The Travel Butlers Blog
With tourist rates for the South African Rand now appearing to have stabilised (at least for the moment) at around R14.5 = £1.00, visiting South Africa has become even better value. The Rand is a very volatile currency, however at the time of writing the rate is R14.65=£1.00, and this compares to an average of […] Read More
CC Africa has almost completed its R20m refurbishment on Phinda Mountain Lodge in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. The upgraded lodge now features 25 new suites, 18 of which are already open to guests, as well as transformed guest areas. The new suites comprise an en-suite bathroom, private sitting area, veranda with private plunge […] Read More
Our congratulations go to everyone at the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa on winning the TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice Award for BEST LUXURY – AFRICA TRAVELERS CHOICE DESTINATION. Selected by the largest travel community in the world, The TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice Awards showcase the hotels who have earned their distinction from real travelers rather than journalists or travel […] Read More
For most people the idea of spending the night under canvas surrounded by the sounds of the African bush brings to mind the romance of a bygone age of adventure. Fortunately there are dozens of tented safari camps all across South Africa where it is possible to recapture this magic. From Bayethe Lodge (Shamwari), Lalibela […] Read More
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 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
With Cape Town, Kruger and much of South Africa basking in temperatures around 30°C as the UK endures it’s first really cold snap of the winter, more and more people are starting to plan their winter holiday or look ahead to a summer safari. One of the questions we are most frequently asked is “what is […] Read More
We have recently updated the information for the Rhino Walking Safaris concession in the southern part of the Kruger Park (access via Paul Kruger Gate). Rhino Post Safari Lodge offers fully inclusive rates including accommodation, meals, teas & coffees and game drives with optional safari walks also offered. Rhino Plains Camp rates are fully inclusive of accommodation, meals, cold […] Read More
