News and Updates
This weekend we are celebrating 20 years of Travel Butlers! Travel Butlers was originally conceived over a bottle of wine in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in early 2003, and the company was officially formed in the UK on 9th July 2003. Since then, we have seen the business grow from offering self-drive holidays to South Africa […] Read More
A few weeks ago we were delighted to be able to travel to Africa for our first safari since the end of the covid travel restrictions. It was so good to be back in Africa after so long away, and we are pleased to report that the accommodation, food and hospitality on this trip were […] Read More
As the world continues to reopen, we’d love to hear your hopes and thoughts about travel over the coming year. Are you hoping to travel as soon as possible, or do you think it’s too early to be making plans yet? We would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes sharing your […] Read More
South Africa continues to offer outstanding value for money to visitors who are looking to explore the bustling heart of cosmopolitan Cape Town, discover new favourites on a tour of the winelands, or track the Big 5 on the safari of a lifetime in the Greater Kruger Park. As well a a breathtaking range of […] Read More
We are delighted to have been nominated in the British Travel Awards 2018 in the ‘Best Safari, Wildlife & Nature Holiday Company’ and ‘Best Holiday Company to Africa’ categories. These industry-leading awards are often called the Oscars of the travel industry, and the winners are decided by public vote and announced at a gala dinner […] Read More
With the awards season well under way, we are thrilled to hear that we have just been awarded our third Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award based on independent reviews by our customers on Feefo.com. Our heartfelt thanks to all the clients that have given us such lovely reviews on Feefo over the last year, and […] Read More
Well it was a long time ago, but we never forget a face! We have written previously about how a holiday to South Africa inspired us to take a career break in 2003 which ultimately lead to us setting-up Travel Butlers…well imagine our surprise and delight when we bumped into our first safari guide when […] Read More
We are delighted to announce the launch of our free Guest Information App for clients, and this is available on both Android and iPhone/iPad. The App includes: day-by-day itemisation of services details of every booking emergency phone numbers static and interactive maps live flight status updates 5-day weather forecasts general information on immigration requirements, medical […] Read More
Excuse us if this seems a little like we are blowing our own trumpet, however we are delighted to hear that we have just won a Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award based on independent reviews by our customers on Feefo.com. As a company we always strive to offer the best possible service, advice, and support […] Read More
Mention the words ‘bucket list’ to almost anyone and if they haven’t done it already it’s highly likely that an African safari will feature somewhere on their list. That said, there is a common misconception that private safaris are a privilege of only the wealthy and although it’s true that in the context of a […] Read More
