I was recently invited to the opening of an artist friend’s exhibition in Franschhoek. To make a day of it, I asked a girlfriend to join me on the journey - not only to enjoy the Cape Winelands’ fabulous wine….../

There is no better way to end off a perfect hot, windless Cape Town day than by watching the sun set over the glittering Atlantic ocean accompanied by a crisp glass of Cape Sauvignon Blanc and a platter of sushi.….../

We have been working with Mark for almost 15 years now and besides knowing each other really well, he instinctively knows how we like our clients to be treated and how we work. We can confidently say that visitors to….../

Our star travel consultant Camille and her husband took the gap last weekend, got rid of their kids and beetled out to the Cape Winelands for a well deserved overnight at Majeka House. Majeka House is one of our favourite boutique….../

Don’t you just love waking up to the gentle sound of ocean waves and that distinctive smell of the sea? If you are anything like me, then waking up to breathtaking wrap-around ocean views is one of the best holiday….../

Lately Jan van Riebeek, the first Governor of the Cape, has been getting a bad rap. However; on seeing the sea for the first time, a friend near Cape Agulhas uttered these words: ‘Van Riebeek must have been a brave….../

South Africa’s Wild Coast conjures up images of pristine, untouched coastline dotted with rural Xhosa villages and the occasional backpacker’s lodge tucked into the coastal forest at romantically named places like Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall. As with….../

Turtles are one of nature’s most ancient and fascinating creatures. Awkward on land, but graceful in the sea, these sea reptiles return year-on-year in one of the most ancient cycles of life, to lay their eggs on the same beach….../

On a perfect day in Cape Town, when the sky is a cloudless azure blue, and the temperature is on the upper side of 20 degrees, nothing comes close to spending your day poolside on a lounger sipping an ice-cold….../

Further to our recent jewellery blog 5 Jewellers To Visit In Africa, we thought we would highlight another jewellery business that has taken off.  A piece of locally crafted  jewellery is perfect if you're looking for that special gift or….../

Once again we return to one of our best-loved ecotourism books: Africa’s Finest, and this time around our focus is on Zambia. Recently published by well-known conservationist (and founder of Wilderness Safaris) Colin Bell, the book was born out of….../