Sundowners with Lucille

In the annual “Best in Travel” Awards, renowned guidebook publisher Lonely Planet awarded Cape Town the number two position on its top cities in the world list. The honor is just the latest accolade for South Africa’s “Mother City”, after being named a World’s Best City by Travel + Leisure earlier this year. So what exactly makes Cape Town such a must-visit destination? Here are three reasons: food and wine, culture and scenery, and social responsibility.

Our partners at Sanctuary Retreats have unveiled the recently refurbished Sanctuary Chief’s Camp in Botswana. Get an overview of this spectacular camp with this new video.

By Mary Ellen Chown

In August, I returned to South Africa, one of my favorite countries, to experience our luxurious vacation package, Planes, Trains and Safarimobiles. When I visit South Africa, I always look forward to the incredible food, magnificent views in Cape Town and on safari, and the country’s warm and friendly people. On this trip, I had the opportunity to share all of that and more with my daughter! Here are three highlights from our vacation.

By Lucille Sive

I am excited to announce a brand new service to better serve our guests: the celebration travel gift registry! This new service makes it easy and straightforward for guests to take the African safari vacation of their dreams to celebrate important milestones in their lives.