AllWays Traveller Features

South Africa, which is known for its safaris and sandy beaches, is also a stargazing destination. The country's minimal light pollution, and geographical position means many more stars visible in the Southern Hemisphere as it faces directly into the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town houses the l...

Conservation-led luxury travel company andBeyond has reopened one of its most iconic lodges in South Africa – Phinda Forest Lodge – after an extensive rebuild. Situated in the company's Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal province, the property was lauded as one of the first true eco-lodges at the time of its original construction in the e...

Chem Chem Safari owns and operates three safari camps in Tanzania. The Chem Chem Lodge, Little Chem Chem and Forest Chem Chem in the 50,000 acre (160,000 hectares) Burunge Wildlife Management Area in northern Tanzania. The land belongs to the communities around Chem Chem, who have set it aside for conservation and wildlife protection. The Kwakuchin...

World Female Ranger Week, by international NGO How Many Elephants, celebrates and supports female wildlife rangers. Now held annually in June, the first World Female Ranger Week, in 2023, reached over 500 million viewers worldwide. As champions of wildlife conservation, role models and educators, female rangers are changing attitudes towards the ro...

​ No trip to South Africa is complete without exploring the amazing vineyards of the Western Cape. ​ The Western Cape area was settled by French Huguenots, Dutch, and English that originally settled by the Cape of Good Hope. Grapes have been growing here since the 1600s.This region is the largest and most important wine growing region of the countr...