Epic Cape Town Trip – Part 3

Ernie Els Estate and Lanzerac Hotel & Spa Our time in Cape Town flew by, but we had kept our most exciting excursion for the end – a trip out to the world famous Stellenbosch area. Something I hadn’t realised with Stellenbosch and Cape Town, was how close they actually are to one another. In […]

Epic Cape Town Trip – Part 2

V&A Waterfront & Parker Cottage Following on from “At Boulder Tintswalo” we had to do the “tourist thing” and visit the famous V&A Waterfront. What a vibe it has! We had a wonderful day out walking around the huge shopping malls and the harbours, with my favourite experience: getting to see the seals. I could […]

Epic Cape Town Trip – Part 1

Tintswalo at Boulders It seems I have fallen behind on my blogs about our life in the tourism industry. You would have thought with COVID life would be a little quieter, in actual fact the opposite is true! COVID has added to the work load, as a “normal” booking can now be changed 2-4 times […]

Crowned Eagle Boutique Hotel

Crowned Eagle Boutique Hotel is a newly opened boutique hotel, which is unusual for Kariba.  It is located on Mica Point, near the Dam Wall, with magnificent sunrise views over Lake Kariba.  The hotel has a surrounding wall, with secure parking provided in a bay opposite the hotel entrance. The hotels’ hub is most definitely […]

Dema Villa

Dema Villa is a privately owned B&B situated in the suburb of Greendale in our capital city of Harare. It is very conveniently located near many local amenities, with the airport only a 20 minute drive away, and the city centre a mere 5 minutes drive. Dema Villa offers true Zimbabwean hospitality in the form […]

Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

Lanzerac Hotel & Spa is located in the world famous town of Stellenbosh,one of the wine producing capitals of the world.  It is steeped in history and was originally established in 1692 with the homestead being transformed into a manor house reminiscent of the traditional French way of fusing a country hotel and wine estate […]

Parker Cottage

Parker Cottage is an intimate bed and breakfast guest house located in the Tamboerskloof suburb of Cape Town in South Africa.  This area is one of the oldest residential suburbs in Cape Town and boasts large, beautiful Victorian-style homes on the slopes of Lion’s Head and Signal Hill, not far from the well-known V&A Waterfront.  […]

Matetsi Victoria Falls

Matetsi Victoria Falls is located on the banks of the Zambezi River, upstream from Victoria Falls itself, on a private game reserve that is 136,000 acres.  This luxury five-star lodge boasts 15 kilometres of river frontage, with a strong emphasis on conservation.  The family owned lodge blends contemporary African touches with the natural surroundings and […]

Tintswalo – At Boulders

“At Boulders” is a part of the well-known Tintswalo group, which offers various accommodation options all around South Africa and Limpopo. As the name suggests “At Boulders” is located overlooking the world famous Boulders Beach with its African Penguin colony, and within the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area. Simon’s Town is a mere […]

Nyamoumba River Camp

Following on from my last blog, this is a continuation of an agents’ educational trip taken at the beginning of September to Rukuru Bush Camp and then on to Nyamoumba River Camp, both on the Zambezi River.  Nyamoumba is located at the beginning of the Kariba Gorge, only 27kms below the Kariba Dam Wall.  You […]