Africa

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Africa, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Stuart Forster reviews the magnificent Pamuzinda Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe.

Pamuzinda Safari Lodge. Discover a perfect overnight stop by Zimbabwe Airport.

It was the soft morning light rather than my alarm that woke me ahead of a morning game drive. Pamuzinda Safari Lodge is set on a vast private estate.

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Cape Town's best new restaurants

Cape Town’s best new restaurants

Andy Mossack picks out two of his personal favourites. from Cape Town’s best new restaurants

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Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront. Discover Cape Town’s favourite neighbourhood.

The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront is a perfect oasis; near enough to the Waterfront to walk to, but far enough away to enjoy some luxury living and an unobstructed ocean view without the crowds.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Tintswalo Atlantic Hotel, a luxuriously rustic retreat near Houts Bay.

Tintswalo Atlantic Hotel. Discover Hout Bay’s stunning beach lodges.

This five-star boutique hotel with its eleven cabin suites is the classic rustic luxury hideaway. The only hotel within Table Mountain National Park, it is an oasis of fine dining and luxury living with unobstructed ocean views. I’m right on Nature’s doorstep and loving it.

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MannaBay Boutique Hotel

MannaBay Boutique Hotel. Discover 5 star luxury on the stunning slopes of Table Mountain

Staring out of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of my extraordinary Black and White room at MannaBay I was having a moment. Not quite an epiphany you understand, but mighty close to one.

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Southern Sun The Cullinan pool deck

Southern Sun The Cullinan. Discover Cape Town’s Great Grande Dame.

Rising like an elegant colonial Grand Dame The Cullinan has such distinctive architecture you can spot it from almost anywhere in Cape Town. Yet, despite its classical veneer, it is a relatively new build and without a doubt the signature property of South African hospitality group Southern Sun.

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