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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.

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.

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

Qualified Western Cape tour guide - Rene

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 - Private Tours Guide Addo Elephant Park

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.

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.

Safari Tour guide, Kruger National Park - Kobus

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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