South Africa

Luxury Safaris & Tailormade Holidays throughout South Africa

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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. It’s no wonder that so many of our clients tell us that their South Africa trip has been their ‘best holiday ever’!

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

Wildlife Safaris in South Africa
This scenic and climatic diversity leads naturally to a variety of wildlife, from the big game in the Kruger and adjacent private game reserves to the herds of bontebok and Cape mountain zebra to be found in the Cape. Land is being returned to its natural bushveld state and the wildlife protected. South Africa is the best place to see the Big Five, with large concentrations of elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and both the rare white and the black rhino. It is also the only country to offer malaria free safaris in the Eastern Cape, Madikwe and Waterberg.

Even South Africa’s climate differs from the African norm. The eastern regions have hot, humid summers with afternoon thunderstorms which clear the air then dry, sunny winters - ideal for game viewing and touring. In contrast, Cape Town and the Western Cape has hot, dry summers, (from November to March) and cool, sometimes wet, winters. So, unlike most countries, you can be sure of having excellent holiday weather in South Africa at any time of the year.

South Africa Hotels and Game Lodges
The drama of South Africa and the brilliance of its colours is matched by an equally rich choice of places to stay. South Africa’s game lodges and hotels are unrivalled in Africa and some of our retreats and game lodges contend with the finest of the world. These are places where you can witness nature in the raw and return to a touch, or indeed the full-blown caress, of luxury!