Beauty & the Best - Southern African safaris

Beauty & the Best - Southern African safaris Africa is a powerhouse of dramatic scenery, open skies and wildlife spectacles, often punctuated by desirable touches of luxury. We have partnered with Trans Africa Safaris, a boutique, family-run company, that has been at the forefront of private tours in Southern Africa since the 1950’s. Attention to detail is combined with a portfolio of the most charming hotels and uniquely welcoming lodges... Read More

Above the Namibian Desert

Above the Namibian Desert Namibia is a country of heart-stopping vistas and skies that stretch seemingly beyond a normal horizon height. The daylight has the same appealing quality as the Australian outback. If a desert environment appeals, this country serves it up in every shade of the spectrum, pale and vivid and soft and harsh, but always dramatically changing as you travel. This suggested itinerary presents you the highest desert dunes in the... Read More

Southern Africa accommodation under the sun

Southern Africa accommodation under the sun The World Cup has stirred interest in travel to Southern Africa. Sun International Hotels has a portfolio of hotels that takes advantage of attractions from wildlife reserves to wine estates. Take for instance the Table Bay Hotel. This gracious “high teas and flowers hotel” symbolizes all that is good about Cape Town. Its waterfront home and the glass façade framing Cape Town’s stunning icons, perfectly... Read More

Zambia - Chiawa Lodge

Zambia - Chiawa Lodge Stephanie Rogers-Julian has travelled to Africa regularly and she visited Zambia in mid 2009, a country that has various national parks that appeal to tourists. One of the most notable of these is the Lower Zambezi National Park that starts at Victoria Falls - a perfect start or end point for a Zambian holiday. Part of the reason for the current lift in tourist numbers in Zambia is the turnaround in attitude towards wildlife... Read More