Take a Break
If you want to go overseas, start planning right now. You can save anything between 10% and 15% if you book in advance, says Charmaine McFarland of Travel Counsellors.
Airlines always have about 10 "cheap" seats, but once these are sold prices incr...
Winter's chill is beginning to bite, but that's no reason to sit at home and sulk. Take advantage of low-season prices and treat yourself to a weekend away. There are all kinds of accommodation available —- self-catering chalets, guest houses,...
Some people lay on a spread that could feed an army even if they're having a small braai. They might as well go the whole hog, though, pack up the kitchen sink and go camping for a few days.
Ask anyone in the Cape about their favourite camping spots...
0High interest rates and soaring petrol costs made 2008 a particularly difficult year. Many people found themselves with more debt than they could afford. But 2009 will give people a chance to reduce debt because interest rates are expected to be cut...
The organizers of the star-studded Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket series are offering learners from underprivileged schools in areas where the matches will be played a chance to be a part of the action by making thousands of tickets available to...
Easter means different things to different people. For many it's an important religious time. For others it simply means holidays, Easter egg hunts and hot-cross buns.
Every Easter my sister, who teaches in England, heads for South Africa to get awa...
You've had your Christmas holidays and now it's time to put those New Year's resolutions into action. One resolution might be to travel more - but the economic climate could keep you nearer home in the next break.
When last were you a tourist in yo...
 To some it's a desolate and forbidding landscape, but for others the Ai-Ais/Richtersveld National Park is the epitome of beauty. Jointly managed by South African National Parks and the local Nama people, the park is part of a transfrontier conservati...
 Believe it or not, it's that time of year again: the Christmas holidays are just around the corner. So if you haven't sorted out where you are going or what to do over the festive season, now is the time to get the wheels in motion to avoid disappoin...
 Travellers the world over are discovering that decades of ignoring a country has its benefits. This is particularly true where Zambia is concerned. The raw material is beyond compare - vast tracts of wild, untamed Africa.
Like the proverbial iceberg...
 Quiet, forgotten backroads in the middle of nowhere often yield some of the most fantastic opportunities for holidaymakers in South Africa.
This was definitely the case with Moolmanshoek in the Ficksburg district of the eastern Free State. Set in a ...
They began life as Overvaal Resorts - government-owned and - run family holiday camps dotted across the country, aimed at providing affordable vacations for Mr and Mrs Average and their children.
Renamed and revamped in the early 1990s under the Ave...
 It's one of the jewels of South Africa's Garden Route, it offers a multitude of activities and is famous for its oysters... There's no doubting Knysna's list of accomplishments.
Or its pulling power for both international and local visitors.
For a s...
 Winter is just around the corner and, with it, the school holidays most families dread because they struggle to find somewhere to go to make up for the cold - or even a place to escape it.
While places such as the Lowveld and far north of Limpopo of...
 Since its declaration as a World Heritage Site in 1999, the Cradle of Humankind has developed into one of South Africa's top tourism attractions.
Before its global recognition, Sterkfontein Caves was a place of archaeological interest where, in 1947...
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