Yes, it may seem like we have just gotten back to work, but the holiday season is right on our doorstep again and it is time to start booking for March and Easter getaways before you miss out on some of the great packages available this year. Post pandemic, hospitality venues need to generate all the income they can to revitalise our tourism industry, so the prices are hot and the experiences are more exciting than ever.

Why even think of going overseas this holiday season when right here in South Africa we have a whole world of holiday experiences? – and you can prove this by taking a coast to coast trip from the wonderful Western Cape to the exotic East coast - because without a doubt, coast to coast, sensational S.A offers the best holidays!

The Western Cape 

Let’s get started up in lazy Lamberts bay on the northern fringes of the West coast. It’s so chilled there that you can forget that you even have another life of stress and bother. Savour sumptuous seafood buffets as your feel the sand beneath your feet and the ocean spray caress your face at Die Melkbosskerm in Melkbosstrand. Wonder down to Tietiesbaai for champagne sundowners on the rocks and salivate over crayfish tails in Paternoster, where it feels that time has stood still in this quaint but exquisite fishing village.

Meander on to Langebaan, famous for beach sports and plush, but homely, resorts – and as you see the iconic silhouette of world-renowned Table mountain you’ll know you’ve hit the “Mother city” – fabulous Cape Town. Here you can shop till you drop at The V & A Waterfront where international brands abound and thrill to the traditional music of marimba bands as you savour cuisine from every part of the world. The city itself has some of the top award-winning restaurants in the world.

Continue these endless taste bud treats in the gourmet capital of S.A – Franschhoek. Take a tram to explore the winelands at your leisure, titillating your taste buds with some of the finest wines in the world. Activities throughout the Cape are endless, from chilled hiking trails to the adrenaline rush of facing a great white under the water in a cage at Gansbaai - it’s the ultimate holiday city for everyone.

The garden route 

Now take the world-famous road trip - the Garden Route - from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. All along the way you can stop at leisure to experience quaint coastal resorts and well-known milestones like the spectacularly scenic and challenging Pinnacle Point golf course at Mossel Bay, to vibrant nightlife and beautiful beaches at Plettenberg Bay, to heart-stopping zip-lining through the Tsitsikamma forest, to gulping down fresh from the sea (also world-renowned) Knysna oysters. The tastes, smells, sights and sensational experiences are bountiful and around every corner on this iconic road trip!

KwaZulu-Natal 

After your road trip has gone through the magnificently vast and serenely beautiful Wild Coast, you enter exotic, scenic, culturally rich KwaZulu-Natal, which offers a variety of vacation experiences. The South Coast is dotted all along the way with fun-filled family type resorts and the lively, colourful city of Durban offers many attractions for those who like to simply chill and those who like to do!

Go a bit inland to visit the World Heritage-listed Drakensberg mountains with their jagged-backed peaks and spectacular scenery, or visit many cultural villages where you can experience the thriving Zulu culture, or take exhilarating wildlife adventures at famous game parks like Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, the oldest game park in Africa, where enthralled visitors often spot the Big Five (leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo, and rhino).

Along the North coast, excellent vacation resorts like Umhlanga rocks and Bantry bay welcome you before you head further North to where nature lovers can explore the wonderful wetlands of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and dive the coral reefs of Sodwana Bay - said to be one of the finest in the world.

You see it – we have it!

Whatever your destination of choice might be these holidays, Rennies Travel’s experience enables us to offer the best travel experiences in this beautiful land of ours. Why look any further? Check out some of the packages listed below – or contact us to devise a vacation plan suited to your specific requirements and availability.

Remember that every one of our Travel Professionals is trained to ensure your travel experience is a seamless one and to hold your hand throughout the entire glorious experience! Be safe – and keep the wanderlust alive!