This is the place where you can find informed and inspiring choices of where to WINE, DINE, STAY and PLAY whilst you are on holiday in Southern Africa with us. Constantly updated - and with regular "real life" comments from our travellers - each section simply lists some of the favourite things we love doing in our City of Cape Town and as we travel OUT & ABOUT across Southern Africa and beyond.
We hope you feel inspired to try some of our choices and we would like to hear your thoughts and comments if you do.

We’ve scouted the whole of South Africa and beyond and we’ve got the lowdown on the most romantic, interesting and tucked away honeymoon hideaways for you and your special someone to visit this Valentine’s Day.  These are our top finds of places that will bring on that loving mood and allow you to enjoy this [...]

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Ever on the lookout for new and exciting  African safari experiences to recommend to our travelers we recently sent Chantal from our Travel Concepts team to check out the Kapama and Ngala Private Game Reserves in the Limpopo Province bordering the Kruger National Park. She spent four nights there in the bush, so grab your [...]

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When we heard that another Cape Dutch estate in the heart of the Winelands had been redeveloped and was to launch as an exclusive hotel, we were intrigued but at the same time also a bit skeptical – having seen this theme become a fairly regular occurrence in recent years. In an area already famous [...]

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There’s something stirring in the beautiful and peaceful Elgin Valley just an hour outside Cape Town and its something that’s causing style conscious and trendy Capetonians to flock there in droves to spend weekends “down on the farm”.

We like to keep in touch as much as the next guy, so true to form we [...]

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We love our African safaris and recently pushed the boat out (literally) with two nights stay on board the new Luxury Houseboat the Zambezi Queen.

Cruising daily in and out of Botswana and Namibia on the mighty Chobe River, this really is game viewing with a difference and as I sat on the open deck [...]

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Mandi Johnson-Aliverti ventured to more than 1 spot on her recent trip up the Garden Route. Views Hotel & Spa played host to her family whilst visiting the scenic and beautiful sleepy hollow that is The Wilderness. She had the following to say,
“Views is a small new hotel located right on the beautiful long [...]

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Always abreast of the latest travel trends, we have just booked our first “houseboat safari” aboard the brand new Zambezi Queen which gracefully charters Botswana and Namibia’s great Chobe River. This magnificent vessel offers the thrill of a water-based African expedition from the comfort of your own private suite and game [...]

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During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mandi Johnson-Aliverti, Travel Concepts’ Head of Travel, decided to whisk her family away for a relaxing weekend so that they could all reconnect and temporarily escape the contagious “World Cup gees” that had descended on Cape Town. This is what she had to tell us about her experience,
“Located 2 [...]

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To celebrate our end of season and a busy FIFA World Cup month, the Wedding Concepts and Travel Concepts teams spent last weekend at The Robertson Small Hotel in the beautiful Robertson Valley, just two hours drive up the N1 from Cape Town.
We personally love the Robertson [...]

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On their excursion to Durban for the annual Indaba, Mandi and Chantal also managed to squeeze in a trip to Thonga Beach Lodge. Mandi had the following to say about their visit,
“A perfect combination of bush and beach is to combine Phinda or another game lodge, with Thonga. Situated on the unspoilt Maputuland coast of Kwazulu-Natal, [...]

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