Someone asked me recently how I explain load shedding to my overseas tourists and I realised that I do not. The tourists that travel with...

As a Tour Operator who has been in business for thirty years, I have seen a lot of things. I’ve had wonderful clients and had my fair...

Do you have any idea how cheap it is for overseas people to travel in South Africa? There are over 18 Rand, our local currency, to the US...

Summer has arrived and South Africa is the best place to be. In Johannesburg the Jacaranda trees have turned everything purple, as they...

One amazing thing to do on holiday in Cape Town is a tandem paragliding flight. The flights take off from the top of Signal Hill, they...

Last night I met a friend to go see a documentary, THE RADICAL. She’d texted me to say meet at Bertha House, and so I plugged it into my...

Before you visit South Africa, do a bit of local reading or even, watch a few South African movies. Good books or good movies give a...

Travel is wide open again and the good news is that tourists are literally flocking to South Africa. I walk the streets of Cape Town and...

We are finding that people are changing the way they travel during this pandemic. Rather than hop around from one place to another,...

Most of my clients, incoming travel to South Africa, come from the USA. The last year and a half has been difficult, with international...

Yesterday I walked the streets of Salt River, five minutes out of Cape Town City centre. The walk is part of IPFA - an annual...

I’ve been lucky with my job, going to lodges I would never normally get to. Here are some of my all time favourites:- Old Drift Lodge,...

South Africa is going to be the perfect holiday destination this year. Like travelling anywhere in the MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, you need to...

The Silo Hotel in Cape Town won the Travel and Leisure 2020 award for the best African city hotel and I completely get why. When I...

Before the pandemic I used to write travel stories about fabulous places, cosy couches, exotic safari lodges and sexy sunsets. I am...

My little travel company, Thandeka Africa, turns 25 years old this month. I’ve worked from my bedroom, dining room and garden, in...