South Africa

A country like no other

The sheer beauty of South Africa's landscape, the unsurpassed flora and fauna and the diversity of its people and culture is bewitching. South Africa truly is a country like no other in Africa. Its no wonder that so many of our clients tell us that their trip has been their best holiday ever!

Though the image of vast open African plains scattered with baobab and fever trees fits the north of the country, South Africa offers the visitor a unique diversity of captivating landscapes from the wetlands of Maputaland, to the soaring mountains and vineyards of the Cape, to the white sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean.

Regions of South Africa

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Cape Town

Find out why Cape Town's glorious natural setting is only half its charm; a cool, jazzy blend of African joie de vivre with colonial maritime elgance makes this one of the most beguiling cities outside Europe.

Elephants fighting at Shamwari game reserve

Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape is one of the prime malaria free safari areas and conveniently close to the Garden Route. The Karoo interior offers stunning scenery and frontier history as well.

Leopard sighting in the Sabi Sands

Greater Kruger Park

The Kruger National Park is one of South Africa's 'must see' destinations with the finest game-viewing in the country either in the park itself or in one of the adjacent private game reserves.

Wine Estate in Paarl Valley, Cape Winelands

Winelands

The Winelands is an area of exquisite beauty with verdant green vineyards, oak avenues leading to elegant Cape Dutch wine estates and the charming towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl

Lakes of the Garden Route

Garden Route

The Garden Route & Little Karoo offers a spectacular coastline of dramatic headlands and white sandy beaches. Behind the sand dunes lie placid lagoons and wetland lakes backed by soaring mountains covered by indigenous rainforest.

Waenhuiskrans cave near Arniston

Hermanus & Route 62

Hermanus and Route 62 boasts some of the finest whale-watching in the world and spectacular coastal scenery close to Cape Town. Inland Route 62 is a scenic drive from the Winelands to the Garden Route.

Turtles at Thonga Beach Lodge, Coastal Maputaland

KwaZulu Natal

KwaZulu Natal could easily devour all your holiday with its prime wildlife areas, pristine sandy beaches, cultural and historical interest and a diverse landscape of soaring mountains, rolling bushveld and lush forested wetlands.

Maltese Cross, Cedarberg mountains

Cedarberg

The Cedarberg and West Coast lie north of Cape Town - famous for displays of spring flowers, ancient rock art, delicious wine and spectacular mountain drives and hikes in the Cedarberg mountains.

Wild Dog at Tuningi, Madikwe

Madikwe & Sun City

Madikwe Game Reserve and the Pilanesberg National Park offer malaria-free game-viewing alongside the various man-made attractions of Sun City.

Namaqualand flowers

Northern Cape

No one who has travelled through the Northern Cape can forget its raw grandeur. It is one of the last true wilderness areas of South Africa, known for its wildlife reserves.

Great choice of hotels

Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Pretoria and the Magaliesberg offer lots of interest with tours to Soweto, the Apartheid Museum, the Cullinan Diamond Mine & the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site.

Baobab tree at Pafuri Camp, Limpopo

Limpopo

Enjoy malaria-free game-viewing and a sense of authentic Africa in this beautiful region of open plains and jagged escarpments.

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