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Wild about natural heritage
South African National Parks offer diversity of wildlife and nature, with sights and sounds that will leave footprints on your soul. It is through visiting these official conservation areas that the children of tomorrow can appreciate South Africa’s natur ...
Discovering Dublin for St Patrick's Day
Very few events capture the attention of people around the world, as does a particular Irish festival on the 17 March. Parades take place across the globe - USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, the Far East, South Africa and Canada. People flock to ...
Cycling 9,000kms around SA
Starting in Johannesburg on 13 February, Ruan Smit set off to cycle the whole of South Africa in ten weeks. Along the way, he wants to document South Africa’s stories, capturing undiscovered as well as known beauty and giving a face to the multiplicity of ...
5 Romantic getaways around Gauteng
Whether romance is on your mind more than usual this month or if you’re planning an amorous holiday, SA PROMO rounded up five romantic getaways around Gauteng.
1. Sabi Sabi, one of SA’s finest game reserves, is located in the south west section of the Kr ...
An African paradise in Mozambique
Mozambique is a ribbon-like country, the coastline lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. So it’s hardly surprising that when most people think of Mozambique, the first image that springs to mind is of sandy, palm-fringed beaches.
An African saf ...
Island bliss in Belize
Of a six month journey around the world, one of the biggest highlights was an island in Belize called Caye Caulker. This is a glorious part of the world, hidden off the beaten track.
The island is a 40 minute water taxi ride from Belize City, and when ...
Exploring the Kruger from dawn to dusk
You could smell the carrion before you saw it. It filled your nostrils and engulfed your senses. The lions, exhausted from the hunt, had gorged themselves to satisfaction. They would spend the remainder of the day lying in the carcass as you would in a lo ...
Skiing in Borovets, Bulgaria
Blimin’ freezing, but beautiful in Bulgaria
Standing on the pavement outside of Letishta Sofia, the only airport in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia, I realise that this is going to be like no Christmas I have ever experienced before. Already past mid ...
Elephant back safaris in South Africa
You would expect to hear about elephant back rides in Thailand or India, but not South Africa. Well now you know, and it is a safari experience as well.
Read all about SA PROMO South Africa's experience of elephant back safaris in South Africa CLICK HERE ...
Paradise and Latin beats in Colombia
‘Un, dos, tres…quatro, cinco, seis…’ rotates through my mind intermingled with rhythmic Latin beats. I was in a bar in Cartagena, Colombia being taught by the Colombian locals on how to salsa.
Once you’ve got the basic steps and a good partner to lead ...
Split or bust, the Ramshackle Rally
France to Croatia on a car rally The trip began on a bank holiday Monday with a visit to B&Q – a typical way to spend a bank holiday in the UK some would say. While it was paint that we were buying, home décor was not the deed of the day. We had a car ...
Promoting SA to potential visitors
Football fever hots up the UK this month as England plays its final qualifying match for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, having already qualified. Whatever the outcome, we all know that South Africa is the real winner.
Regardless of who raises the trophy at t ...
Life in a Landcruiser on the open road
Our trip was conceptualised more than a year ago, four South Africans in London tired of the monotony of day to day work and ready to unplug from the system and go on a bit of an adventure.Of the route itself there have been a few iterations but we have s ...
Camping on the Gower Peninsula, Wales
One of my good friend’s birthdays falls around the May Bank holiday weekend - and it has become a tradition that a group of us always go camping. Good weather in the UK is never a sure bet, but the tents and barbeques come out in anticipation!
This year ...
Heading home for a holiday in Zimbabwe
Despite having family in Harare with whom I’m in regular contact, I did not quite know what to expect when I arrived at the Harare International Airport on Monday 30 March 2009 from London after a 72-hour stop-over in Johannesburg. It had been five years ...
Re-invigorating getaways
Revitalising the body and relaxing is an extremely important part of life and can be easily forgotten when living in the hustle and bustle of a big city. We get so wound up in work that we never stop and take time out. A lot of the time, spa breaks are pe ...
Adriatic sea kayaking, Croatia
It took a 40 minute ferry ride from Dubrovnik, Croatia to reach Lopud Island. It looked like something out of a movie set Р this little town on the waters edge with sloping green hills behind it. It had a feeling of excitement and adventure and I was look ...
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Festivals and events around Europe
Europe is full of festivals that many consider to be ‘must do’s’ when they are working and travelling in the UK. Most of them happen annually, but some happen as rarely as once every ten years. For many South African guys, life would not be complete witho ...
Travel in your back yard
If travel and exploring is in your blood and your yuppie 4x4 is not just for driving over a sidewalk once in a while, we have Africa as our backyard and all the time in the world to experience it.I have always been an adventure seeker and therefore have h ...
