South Africa has emerged as one of the world’s most vibrant and colourful destinations over recent years. From the excitement of tracking lions on safari, the impressive Table Mountain and all in-between, the country has so much to offer the discerning traveller.
Mount Grace Country House + Spa
Set in acres of exquisite gardens in the Magaliesberg Mountains, Mount Grace Country House & Spa exemplifies South African country living at its best. The property is divided into four villa...
Winchester Mansions Hotel
Once you arrive at the Winchester Mansions Hotel, you most probably will not want to leave. The views are glorious, the style gracious, and the pace of life nice and slow. The hotel looks ou...
In a world riven with strife and conflict, South Africa’s emergence like a butterfly from the chrysalis of its solitude and isolation is a great story of the triumph of the human spirit. In Africa, there is an indigenous philosophy, known as ubuntu, which describes the paramount importance of human relationships. Simply translated, ubuntu means ‘I am a person because of other people’, a remarkable statement that sums up in a single phrase the impetus behind the country’s magnificent act of reconciliation and the creation of its much admired new democracy.
One of the major personalities of the anti-apartheid struggle, Bishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, coined the truly evocative name ‘the rainbow nation’ for this ‘new South Africa’, the place emerging from many decades on the world’s front pages as a country of sorrow and conflict. Many nations have a rich kaleidoscope of cultures, but this rainbow nation is rare, for those remarkable political solutions have been actively crafted by, and for, South Africans themselves, with thought and provision for every citizen, wherever on the social, cultural or religious spectrum they might be. After only one short decade, South Africa has burst upon the world stage in an explosion of exuberance in virtually every field of creative endeavor. There is no more rewarding experience in travel today than to see, touch, feel and taste this firsthand, and to plunge right into the heart of the ongoing celebration.
From the flat rolling grasslands and rising sandstone mountains of Gauteng, to the economic and entertainment epicentre of South Africa found in the Free State; traditions and history sit al...
Mpumalanga offers one of South Africa’s seductive safari experiences where one might happen to catch the inspiring sight of a family of elephants ducking one another in a waterhole, or baboo...
If you yearn for wildlife sighting-of mighty elephants, rhinos and birds in flight-and an authentic experience of the rugged African bush, Limpopo is it. It is here where the most exceptiona...
Today’s vacationers would find many reasons to pack their bags and desert boots, and make their way to one of South Africa’s busiest provinces. From sheer cliffs to great mountain terrains,...
The lure of this place is its massive expanse of ‘sand seas’, namely the five lyrically named regions-the Kalahari, the Karoo, the Green Kalahari, the Diamond Fields and the Namakwa. Those v...
It’s an intoxicating feast for the senses. The Western Cape, like the rest of Africa, has its own irresistible pleasures. The east coast is the world’s top spot for ocean-based eco-tourism a...
Passports must also be valid for at least six months.
YOUR HEALTH
Although there are no compulsory vaccinations required, tetanus, typhoid, polio, diptheria, hepatitis A and malaria arerecommended. Tuberculosis, hepatitis B, rabies and cholera may also be suggested for some areas. Seek the advice of a health-care adviser before departure.
CLIMATE
The northern parts of South Africa are best between May and September when wildlife and game viewing at its best, and with very mild temperatures and little rainfall, make this generall the best time to visit. The southern parts are best between October and March where low rainfall and the temperature reaching in excess 28ºC means beautiful sunny days are plentiful, but the cool breeze of the Atlantic Ocean brings much sought relief along the coastal areas. The warm waters of the east coast make for almost year-round swimming with mild Winters in all but the highest parts of the country.
