The Travel Butlers Blog
Can you believe we are half-way through the year already – it seems like only yesterday I was hanging my stocking out for Santa! So with 2015 well under way, and 2016 rapidly approaching, now might be the time to tick a few things off your Africa bucket list. Reason 1 to Go To Africa […] Read More
For that last minute safari getaway, contact us for availability at AmaKhosi Safari Lodge, only 4 hours from Durban. Until the end of January ONLY, they are offering a Stay for 3 Nights, Only Pay for 2 deal. AmaKhosi Safari Lodge is situated in the 12,000 hectare Amazulu Private Game Reserve. The reserve is home […] Read More
Stay at Thanda Main Lodge for 3 nights and enjoy an exciting trip to the see the Leatherback Turtles come ashore at night and lay their eggs at the beaches of iSimangaliso Wetland Park. This is a magical experience that will make your safari holiday unforgettable. Plus enjoy the last minute special rate of just […] Read More
AmaKhosi Safari Lodge is situated in the 12,000 hectare Amazulu Private Game Reserve, just over 3 hours north of Durban. The reserve is made up of a varied ecosystem which includes savanna, mountains and wetlands – making it the ideal home to the Big 5 as well as giraffe, warthog and hyena, hippopotamus and crocodile. […] Read More
If you have already been on a traditional ‘Big 5’ safari, maybe this time you are looking for something a little ‘different’ but which will still enable you to enjoy South Africa’s wildlife ? Riding amongst giraffe and impala on a pure bred Arabian horse is something that not many people can claim to have […] Read More
Spring has begun early at AmaKhosi, and temperatures are climbing each day, leaving behind the chilly days of Winter. The bush is waking up again, with Red Ivory trees now sprouting new shoots with bright green leaves, following on the early rains that the reserve was grateful to see ! The migrant birds are now […] Read More
Thanda Private Game Reserve, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has taken top honours at the 15th annual World Travel Awards. At the glittering ceremony held in Durban last night, Thanda won esteemed awards for ‘South Africa’s Leading Safari Lodge’, and ‘Africa’s Leading Luxury Lodge’ for the 3rd consecutive year. The World Travel Awards was established in 1994 […] Read More
Congratulations to Ghost Mountain Innin KwaZulu-Natal which has just raised R80,000 (approx £5,500) for their local Mtwazi Combined School and have bought desks and chairs for the Grade 3 class and set work language books. Many of the hotels and lodges we work with in Africa do substantial charity work with their local communities, and […] Read More
Thanda Private Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal has won two prestigious awards at this year’s World Travel Awards: South Africa’s leading safari lodge, and Africa’s leading luxury lodge which it won for the 2nd consecutive year. The news comes just 6 months after Thanda was voted ‘luxury individual hotel, lodge or resort offering best overall product and […] 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
