AFRICA

  

AFRICA

Books

South Africa - Eyewitness Travel Guide
Namibia Handbook, 5th: Tread Your Own Path by Lizzie Williams
The Greenwood Guide to South Africa and Namibia, Simon Greenwood

Botswana
Tour company

• Gavin Blair Safaris

Itinerary
Botswana and Capetown - Mimi Santini-Ritt 2017

Kenya

Tour Companies 

• SmarTours

Hotels 

• Serena Mountain Lodge

Sites and Experiences

• Hell's Gate Hike
  
  

TRAVEL TALES
Kenya Safari - Mimi Santini-Ritt 2007

South Africa

Itineraries

Botswana and Capetown, Mimi Santini-Ritt 2017

Johannesburg
Hotels

• Intercontinental Hotel, Johannesburg
• Convenient to airport. Expensive (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• City Lodge Hotel, Johannesburg
• Convenient to the airport. Less expensive (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Royal Hotel, Pilgrim's Rest
• The only show in town" (2012 - Lyell Franke)

Capetown

Hotels

• The BIP Group, Capetown
• Property Rental Management Company (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Long Street Hotel
• Boutique hotel right in the center of town (2015-Mimi Santini-Ritt)

Restaurants

• The African Cafe, Capetown
• (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Harbour House, Capetown
• (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Jonkershuis Restaurant, Capetown
• At Groot Constantia Wine Estate (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Cosecha Restaurant, Noble Hill Winery, Capetown
• Southwestern USA-inspired (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Paranga, Camps Bay, Capetown
• Great restaurant on the Strand facing the ocean (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• The Kove, Camps Bay, Capetown
• Great restaurant on the Strand facing the ocean (2012 - Lyell Franke)

Wineries

• Groot Constantia Wine Estate
• Founded in 1685 and a great venue for touring, wine tasting and lunch at the on-site restaurant Jonkerhuis(2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Noble Hill Winery
• A stand out for tour, tasting and lunch in their South Western USA inspired restaurant Cosecha (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek
• a delightful tasting and four course gourmet lunch on the grounds, outside under massive chestnut trees (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Hidden Valley Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
• Great wine tasting and lunch to follow, most decadent dessert of the trip, a melt in your mouth chocolate soufflé with vanilla ice cream and hot dark chocolate sauce, yum. (2012 - Lyell Franke)

Other
Bush Camps

• Ngala Bush Camp, Kruger National Park
• (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Exeter River Lodge, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve
• (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Lion Sands River Lodge
• Staying 4 nights in one lodge worked out very well as the staff gets to know you and what you like 
  (2012 - Denise Dewing)

Hotels

• Augusta De Mist Country Guest House, Swellendam
• Incredibly charming B & B (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Bitou River Lodge, Plettenberg Bay
• Reasonably priced, lovely B & B (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Montagu Country Hotel, Montagu, Western Cape
• "Ho-hum room" in a "one-horse town" though staff is warm and inviting. (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Lanzerac Hotel & Spa, Stellenbosch
• Pricey, old world elegance but a bit "shabby chic" (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Coopmanhuijs Boutique Hotel and Spa, Stellenbosch
• Where she wishes she'd stayed in Stellenbosch! (2012 - Lyell Franke)

Restaurants

• Olympia Cafe, Kalk Bay
• "I had the best bowl of mussels that I have ever tasted (and I’ve sampled fresh mussels all over the world) and their bakery is to die for. The place is pretty funky but don’t be deceived, the food is delicious." (2012 -- Lyell Franke)
• Salinas Beach Restaurant, Wilderness Beach
• Very good local seafood and pub fare; an easy stop off the main road (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Emily's Restaurant, Plettenberg Bay
• Must do (2012 - Lyell Franke)
• Jemima's, Oudtshoorn

• "A charming restaurant with excellent food" (2012 - Lyell Franke)

TRAVEL TALES
Johanessburg, South Africa, Days 1-2 - Lyell Franke 2012
Bush Camps - South Africa, Days 3-6 - Lyell Franke 2012
Pilgrims Rest, South Africa, Days 7-8 - Lyell Franke 2012
Capetown, South Africa, Days 9-12 - Lyell Franke 2012
Environs-of-Capetown, South Africa, Days 12-15 - Lyell Franke 2012
Western Cape, South Africa, Days 16-19 - Lyell Franke 2012 
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Days 20-21 - Lyell Franke 2012

Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls

Hotels

• Victoria Falls Safari Lodge