Tailor Made South Africa Travel

South African Safaris with Added Bonus

Check out our wonderful safari game lodges - right now!  We've got three of the finest that the Kruger National Park can deliver.

Hamiltons Lodge, Imbali Safari Lodge and Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga Lodge are all very different to each other in their character and style of accommodation.  However the one thing they do have in common is truly spectacular game (wildlife) viewing – the Kruger Park is home to creatures great and small.

Africa's Big 5 - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo all roam the reserve together with  a diverse variety of entelope, birds and insects.  Game drives are conducted in open safari vehicles, with expereienced guides and trackers to ensure the best possible viewing!

We have unbelievable rates at all three five star lodges – choose the one that appeals to you most (or try them all!),  and pay less than standard four star lodge rates!  But hurry, these prices are not going to be around for long.

For more information on the game lodges themselves (with some wonderful pictures) and how to contact us go to Tailor Made South Africa Travel.

I've got some more special offers coming up which will also whet your appetite for a spectacular travel experience to South Africa, but I've got a bit more work to do before I let you at these!  Keep in touch for more updates in the coming days ...

View From a Jo'burg Loft

I loved an article written in the SA Times UK by Sarah-Jane Bowden.  Her portrayal of life in a Jo'burg loft was great and for me summed up the quirkyness of the place.

Here's the first paragraph to whet your appetite and you can get the whole article at www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com/people.html ... "Believe it or not, people are moving back to the heart of Jozi.  Here's an update on the buzz back home ...

This week we hung out with the who's shmoo on the luxurious balcony of a snazzy new loft apartment in ..."

Check out my new article page at www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com/articles.html for loads of interesting and informative articles relating to South Africa.  I can't wait to show you my new designs, coming very soon, which will have you booking the next flight to check I'm not kidding you about this amazing country.

If you like wine, lose yourself in the  Cape Town Wine Route Wonders.   The trouble with writing something about the wine route in Cape Town, is that more and more wine estates are coming into production and with the best will in the world it's an impossible task to write about all of the incredible estates and wines. 

One of the best ways to be an armchair imbiber of wine is to read John Platter's guide to South African wines which you can get online from SAWinesOnline.  First you can read all about the wines in the guide, then you can order them, getting a first class delivery service and the cheapest journey to the magic of Cape Town.

Great way to start planning your next vacation to South Africa!

Virgin Flies More Frequently

Hooray!  Even more people can now go and see for themselves the wonderful country that is South Africa.  Virgin Atlantic have just announced that they will be flying more frequently through the winter months to Cape Town.  Two more flights per week will be introduced from early December until the end of January, with a further increase to five a week from 29th January 2006 until the end of the peak winter season on 25th March 2006.

Steve Ridgway, Chief Executive of Virgin Atlantic, said:

"We are delighted to be able to offer passengers more flights to Cape Town over the busiest time of the year. Since we launched our Cape Town route in December 1999, there has been a high demand for this destination from both leisure and business travellers. We would love to add more services in the future to meet this demand."

Peter Barry, Country Manager of South Africa for Virgin Atlantic, said:

"I am very pleased that we can offer these extra services to Cape Town. We can now give even more passengers the opportunity to experience Virgin Atlantic`s fantastic inflight service. Upper Class passengers can enjoy four limo transfers per return journey, Drive Thru Check In at Heathrow, the brand new Heathrow Clubhouse, inflight beauty therapy and an onboard bar.

Premium Economy passengers can take advantage of the priority check in, priority boarding, a larger, more comfortable seat with more leg room and champagne on take off. Virgin Atlantic`s Premium and Economy passengers are offered three choices of main meal, free drinks, a rucksack style amenity kit filled with travel essentials and state of the art inflight entertainment system with a seat back TV screen for every passenger.

Virgin Atlantic`s current twice-weekly service is scheduled to operate between Heathrow and Cape Town on Fridays and Sundays between 30 October to 24 March 2006.

A new Wednesday service will start from 7 December, which will depart from Heathrow at 20.00 and arrive in Cape Town at 10.00 the next day. The return flight will depart on Thursdays at 12.25 from Cape Town and arrive at Heathrow the same day at 22.40.

From 29 January 2006, the five-weekly services will operate at a retimed schedule for the period up to 25 March 2006. Flights will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Heathrow at 18.00 arriving into Cape Town at 08.00 the next day. Return flights will operate from Cape Town on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays departing at 23.10 and arrive into Heathrow at 09.25 the next day. Flights in December and January will be operated with a Boeing 747-400. From January 29 flights will be operated with an Airbus 340-300.

Virgin Atlantic currently flies to 26 destinations worldwide, including Cape Town and Johannesburg.

As always, when you're looking for competitive flight prices and the best service in town, come to the experts, www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com.  Let us know exactly what you want from your holiday, and we will show you the time of your life.

Check out our Special Offers at www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com/special-offers.html and get yourselves a bit of pampering.  there's all sorts on offer, but hurry because they won't last forever!

