, stop at the historic Gelib Tree site and on a hot day take the opportunity to take a dip in one of the cool pools. Fishing is popular in Drakensburg, Kamberg nature reserve is one of the best for trout fishing but if river fishing is your thing you can head to Garden Castle, Giants Castle and Lotheni. Dam fishing can be found at Kamberg, Royal Natal and Highmoor. Highmoor is reserved primarily for still water trophy fishing.

    The park contains a wide variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Some of the larger mammals that can be spotted are mountain reedbuck, grey rhebuck, grey duiker, eland, klipspringer, bushbuck and oribi. The main predators that can be found are the leopard, black-backed jackal, caracal, serval, clawless and spotted neck otter as well as various types of mongoose and genet.  In the mountain park groups of chacma baboons, porcupines and colonies of rock hyrax can be found.

    If you are interested in a safari to Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will plan the perfect holiday for you.  

  • Tsitsikamma Safaris

    Tsitsikamma known as the Garden of the Garden Route. Tsitsikamma is a khoi word for “place of abundant or sparkling water” and sits on a 200m high plateau stretching from the Bloukrans River in the west to the Tsitsikamma River in the east. It is bordered in the north by the stunning Tsitsikamma Mountains and in the south the Indian Ocean can be seen.

    For an amazing safari to Tsitsikamma National Park, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect holiday for you. 

    The area is covered with indigenous forests and commercial plantations. Deep river gorges cleft the plateau as they make their way down into the sea which has created magnificent waterfalls and ravines. The water is a dark brown colour known as coca cola water due to its high tannin content leached from the surrounding vegetation.

    Cormorants, Kelp Gulls and African Black Oystercatchers can be found along the coastline while Giant Kingfishers can be seen hunting fish at tidal pools or in the rivers that drain into the Indian Ocean. Also inhabiting these rivers are Half-collared Kingfisher and the African Finfoot.

    In the forests of Tsitsikamma the Knysna Lourie can be seen, a large green bird with a short hooked bill and brilliant red wings. Other forest species to watch out for include the Emerald Cuckoo, Narina Trogon, Knysna and Olive Woodpecker, Chorister Robin and Grey Cuckooshrike.

    Kayaking takes place on the Storms River and takes you across the Ocean and underneath the famous Storms River Suspension Bridge. Kayak up the Storms River and paddle through a bat’s cave, marvel at the magnificent views of the cliffs and the park. Take a guided hike to learn more about the history, flora and fauna of Tsitsikamma.

    Scuba diving is also available at Tsitsikamma, explore the reefs filled with spectacular colourful corals and a huge variety of fish, nudibranch's, sea anemones, as well as sting rays and sand sharks. 

    If you are interested in a holiday to Tsitsikamma National Park, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa advisors will create a stunnning holiday tailored to you. 

  • Family Safaris

    A family safari in South Africa is a great opportunity for your family to share a remarkable adventure, including vast plains, lakes and spectacular wildlife.

    For an unforgettable family safari trip, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will plan the perfect holiday for you. 

    The key to a successful safari with kids and young people lies in the selection of bases, guides and suitable activities With advice from experts, you can enjoy a safari that ensures the needs, expected level of comfort, individual interests and, of course, the safety of your nearest and dearest throughout a memorable trip. The goal is a safari that is unforgettable and enjoyable for all family members and also educational for your children in the process, including wildlife encounters with a professional guide.

    Younger children can spend a morning watching a hundred elephants splashing and wallowing at a waterhole, then spend the afternoon on a beginner’s tracking course, playing with local Masai children or learning the medicinal use of plants from a bushman guide. For older siblings – the tricky teenage years – imagine a day canoeing together down the Zambezi or creeping up stealthily on a herd of giraffe, along with an excellent guide.

    Also, you can combine time on safari with a city break, such as Cape Town or a Johannesburg. As with all travelling, a little groundwork is the greatest preparation – especially important with a family including young children. Some lodges, such as Treetops and The Ark, do not accept children under seven years old, while Mount Kenya Safari Club, children use a different dining room.

    There is quite a lot of “downtime” on a safari: hours spent sitting quietly in the vehicle, patiently waiting for, or watching, animals who will be frightened away by sudden movement and hours whiled away in the camp between drives. Some travel agencies organise family safaris that are especially designed for couples travelling with children.

