The Travel Butlers Blog
Travel Butlers are delighted to announce a photo competition that we are running in association with SA Wines Online where you could win one of 3 cases of South African wine. Each year we are sent hundreds of photos by people whose holidays we have helped to organise, and rather than leave them to collect metaphorical dust […] Read More
We are delighted to confirm that we will be offering 3 nights for the price of 2 at safari lodges in the Kariega Reserve for people travelling between 1 May and 30 September. The Kariega reserve is ideal for families who are enjoying a holiday in Cape Town or the Eastern Cape who are also […] Read More
Following on from last weeks listing of top lodges for families in malaria free areas, today we are having a look at our most popular lodges for families in the Greater Kruger area. The first point to bear in mind when looking at family lodges in the Kruger area is that the average age of children staying at lodges in […] Read More
We have added new photos to several of the safari lodges that we feature in the Greater Kruger Park area. The lodges with updated photos are: Gomo Gomo Game Lodge Gwalagwala Honeyguide Khoka Moya Honeyguide Mantobeni Kirkman’s Kamp Little Jock Tinga Game Lodge
Reports coming out from Livingstone Airport in Zambia appear to confirm a major change in the Visa system and costs for overseas visitors to Victoria Falls and the rest of Zambia. Our sources have today informed us that: 1. With immediate effect, the whole visa waiver system is abolished for all visitors to Zambia. Until […] Read More
With the school half-term holidays only a few weeks away, and Easter following on shortly afterwards, we thought this would be a good time to look at the most popular safari lodges for families visiting South Africa’s malaria-free regions. A quick glance at the listing below show that the game reserves in the Eastern Cape (Kariega, Kwandwe, Lalibela, […] Read More
We have updated our Kruger Park pages to include more photographs for many of the rest camps in the park. These camps are for visitors who wish to drive themselves around the park, and you can see where the camps are on our map of Kruger, and read more about on a self-drive safaris here. If […] Read More
The Waterberg has been described as South Africa’s best keep secret. Its rugged beauty, together with its diversity in plant and animal life, has led to the development of the Waterberg Nature Conservancy, an amalgamation of conservation areas covering more than 150,000 hectares. The safari lodges of the Waterberg are an ideal safari destination for […] Read More
We have added a demonstration movie to our Honeymoon Gift Registry service that will show friends and family of couples that register their honeymoon with us how they can buy a gift voucher online via our secure web server. The movie requires flash player 7.0 or above. We will add further movies showing how to purchase via cheque […] Read More
Cape Point and Boulders Beach, part of the Table Mountain National Park, saw a significant increase in tourist numbers during the 2007 festive season, which reflects the incredibly good weather holiday makers to the Western Cape enjoyed over this period. The Cape Point section of the Park had 111,293 visitors between December 1 2007 and January […] Read More
