Cape Town office
Tel: +27 21 590 7900
Fax: +27 21 590 7979
Lower Vasco Boulevard, Goodwood 7460
PO Box 13201, N1 City 7463
Johannesburg office
Tel: +27 11 453-1401
Fax: +27 11 453-1404
22 - 1st Avenue, Dunvegan, Edenvale
PO Box 323, Modderfontein, 1645
Mauritius is a gem of a holiday spot right on our doorstep. Less than four hours from Johannesburg by plane, this beautiful island with 330km of coastline offers just about everything you could want on an island holiday. Outside of the occasional cyclone in cyclone season (November to April), the weather is warm, the water [...]
The Zambezi Queen offers a unique view of one of Africa’s most wonderful places: the Chobe River, which forms the border between Botswana and Namibia. The boat itself (can one really call a 42-metre, floating luxury 5-star boutique hotel a ‘boat’?) is in Namibian waters, but guests can sit and look out one way over [...]
We’ve been looking at great spots to visit close to South Africa. You can get no closer than Swaziland and Lesotho, both of which are surrounded by South African soil. Swaziland Swaziland is a relatively small country with a lot to see. The countryside, with its rivers, mountains and waterfalls, is lovely. The arts and [...]
Last time we looked at our direct neighbours: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In this article, we’ll take a look at some wonderful destinations just a little further away: Zambia, Angola and Malawi. Zambia Zambia very smartly took advantage of the drop in tourism in Zimbabwe, especially as it shares the famous Victoria Falls with [...]
South Africa is a long flight away from Europe, Australia, the States and many other places, making the start and end of any journey to these places quite tiring. But there are options right on our doorstep that don’t take much time or effort to get to. Right on our borders are Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe [...]
We all know about the ‘usual suspects’ when it comes to seeing the best of South Africa – the Kruger Park, Cape Town, Table Mountain, the Drakensberg, etc – but here are five less-frequented spots that will give you a great South African holiday. KwaZulu Natal game parks A good friend of mine who worked [...]
You’ve probably seen the movie some time ago, where the old man draws up a ‘bucket list’ – a list of things he’d like to do before he dies. Well, we’ve been thinking lately of our travel bucket list, and the following 10 would definitely make the list (ignoring for a short while our budgets!) [...]
Last year, an ash cloud from eruptions in Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull glacier area caused chaos throughout Europe. It did affect some South Africans – we know: XL Millennium Travel had a group of 60 people caught up in the chaos. It took four days, and an incredible adventure to get out of that mess – but [...]
