Seas the day – MIRAGE unfurls her summer sails
The 76-foot MIRAGE, a purpose-built day-sail catamaran, is one of the largest privately owned and most luxurious catamarans in South Africa’s waters. Gracefully moored at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront against the iconic backdrop of Table Mountain, MIRAGE offers daily scheduled sails and bespoke private charters along the city’s breathtaking Atlantic Continue Reading
Weak rand and affordable luxury beckon global travellers to South Africa
In the face of unprecedented challenges, the tourism industry in South Africa has emerged as a beacon of hope and resilience. Earlier this year, Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille announced that 5.7 million people visited our shores last year, an increase of 150% from the previous year. Additionally, The World Travel Continue Reading
Hazendal Wine Estate on track to open luxury Winelands hotel in 2023
Hazendal Wine Estate continues its remarkable reinvention, with a chic new destination hotel set to open on this historic South African wine estate in 2023. Set alongside the world-class 18-hole par-3 golf course, and overlooking a picturesque reservoir and the Bottelary Hills, the elegant Hazendal Hotel will further enhance the Continue Reading
Legendary luxury at Jock Lodge
Jock Safari Lodge is ideally positioned in the southern area of the Kruger National Park, resting at the confluence of two seasonal rivers, Mitomeni and Biyamiti rivers. This 6,000-hectare exclusive concession is situated in the heart of wild Kruger, halfway between Skukuza and the Malelane Gate, a mere 40-minute drive Continue Reading
Experience barefoot luxury at Umngazi
A visit to Umngazi Hotel & Spa on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape is a wonderfully unique escape, where you are encouraged to kick your shoes off (literally), let your hair down and completely relax while being pampered and indulged. At Umngazi, you can truly switch off and Continue Reading
The Blue Train is welcoming the world to the luxury of slow, again
South Africa’s luxury train – The Blue Train – is starting to see an increase in the number of international guests travelling for leisure as worldwide Covid-19 vaccination rollout programmes get underway, an early indication of recovery in the tourism sector. For the first quarter of 2021, The Blue Train Continue Reading
Sanbona opens luxury Dwyka Tented Lodge with Black Friday Safari Deal
For three days only, 25 – 27 November 2020, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve will be offering South African residents the opportunity to purchase a value-for-money Black Friday safari deal at R3750 per person sharing per night. The Black Friday special offer includes all meals and non-alcoholic beverages, morning and evening nature Continue Reading
New luxury lodge under construction in the Nambiti Game Reserve (KZN)
The South African tourism industry has received a welcome boost from an international group of companies investing an estimated R200m to develop and operate a new luxury lodge in the Nambiti Big 5 Private Game Reserve, outside Ladysmith (KZN). Known as The Homestead, the new ‘conscious luxury’ lodge is currently Continue Reading
Bid on luxury getaways to help raise funds for vulnerable communities
BID ON LUXURY GETAWAYS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES #bednightsforfoodparcels In the spirit of giving back during the global pandemic #lockdown, the Caleo Foundation has launched a #bednightsforfoodparcels fundraising initiative to support vulnerable communities in South Africa. The Caleo Foundation is a non-profit conservation organisation established in Switzerland. In South Africa the Caleo Continue Reading