If pictures are worth a thousand words, then videos must equate to over a million. To help you to get a visual flavour of your proposed South African destination, below is a library of videos from hotels and destinations we feature.
Here you can see the whitewashed, seaboard style of Strandloper Ocean Boutique, gain a brief taste of canopy life at the extraordinary Tsala Treetop Lodge or meet the locals at Knysna Elephant Park.
A (rather dramatic!) guide to Grootbos Nature Reserve provides extra information about this wilderness close to Cape Town, while Sabi Sabi’s beautifully-soundtracked safari video gives a tantalising glimpse of bush life in Kruger National Park.
If you're thinking about visiting the dramatic Drakensberg, the dreamy footage from Cleopatra's Mountain Farmhouse might help convince you. Or if the Winelands are tempting you, press ‘play’ on Constantia Valley's 'Insider Guide' to learn some secrets about Constantia.
Magical mystery tour
Well, what can I say. Our original plans for a short trip to see friends in Cape Town last Easter turned into a ‘magical mystery tour’ after I was introduced to Ash at Best of South Africa Travel. Of course Covid completely scuppered our plans, but somehow (due to bizarre tier decisions made by Boris and his crew) we managed …