Celebrate the romantic month of February with a safari at Kambaku Safari Lodge, in the Timbavati Game Reserve, adjoining the Kruger Park.

Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with an experienced ranger in search of Africa’s Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

For the month of February, you can stay for 3 nights at this lodge AND ONLY PAY FOR 2 NIGHTS ! As well as your daily morning and afternoon safari drives, the rate also includes a guided walking trail after breakfast, and all meals.

Contact Travel Butlers now to enquire about availability !

The good news for all lovers of a great deal is that we are delighted to once again to offer the amazing “Stay 2 nights at Shamwari and get 3 nights FREE at a 5* hotel” offer for 2010. 

Whilst this is unfortunately (but understandably!) not available during the football World Cup, the good news is that it starts earlier and runs later than in previous years (15 April to 15 October 2010, as opposed to May to September in previous years).

For anyone unfamiliar with this offer, the deal is that you book 2 nights at any of Shamwari’s award-winning 5* safari lodges (at the special Travel Butlers reduced rate!), and you can then select a complimentary 3 night stay at selected 5* properties in Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, or on the Garden Route.

Even better: if you stay 4 nights at Shamwari (either at one lodge or two different lodges), you can enjoy 6 FREE nights at the participating hotels (minimum of 3 nights/maximum of 3 nights at any one of the free hotels).

We rate this as one of the best deals around…and we are not alone: it was recently featured in a DealChecker mailout featuring the best South Africa safari offers!

Check out the details and plan your bargin trip of a lifetime to Shamwari now!

Sun City have announced that they now are proud to offer Go-Karting as just one of many activities that can be enjoyed at the Sun City resort. The track is located at the bottom car park on the Resort, and is operational from 10 am in the morning until 10 pm at night.

Other activites include safari drives into Pilanesberg, hot air balloon rides, golf, archery, quad-biking, clay target shooting, helicopter flips, the Afro-Dizzia Extravaganza, the Valley of the Waves and Waterworld, casinos and slot machines … absolutely loads to keep everyone entertained, whatever your age, for a few days !!

Stay for 3 nights for the price of 2 at Fynbos Camp, situated in the 10,000 hectare Gondwana Game Reserve – one of the first and only authentic Big 5 private game reserves in the Western Cape, located 15 km west of Mossel Bay.

The setting is remote yet easily accessible to the Garden Route, with its beautiful beaches and some of the best golf courses in the world, and only 3.5 hours from Cape Town. The area is also well known for its moderate year-round climate.

Safaris in search of the Big 5 are conducted in open game viewing vehicles in the Big 5 malaria-free reserve, and horse-back safaris will be possible in a fenced off area of the reserve.

All meals, local beverages, and 2 game drives per day are included.

Children under 12 years are welcome.

Valid for travel between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010. This offer is only applicable on bookings which are confirmed BEFORE 1st June 2010.

AS us to check availability now !

Stay for 2 nights for the price of 1 at Tanda Tula Safari Camp duriing the month of February 2010.

Tanda Tula is situated in the 60,000 hectare Timbavati Game Reserve, which is adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Guests can enjoy a true bush experience, and with no fences in-between the Park and the reserve, there is plenty of opportunity to view the huge diversity of wildlife that Africa has to offer, including the Big 5.

Early morning and evening safaris are conducted in open Land Rovers, and daily walks are offered with professional rangers and trackers.

All meals, soft drinks, local beers, Constantia Uitsig wines and spirits, and game activities are included.

The rate excludes any other beverages, telephone, laundry, curios, any road or air transfers to and from the lodge, all airport taxes and applicable Timbavati vehicle entrance / Conservation fees.

Contact Travel Butlers to check availability and make a booking today !

Stay for 3 nights for the price of 2 at The Bishops’ Court or The Constantia in Cape Town, The Franschhoek in the Winelands, or The Long Beach in Kommetjie.

The offer is valid for any bookings during March and April (excluding Easter).

Full gourmet breakfast, all beverages including premium spirits and bespoke wines, in-room mini bar, internet and email access, secretarial services and personal concierge services are included.

The rate excludes lunch and dinner, laundry service, in-house chauffeur transfers and tour services, special chef services and gratuities.

Contact Travel Butlers now to make a booking !

And then if we get through the group…

City	Stadium	Date	Type	Team 1		Team 2
Rustenburg	Royal Bafokeng	26 June, 20:30	Round of 16 (3)	Winner Group C	vs	2nd Group D
Johannesburg	Soccer City	2 July, 20:30	Quarter Final (A)	Winner Game 1	vs	Winner Game 3
Cape Town	Green Point	6 July, 20:30	Semi Final (I)	Winner QF A	vs	Winner QF C
Johannesburg	Soccer City	11 July, 20:30	Final	Winner SF I	vs	Winner SF II

Fifa has confirmed the eight seeded teams for next summers World Cup, and England fans will be delighted to hear that they have been confirmed as one of seeds.

The full list of seeded teams is Spain, Brazil, Argentina, England, Germany, the Netherlands, holders Italy and hosts South Africa.

The 32 qualifiers will be drawn into eight groups on Friday in Cape Town when the draw is made from 1745 GMT for next summer’s tournament.

Teams that the seeds will probably be most keen to avoid include France and Portugal (who both narrowly missed out on seeding),  Ivory Coast, and the USA.  Given the way in which the draw is made a worst-case scenario on Friday for England would result see them drawn in a group with France, Ivory Coast and the United States.

Roll on Friday!

Savanna tented lodge in the Sabi Sands has always been a favourite of ours here at Travel Butlers – in fact it was the first place that Tracey & I ever went on safari all those years ago!  You should have seen her face when I said we were staying in a tent….and then again when she saw this was a tent like no other she had ever seen!

Anyway, the good news from Paddy and the team at Savanna is that they are running a special offer from 1st December to the end of March (excluding 10 days around Christmas) where guests can  Stay 4 nights for the price of 3 at Savanna.

This is a great opportunity to experience a fantastic safari in the world-famous Sabi Sands Game Reserve, and we are sure this offer will prove to be very popular.