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Accommodation
   
We pride ourselves on offering high quality luxury
4-star accommodation (Silver standard), except in remote
areas where we offer the best available. Hotels will be
confirmed at the time of booking and can be upgraded to
Gold or downgraded to Bronze on request, subject to the
appropriate supplement.
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Botswana -
Cape Town -
Drakensberg -
Durban -
Garden Route -
Kalahari -
Kruger Park -
Mauritius -
Mozambique -
Namibia -
Sun City -
Victoria Falls
Private Guides
Our hosts have been carefully selected for their
personal attributes, specialist knowledge and
service-orientation. They are qualified and registered
with the South African Tourism Authority and their
air-conditioned vehicles are maintained to their
standard and comprehensively insured. We have an
excellent safety record.
Guides for Cape Town & Garden Route
Shawn
Shawn is an experienced guide who leads tours of
Cape Town and the Garden Route. As an accomplisher
golfer and cricketer, he also leads specialist
sporting tours. |
Julie
Julie leads tours of Cape Town, Hermanus and the
Garden Route. She is also a wedding planner and is
passionate about sharing the beauty of her home
town with those who travel with her. |
Thabang
Thabang guides special interest day tours in
Cape Town, including Township tours, jazz tours
and history tours. In 2004 he received a
certificate of recognition for an outstanding
contribution by an individual to the Tourism
Industry |
Rene
Rene is a qualified Western Cape tour
guide, who has travelled expensively herself and
understands how to make holidays special and
memorable. As a mother of three children, she also
understands the special needs of families. She
specialises in tours to the Stellenbosch
Winelands, the Cape Peninsula and Whale Watching. |
Manny
Manny is a qualified guide based in Knysna. He is
passionate about Africa and its animals and is an
expert on elephants. He has specialist knowledge
of the Garden Route and Addo Elephant Park. |
Mark
Mark is an experienced guide based in the Garden
Route, who has hosted tours throughout Southern
Africa - including Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and
Mozambique. Mark is a qualified diver and a great
people person. |
Pam
Pam is an experienced guide who specialises in
disabled tours in Cape Town and the Garden Route.
As her own mum was in a wheelchair for many years,
she understands the special needs of accessible
holidays. She is also a qualified South African
nurse. |
Guides for Kruger Park & Inland
Jaco
Jaco is a qualified zoologist and ornithologist, who
specialises in safaris and bird watching holidays.
He is an accomplished photographer and his vehicle
is equipped with tripods suitable for
photographing wildlife. He covers all the game
parks of Southern Africa including Kruger Park,
the Kalahari, Victoria Falls and Botswana. |
Clive
Clive is an experienced Kruger National Park
safari guide, with a special interest in hiking
and cycling. He enjoys all sports - particularly
cricket and rugby. Clive also conducts cultural
tours of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto. |
Alan
Alan is a qualified Nature Conservationist and Game
Ranger with a lifelong passion for wildlife. He
has a special interest in bird watching and
wildlife photography, and is a keen sportsman -
particularly cricket, rugby and golf. He leads
tours to the Kruger National Park and Panorama
Route, as well as city tours of Johannesburg,
Pretoria and Soweto. |
Kobus
Kobus specialises in safari tours to the Kruger National
Park; the Pilanesberg Game Reserve and Northern
Transvaal. He enjoys adventure sports such as
white water rafting and sky diving, and is a keen
golfer. He is also trained in bush survival skills
and paramedics. |
Guides for Durban & Drakensberg
Lori
Lori is an experienced guide with extensive
knowledge of KwaZulu Natal, where she has lived
and worked for many years. She is passionate about
wildlife and is a voluntary supporter of CROW, a
wildlife rehabilitation project. Lori is also an
experienced wedding planner. |
Ron
Ron is an experienced guide with a special
interest in the Zulu and Boer War battlefields. He
also leads tours to the Drakensberg Mountains, as
is himself a keen walker. Ron is also an
experienced navy scuba diver. |
Gina
Gina is a qualified
KwaZulu Natal guide, with specialist knowledge of
Durban, Drakensberg, Sodwana and Hluhluwe. She
speaks English and Portuguese and is
passionately interested in wildlife and all
nature related activities. |
Vehicles
   
All our touring vehicles are air-conditioned,
comprehensively insured and licensed to the standards
required by the South African Tourism authority (THETA).
Vehicles have radio/CDs and power steering.
For Private Tours we use a 7/9-seater VW Microbus,
Toyota Condor or similar. For touring holidays of more
than 2 days duration, all seats are window seats (i.e.
maximum of 5/6 per minibus). For transfers, day tours and large groups, we use
appropriately sized vehicles.
Open-top safari vehicles differ from park to park,
but all offer superb game viewing opportunities. In the
winter months open game drives can be very cold in the
early morning and late afternoon, so do wear suitable
clothing.
Flight Information
   
