Nelson Mandela travel tips

Founded as recently as 1886, Johannesburg went on to become the largest city in South Africa. It was the long-time home of the country’s first Black president and is now a burgeoning student hub with a progressive mindset. Nelson Mandela’s House and the Soweto township along with the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill are vital components of any Jo’burg itinerary before heading to Kruger and beyond.

The island paradise of Sir Richard Branson, Necker Island in the idyllic British Virgin Islands, is affording guests a newly enhanced insight into its wide-reaching conservation efforts.

The non-stop three times a week flight takes-off from Johannesburg on 28 April 2024 and has seen a keen uptake of seats particularly in the economy class

South Africa revolutionized African travel with its stylish, upscale safari camps and hip beach resorts.

Incredible wildlife, world-class beaches and cosmopolitan cities – South Africa has so much to offer that it's no wonder travelers flock there. But it's important to be aware of entry requirements to avoid disappointment upon arrival.

I am sitting on the terrace outside my spacious room at Ellerman House, in Cape Town, thinking about my grandmother’s pearl earrings.

There’s nowhere quite like the Netherlands, a country always threatened by the turbulent waters of the North Sea, whose people beat back the ocean to reclaim wide, grassy-green polders from the blue-black depths. This country is one of the most urbanized and densely populated nations on earth, but its crowded flatlands still pack in a wide range of the best things to do in the Netherlands.