Off the beaten track in KZN
Popular for its beach, bush, battlefields and berg, KZN offers a veritable smorgasbord of experiences to visitors to the region. Here are a few reasons to look beyond the...
West Coast – wild, wonderful, quirky, quaint
Three days would never be enough. I knew that I would only scratch the surface, but I still couldn’t resist the opportunity to explore this wonderfully wild, somewhat ancient...
Kenya’s can’t miss tourism activities
It’s clear the tourism sector is growing – over £4 trillion is spent in the travel and tourism sector every year. Attitudes towards travel are also changing, with 30%...
Responsible Traveller Edition 2 – 2019
Welcome to another edition of Responsible Traveller – in this edition we celebrate the heroes of Conservation… From those conserving our marine species and focusing our attention onmarine pollution...
Brahman Hills in the KZN Midlands
Just getting there is part of the relaxation… coffee stops, sightseeing and quaint country lanes. The rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands certainly set the scene for what was...
A fleeting visit to Zanzibar
It was a fleeting visit to Zanzibar, but more than enough to introduce me to the soft sandy beaches, warm azure ocean and wide smiles of the Zanzibari people....
Al Maha, an oasis in the Arabian Desert
Late summer in the desert is hot, very hot. So the luxury of my own private pool at Al Maha was something of a delight – it seemed rather...
African Responsible Tourism Awards 2019
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve – the luxury lodge tucked between mountains, forest and sea just outside Gansbaai – was announced as the Overall Winner of the African Responsible Tourism...
Tread Lite – a new kind of 4×4 hire
If you were to ask a collection of past travelers what their preferred route was and where they travelled to on their vacation to South Africa, you are bound...
Samara Game Reserve experience
There’s something about spending time in the African bush… the sights, the sounds and the smells that get under your skin and into your heart ensuring that you want...