We look forward to seeing you soon ...

Tummy Tucks in Cape Town?

Tummy Tucks in Cape Town now in Vogue

Would you believe how many people are travelling to South Africa, and Cape Town in particular just to get that special bit of their body redesigned?

Record numbers of Britons are travelling abroad for plastic surgery amid growing complaints about soaring prices for straightforward procedures in the UK.   

New figures show that the combination of sun, sea and surgery is persuading more than 10,000 Britons a year to travel, turning their backs on British-based surgeons who often charge up to four times as much as their collegues overseas for a basic operation.

Holiday on Beautiful Beaches, swim in crystal clear seas

With a holiday on the beach thrown in or a few days on safari, the fashion for combining sun, surgery and savings makes for an attractive alternative to the thoughts of recuperating in dull old, expensive Great Britain. 

The surge in demand has been fuelled by a wave of cheap deals.   Tummy tuck operations, which can cost as much as £6,500 in Britain, cost as little as £1,500 abroad - including the flights, accommodation and, often, a week's convalescence on the beach.

Sonja Evans, 40, travelled to South Africa to have a tummy tuck in 2002. Cost: £3,800 for flights, a two-week stay and surgery

"I had always been a size 8, but had two children in quick succession. I put on four stone. A year later, my husband left. I had gone back to a size 10, but I had a great big pouch of skin. After two years on the NHS waiting list I was still waiting. I considered having it done privately in this country but was not happy with any of the surgeons.

" I was able to check the surgeon's qualifications and everywhere he used to work. The cost was a third of what I was quoted in Britain. I could recuperate for two weeks afterwards. The rules are very strict in South Africa and the service was incredible. It was a much better experience than it would have been in Britain."

Want to Know More?

If you're dreaming of getting a new look, check out this website, http://www.satssa.com/main2.aspx?contentid=73.  You'll find a wealth of information covering all aspects of cosmetic and elective surgery.

To get your own tailor made South African quote, email us on enquiriesuk@satssa.co.za, details of which can be found on the website http://www.satssa.com

Introduction

There are any number of books on the market listing all the places to see in Cape Town, but I don't know about you, but I often find that I get overwhelmed by the amount of information and also the number of places to visit.

Trying to select which to see on that two/three day visit to South Africa's Mother City,  is impossible without a guide, as there are so many things that are worth visiting and a lot that are not, or at least, best left for further visits.

What I hope to achieve with this book is to give you the things you "must see" if you never manage to get back and visit again, so that you will be able to get a real feel for the city, country and its people, without feeling exhausted before you go.

Planning beforehand is important, so that you do get to see what you really want to and so that you maximise your time there.  It's very easy to get carried away with the wonderful array of things to see and do ... it can paralyse further exploration!

Don't get paralysed - just read this book, decide on the "must see's" you want and have the most fabulous time exploring Cape Town.

Beginnings

Well, first day of a new dawn in http://www.magical-cape-town-vacations.com and http://www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com.

I am just starting to get to grips with the writing of my new ebook and really beginning to learn all about blogs.  I have already got a blog at http://www.magical-cape-town-vacations.blogspot.com, which helped to get me ranked by Google, Alexa et al when I first launched my website, but to be quite honest, I've not really understood what it can do for me!  I am definitely not a techi ... and the saying, "a little knowledge is dangerous"  is probably very true in my case!

However, my journey just beginning, I am about to set out my aims for my new book, "All About Cape Town from a Visitors Point of View".

Have you ever had the feeling of being overwhelmed when you start reading those travel books designed to tell you everything there is to know about a place?

I always feel that I'll never get to see a tiny fraction, let alone half of the places they say are a 'must see'.  Infact, they make me so tired thinking about the travelling, that I often just stick to the easy stuff and don't really 'see' anything!

Come with me on my journey through Cape Town, which I promise will get you round the 'must see' things, as well as the more secret and fun things to do, without giving you a headache, wondering how you're going to fit everything into the very few days you've given yourself to get a taste for what goes on there!

Why not grab your very own copy of my special report on Nelson Mandela - find out where you can find him in Cape Town - just fill out the form which pops up when you click http://www.magical-cape-town-vacations.com ...

Enjoy your read ...

Check out Cape Town

I just wanted to start this new weblog by announcing the website www.magical-cape-town-vacations.com.

Over the coming days, weeks and months I am going to be creating an ebook all about Cape Town and South Africa.  I will be using this weblog to bring the chapters to life and to ask for your help in being able to show you what a wonderful country South Africa is.

Hopefully, you'll enjoy reading the ebook and will be able to help me make it even better for my readers.

I'm also going to be writing the opening pages for my website, www.tailor-made-south-africa-travel.com and this post means that having announced it to the world, I will definitely have to get on with it!

If you would like a free special report on Nelson Mandela and a preview of the way in which I write, go to www.magical-cape-town-vacations.com/palmers-cape-town-club.html.  I'm sure you'll love reading all about the great man himself and where you too can find him in Cape Town.

Until next time ...