South African Airways operates daily non-stop flights
from Heathrow to Johannesburg and Cape Town (approx 11
hours overnight) with onward connections to Kruger Park/Mpumalanga,
Victoria Falls, Durban, Port Elizabeth, George, Upington,
Windhoek and Mozambique.
British Airways
operates daily non-stop flights from London Heathrow to
both Cape Town & Johannesburg
Also direct flights to Lusaka, Zambia and daily direct
flights to Mauritius.
Virgin
flies daily from London Heathrow to Johannesburg and (in
season) directly to Cape Town three times a week .
Nationwide flies from London Gatwick to Johannesburg
three times a week.
Air Namibia flies from London Gatwick to Windhoek
and Cape Town three times a week.
KLM flies direct to Cape Town five times a week
and daily to Johannesburg via Amsterdam.
Lufthansa flies daily to Johannesburg, Cape Town
and Windhoek via Frankfurt.
Emirates
flies daily to Johannesburg via Dubai.
Swiss Air flies daily to Johannesburg via Zurich.
Air France flies daily to Johannesburg via Paris.
Iberia
flies to Johannesburg six days a week via Madrid.
TAP Portugal flies to Johannesburg four times a
week via Faro and to Maputo, Mozambique
Domestic airlines include:
1Time
Air Botswana
Comair
Fedair
Globespan
Kulula
LAM Mozambique
Mango
Pelican
SA Express
Weather
   
Click to view the BBC weather forecast or refer to the sections below for our region-specific weather charts.
Remember the seasons are opposite to Europe.
Botswana
Botswana has a hot tropical climate, with warm wet
summers (November to March) and mild winters. July to
October is high season as this is when the Okavango
Delta is in full flood, but April to June also offer
excellent conditions.
Weather Chart
Cape Town
Cape Town has a Mediterranean climate, with a warm
dry summer and a short wet winter. October
to March (the summer months) are generally regarded as
the best months to visit Cape Town, although the
whale-watching season starts earlier and runs from July
to November.
Weather Chart
Drakensberg
Drakensberg has a sub-tropical champagne mountain
climate, with short cold winters. November to March (summer) is hot in the day with
cool evenings. From June to August (winter) the days are
usually sunny and mild, with cold evenings and
occasionally snow.
Weather Chart
Durban
Durban has a warm sub-tropical climate all year round.
March to May offer warm dry days, and possibly the best
times to visit. From June to August (the winter months)
the days are usually sunny and mild, with cooler
evenings. September to November are generally warm and
dry, but may sometimes be windy. December to February
(the summer months) are hot and humid, with regular
afternoon thunderstorms.
Weather Chart
Garden Route
Garden Route has a Mediterranean climate, with warm
dry summers and short wet winters. October
to March (the summer months) are generally regarded as
the best months to visit the Garden Route, although the
whale-watching season starts earlier and runs from July
to November.
Weather Chart
Kalahari
Kalahari has very hot semi-desert climate. May to August
(winter) is generally regarded as the best time to
visit, as the days are hot and dry although the evenings
can get very cold with ground frost. November to March
(summer) is extremely hot, with a scarce and erratic
rainfall.
Weather Chart
Kruger Park
Kruger National Park has a warm sub-tropical climate
all year round. November to March (summer) is very hot and dry with
some rain. May to August (winter) is pleasantly hot and
dry in the day, but cold at night. This is generally
regarded as the best time to view wildlife, as the
bushveld is dry and animals seek out the waterholes –
but game viewing is good all year round.
Weather Chart
Mauritius
Mauritius has a warm sub-tropical climate all year
round. October to March (the summer months) is peak holiday
season, with average temperatures of 34 ºC. However
April to September (the winter months) averages a
pleasant 22 ºC. Cyclones may occur between November and
April, with heavy rain and strong winds.
Weather Chart
Mozambique
Mozambique has a warm tropical climate, with average
temperature of 28 ºC all year round. October to March (the summer months) is the peak
holiday season, but also the rainy season. April to
September (the winter months) are generally regarded as
the best time to visit Mozambique.
Weather Chart
Namibia
Namibia has a hot and dry sunny desert climate, except
for the cooler Atlantic Coast and the humid tropical
Caprivi region. Winter (May to October) is generally
regarded as the best time to visit, as this avoids the
extreme heat of midsummer but evening temperatures drop
significantly.
Weather Chart
Sun City
Sun City has a warm sub-tropical climate all year
round. September to April (summer) is wonderfully hot and
dry with occasional rain. May to August (winter) is
pleasantly warm and dry in the day, but cold at night.
Weather Chart
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls has a hot sub-tropical climate. The rainy
season runs from November to April (summer) and the dry
season from May to October (winter).
The falls have the greatest water flow in March/April
following the summer rains, but they are a spectacular
sight at any time of year.
Weather Chart
Optional Activities
   
A wide variety of interesting day tours and activities
are available in each region.
CLICK for more details -
Botswana -
Cape Town -
Drakensberg -
Durban -
Garden Route -
Kalahari -
Kruger Park -
Mauritius -
Mozambique -
Namibia -
Sun City -
Victoria Falls
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