News and Updates
A few years ago, I was on safari in Sabi Sands, staying at Savanna Private Game Reserve. On the way back to the lodge one early evening, we saw a herd of about 40 buffalo, with several young. 2 minutes later, we caught sight of the pride of lions, sitting up in the long grass, with […] Read More
We found out a few weeks ago that Travel Butlers had been nominated for the SATOA ‘Best Tour Operator ‘award. SATOA are the industry body that promote travel to Africa and the Indian Ocean, and this award was being run this year in recognition of companies who provide outstanding products and services to their clients. […] Read More
Following on from our review of the top-rated 3* and 4* safari lodges, this time it’s the turn of the 5* properties. Our number monkey has again checked to make sure that we have not included any places that only have a handful of votes as this would skew the results, and the 5* safari […] Read More
It is the Awards Season in the music and film industries at the moment, so we thought that this would be a good time to have a look at the ratings that our guests have given to the various places they have stayed at over the past year or so and see who comes top […] Read More
Travel Butlers were delighted to have our 6 Night Mobile Safari Adventure in Kenya featured in yesterday’s Sunday Times Travel Section (UK) as one of the best 100 holidays in the world for 2012. This great trip was the top placed african safari holiday, and was one of only seven wildlife holidays to be featured […] Read More
One of the main attractions of the Eastern Cape is the opportunity to visit a wildlife park and see the Big 5 in a malaria-free environment. Right in the heart of the Eastern Cape’s game viewing region you will find Pumba Private Game Reserve, situated a mere 105 km from Port Elizabeth. The reserve stretches […] Read More
The 5* Tuningi Safari Lodge is set in a valley on the western side of the malaria-free Big 5 Madikwe Game Reserve, situated just 5 hours from Johannesburg. Daily game drives in open 4×4 vehicles allow guests to sense the excitement of the African bush. Lion, elephant, buffalo, white and black rhino, leopard and the […] Read More
Having just returned from a 2 week trip to Kenya, this is the first report about the 10 places I stayed at. Porini Amboseli Camp in the Selenkay Conservancy – what a fabulous place ! I was picked up from the Amboseli airstrip by my 2 guides, Harry and Jonah, and immediately offered a coffee! […] Read More
You may think that all elephants, zebras and giraffes look the same … but if you take a closer look you will see that zebras all have slightly different stripey markings; the same applies to the markings on giraffes; but you have to look at an elephant’s footprint to notice the difference between individuals.
Elephant only have 6 sets of teeth during the course of their lifetime. They get their last set at the ripe old age of around 45 years, and this set can last upwards of 10 years. But once this set have worn down, then unfortunately the elephant dies as they cannot break down and digest […] Read More
