The Travel Butlers Blog
Although already a beautiful lodge, the Phinda Forest Lodge has undergone a recent refurbishment … and if it was ever possible to improve on perfection – well, they have successfully achieved this ! Forest Lodge is just one of lodges situated in the 22,000 hectare Big 5 Phinda Game Reserve, just 3 hours from Durban. […] Read More
Celebrate the romantic month of February with a safari at Kambaku Safari Lodge, in the Timbavati Game Reserve, adjoining the Kruger Park. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with an experienced ranger in search of Africa’s Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. For the month of February, you can stay for 3 […] Read More
Stay for 3 nights for the price of 2 at Fynbos Camp, situated in the 10,000 hectare Gondwana Game Reserve – one of the first and only authentic Big 5 private game reserves in the Western Cape, located 15 km west of Mossel Bay. The setting is remote yet easily accessible to the Garden Route, […] Read More
Travel Butlers are pleased to now be working with Sibuya Tented Camp, in the malaria-free Eastern Cape. The 3,000 hectare malaria-free reserve is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including the Big 5 of the African bush – elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo. Over 400 bird species have also been recorded. A wide […] Read More
Tipping in a private safari lodge is one of those grey areas that always catches people out, and can send even the calmest person into a complete panic. Your time on safari will probably be the most expensive part of your trip. Once there, however, you will forget all about the cost, as you luxuriate […] Read More
If you are thinking of arranging a family holiday to South Africa, and including a couple of days at a safari lodge, you will be amazed at the number of lodges that do cater specifically for children – and by this, we mean not only just offering to put extra beds in the room for […] Read More
South Africa is ready to welcome the world in June 2010 as it prepares to host a World Cup like no other, and this will provide an ideal opportunity for many fans to combine sport with a trip to a truly world class travel destination. Of course (whisper it quietly)…not everyone likes football! Given the […] Read More
AIRLINK has confirmed that it will operate a new route from Kruger to Livingstone (for Victoria Falls) from August 17. Airlink’s service will operate directly from Kruger Mpumalanga / Nelspruit (airport code MQP) to Livingstone in Zambia (airport code LVI) initially on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the intention to grow frequency corresponding with demand. This […] Read More
Travel + Leisure Magazine USA has just completed its 2009 Worlds Best Service Awards, asking its readers to nominate destinations around the globe that “really deliver”. The results were published in the magazine’s June edition, and Sabi Sabi is honoured to have been voted as 7th best hotel overall in the world, the only South […] Read More
Keen to see leopards in the wild? This video (appropriately enough taken at Leopard Hills) is a good example of why the Sabi Sands Reserve in the Greater Kruger Park is probably the best place anywhere to see leopard. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7TvhwIuHCU
