{"id":535,"date":"2009-09-28T11:08:24","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T10:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/?p=535"},"modified":"2015-04-02T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T11:32:00","slug":"whales-and-wild-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/28\/whales-and-wild-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Whales and Wild Dogs !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-536\" title=\"whaletail202\" alt=\"whaletail202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/whaletail202.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Stay 4 nights in a Superior Sea-Facing Room at the luxurious 5* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/property\/Twelve_Apostles_Hotel_and_Spa\/\">Twelve Apostles and Spa<\/a>, and receive one complimentary night at the superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/property\/Madikwe_Hills\/\">Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge<\/a> in the malaria-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/safari\/north-west-province\/madikwe\/\">Madikwe Game Reserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The luxurious 5* Twelve Apostles Hotel lies poised above Atlantic rollers and flanked by the majestic Table Mountain and her Twelve Apostles mountain range.<\/p>\n<p>Whales are regular visitors to this particular stretch of coastline between June and October, so a 4 night stay here gives you ample opportunity to see these magnificent creatures &#8211; even from your own bedroom !<\/p>\n<p>The Madikwe Game Reserve is home to a wide range of African wildlife to flourish \u2013 including the Big Five, cheetah and a thriving population of endangered wild dog, as well as gemsbok, springbok, zebra and giraffe, and over 340 species of birds. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/property\/Madikwe_Hills\/\">Madikwe Hills<\/a> is set on a hill amongst huge boulders and age old tamboti trees, overlooking the endless bushveld of the reserve.<\/p>\n<p>You will be accommodated in ultra-luxurious glass fronted suites designed for complete relaxation and comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/special-offers\/offer\/SA-01745\/\">here<\/a> to read more about this Special Offer and to book with Travel Butlers !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay 4 nights in a Superior Sea-Facing Room at the luxurious 5* Twelve Apostles and Spa, and receive one complimentary night at the superb Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve. The luxurious 5* Twelve Apostles Hotel lies poised above Atlantic rollers and flanked by the majestic Table Mountain and her [&#8230;] <a class=\"read-more\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/28\/whales-and-wild-dogs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,41,13,9],"tags":[467,431,163,466,277],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-african-safari","category-cape-town","category-south-africa","category-travel-news","tag-madikwe-hills","tag-twelve-apostles","tag-whale-watching","tag-whales","tag-wild-dog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3541,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions\/3541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelbutlers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}