    Some of the lodges cater for young ones with children clubs focusing on games and nature activities. Many of the lodges and permanent tented camps have swimming pools. Staying at a lodge with a pool is recommended for occupying the unoccupied daytime hours, especially as there are unlikely to be many other children around.

    That said, safaris are now increasingly popular among families, since watching wildlife is something adults and children can do with equal pleasure.                    

    Some activities are specifically age restricted to 15+, including walking and canoe safaris, but can still accommodate 11-year-olds. They may, however, require a specific guide and are limited to certain camps and locations.  Some activities are strictly not permissible for youngsters.

    For the perfect safari trip for all the family, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will create a holiday thats right for you. 

  • Kruger Park Safaris

    The Kruger National Park is the second largest game reserve in Africa Spanning 360km, North to South, and 65km from East to West. The Stunning beauty of Limpopo can be seen from the west, lush Mpumalanga to the south and Zimbabwe to the North. Kruger is home to the famous big five game animals and the birding big six in addition to a unique range of flora and fauna.

    For a stunning safari in Kruger National Park, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will create the perfect holiday for you. 

    There are many options when staying at a big park like Kruger, for the luxury self-drive experience stay in a luxury lodge at the northernmost park of Kruger Park surrounded by magnificent Baobab and Fever Tree Forests, riverines, and Lanner's Gorge. Your exclusive suite will have stunning views of Limpopo and Luvuvhu flood Plains.

    Dinner can be served outside along the veranda by the swimming pool. Listen to the sounds of the African wildlife and take in the sights of Kruger Park. In the morning head out on safari with your ranger where you will see a good range of game and excellent birding, after 3 hours of safari return to the lodge for a hearty breakfast. Spend the free time relaxing in the pool or spotting game from the balcony of your luxury suite.

    After head out in an open safari vehicle and watch the sunset as you spot nocturnal birds and mammals. Enjoy drinks under the African stars before indulging in a delicious three course meal. For a more authentic safari stay in a beautiful tented lodge in the heart of a private concession. Track down some of the region’s most magnificent wildlife while on game drives in an open safari vehicle.

    In the evening sip drinks while gathered around a roaring fire and swap stories of the day’s adventure. Fall asleep in your luxurious tent and listen to the sounds of wildlife at night. 

    If you are interested in a holiday to South Africas Kruger Park, fill out an enquiry form and our dedicated experts will help plan the perfect trip for you. 

  • Safari Honeymoons

    Embarking on a luxurious South African honeymoon safari with your new spouse will be one of the most memorable experiences you will share as you start your new life together.

    To start planning your honeymoon of a lifetime, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa experts will create the perfect honeymoon for you. 

     A safari honeymoon in a luxury game lodge allows you to see some of the stunning beauty of the African bushveld, experiencing the wonders of nature together and enjoying some of the finest luxury accommodation available.

    Early morning open safari vehicles game drives, Big Five encounters, excellent African cuisine and gorgeous landscapes are only a few of the reasons  to have a safari honeymoon in South Africa.

    Honeymooning on Safari doesn’t mean you won’t have time to relax. Many lodges come with their own private plunge pools that you and your partner can relax in whilst enjoying the panoramic views of the reserve. There are also Spas on location providing holistic body, skin and beauty rituals that can be carried out in a couple’s treatment suite.

    If you are planning a honeymoon in South Africa, why not fit in a three day safari trip? Perfect if you just want a taste of safari but don’t want to dedicate your whole honeymoon to it. There are many romantic three day packages to suit everyone.

    For couples seeking ultimate luxury on their honeymoon head to the Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Your exclusive lodgings host just 8 guests at a time and are built for maximum privacy. The suites feature floor to ceiling glass windows and an inviting plunge pool. Multi-levelled viewing areas create intimate corners perfect for watching the wildlife.

    In between activities you can enjoy delicious meals at the elevated dining area with stunning views of the Sand and Mabrak Rivers. At night enjoy your meals around a blazing camp fire, under the starry African skies. 

    If you are interested in a safari honeymoon in South Africa, fill out an enquiry form and our South Africa advisors will create the honeymoon of your dreams.