The Travel Butlers Blog
Following heavy rains, South African National Parks (SANParks) has issued an urgent warning about flooding in the Kruger National Park. A number of entrance gates have been closed including Crocodile Bridge, and the road between Letaba and Olifants is not accessible…Letaba camp is without electricity, and a number of smaller bush camps are currently closed. […] Read More
From Friday 6th January to Friday 30th March, viewers in the UK will be able to get a behind the scenes look as 32 vet students from the UK attend one of the toughest vet schools in the world. The students are at the Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to […] Read More
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, were recently hosted by &Beyond and Phinda Private Game Reserve, during their recent South African tour. The Royal couple paid an afternoon visit to Phinda as part of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative showcasing conservation projects in KwaZulu-Natal. After an interpretive […] Read More
Table Mountain has made it onto the first shortlist for the new 7 Wonders of Nature. It is possible that there will be changes between the currentprovisional winners and the eventual finally confirmed winners, but the confirmed winners will be announced early 2012. The World Heritage Site of Table Mountain rises over 1,000m above Cape […] Read More
Picture the scene – you are participating in the Albert Falls Dam mountain bike race, and you are cycling fast through the African bush, not a care in the world apart from focussing on winning the race … and then suddenly a red hartebeest lands on top of you…
Cape Town, who previously really didn’t have any form of public transport service, have recently introduced the MyCiTi rapid public transport service, which has just seen the 200 new buses being added to the ‘fleet’ this week. This will certainly make it easier for tourists to get around this beautiful city without the need to […] Read More
Not for the faint-hearted, true, but if you have always entertained a burning desire to swim close to the edge of the Victoria Falls, then you need to make a trip to Devil’s Pool, a naturally formed pool accessed via Livingstone Island in Zambia. Only attempt this when the river flow is at a safe […] Read More
Stay for 4 nights at any Phinda lodge and get a complimentary rhino tracking adventure on foot, accompanied by a dedicated rhino monitoring team. Maximum of 8 guests per day. Rhino tracking adventure can only be booked on arrival at your Phinda lodge. Participants in the rhino tracking adventure must be 16 years or older.
For people wanting to combine Vic Falls with a Kruger safari, there is a service run by SAA that operates directly from Kruger Mpumalanga / Nelspruit (airport code MQP) to Livingstone, which currently operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It has just been announced, however, that a new flight is being planned for Saturdays (commencing […] Read More
Following unnecessary confusion throughout the tourism industry The South African Department of Health have finally informed the South African Society of Travel Medicine (www.sastm.org) as of October 1, all travellers from Zambia will be required to show proof of yellow fever vaccination (unless in possession of a valid waiver certificate). Travellers transiting airports in countries […] Read More
