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Archive for July, 2006

South Africa Golfing Safaris

Posted in New Web Sites by SA Blog Editor, 29 July 2006.

South African Golfing Safaris invite you to discover Africa in style… “We invite you to come and share the pleasures of our world class golf courses, interwoven with breathtaking landscapes of unsurpassed beauty.south-africa-golfing-safari.gif

You will stay in lodges, hotels and resorts that have been specially chosen to meet international standards of hospitality. Luxury and comfort, combined with exhilarating sights and sounds in beautiful African settings, will make your dream holiday a reality. At South African Golfing & Safari Tours, we believe in the highest level of service and quality. We invite you to discover Africa in style, with us.”

To book your South African Golfing Safari contact the South African Golfing Safaris Team at:
Telephone: +27 21 689 2221

 

Accommodation in Hout Bay

Posted in Cape Town,New Accommodation,New Web Sites by SA Blog Editor, 28 July 2006.

For your next holiday in Cape Town, look no further than Troodos House in Hout Bay for either Bed & Breakfast Accommodation or Self Catering Cottages. Troodos House is set beautifully on the mountain side in Hout Bay. Bordering on a forest and with it’s own large indigenous garden, Troodos House offers magnificent mountain and valley views.

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At Troodos House, The main house has four en-suite double bedrooms, all with full picture windows with unobstructed views, overlooking the unique rim flow pool. The rooms all have sliding doors, leading on to the two large pool decks and have ceiling fans. The fully equipped self catering cottages feature French doors which open onto the patio and garden, with its panoramic views.

Visit the Troodos House Website at: Troodos House & Cottages in Hout Bay or Contact Gay and Tony on:
Telephone: +27 (0)21 790-5220 (international).
Telephone: 021 790-5220 (local).

Walking Safaris in South Africa

Posted in Activities Adventure,Game Reserves,Mpumalanga by SA Blog Editor, 13 July 2006.

Discover the beautiful terrains and the fantastic diversity of the wildlife South Africa has whilst on a walking safaris. Take a relaxing walk and discover the excitement and ancient secrets of the African wilderness. There are numerous options of walking safaris throughout South Africa offering varying terrains. South Africa has a superb array of National Parks, Game Reserves and Nature Reserves that all offer South African walking safaris.

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The Kruger Parks walking safaris are guided by experienced rangers with an extensive knowledge of the area, the wildlife, birds and indigenous vegetation. Accommodation and lodging in the park are in two-bedded safari-tents, with communal toilet and shower facilities. The camp-staff cook and clean while your guide leads you into close encounters with the African wild. Feel your excitement build as you track the South African Big 5 on your walking safari. Also within the Kruger National Park, the 5 Star luxury Jock Safari Lodge offer walking safaris, birding safaris and guided historical tours will take you along the paths of legend and mystery …. continued at Walking Safaris in South Africa

Free State Accommodation and Tourism

Posted in Free State,New Web Sites by SA Blog Editor, 7 July 2006.

FreeState-Venues.co.za is an online travel guide for the Free State in South Africa. Redesigned with a fresher look, the site now also features destination information as well as Free State Accommodation. You are now able to search for your preferred Free state accommodation by town name, by establishment name, via A-Z directory or by clickable map.

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Find the ideal accommodation in the Free State: from Guest Houses, Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts and Self Catering estabishments throughout the Free State and deal directly with the Establishment Owners to get the best rates possible. All contact details are displayed so you can Deal Direct and SAVE!

Site Links:
Free State Accommodation Map
Bloemfontein Accommodation
Free State Map

New Cape Town Hotel Website

Posted in Cape Town,New Web Sites by SA Blog Editor, 5 July 2006.

Cape Town Hotel is an online hotel guide for Cape Town and surrounds: In addition to the hotel accommodation, the Cape Town Hotel site has added a wedding section. The aim of this service is to help visitors planning on getting married in the Cape with everything they will need to plan the perfect Cape Town Wedding.

The website provides an online guide to hotels in the Cape Town area and the rest of the Western Cape. Obtain instant hotel quotes for all the hotels listed on the site by simply using the quote facility available throughout the site. Beautifully presented with plenty of information about of the listed hotels including good quality photographs will give you an excellent indication of what you can expect from the many excellent Hotels Cape Town has to offer.

Holiday Property Owner Tools and Solutions

Posted in New Web Sites by SA Blog Editor, 3 July 2006.

http://www.MyAvailability.co.za provides tools and solutions for South African accommodation establishment owners, holiday rental and property managers and holiday rental webmasters to use to enhance the website experience of the holiday-maker when visiting holiday rental websites or finding properties on accommodation booking portals. My availability have developed a real-time availability calendar and a distance calculator – both free to use – on any website.

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MyAvailability.co.za offers Holiday Property owners a free Availability Calendar. The calendar is customisable to suit ythe properties own website. The MyAvailability Calendar allows property owners to maintain a single availability calendar that can be used across all their marketing sites. Using the MyAvailability calendar’s simple update capabilities, availability changes will be synchronized across all sites that use the calendar link … more about the Availability Calendar

Also on offer is a Distance Calculator. A distance calculator for travel to major destinations in South Africa. Allow potential visitors to work out in kilometres (or miles) how far away a property is from their next or previous destination. The distance calculator has a simple professional design and can be easily integrated into any website … more about the calculator.

According to the web site the delopers are developing more tools for use on holiday rental and travel websites so it should be interesting to see what they come up with next. Visit the site at: http://www.myavailability.co.za