South African Travel Digest

Enjoy a cocktail while you enjoy your cruise. South Africans love their cruises. MSC Cruises South Africa, which has been offering cruises from South Africa for many years,  offers a fun way of exploring the South African and African coastlines.  Cruises usually depart from either the Durban or Cape Town harbours and can last anything from three days to two weeks, depending on your chosen itinerary and destination.  Interesting ports of call include some islands in Mozambique (Portuguese and Bazaruto islands) and in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius).   The South African cruise calendar usually starts in November each year. The well-known MSC Opera cruise liner will be used for the 2014/2015 South African cruise season.  The MSC Opera is a luxurious cruise liner  with eight decks and a capacity of  20 55 passengers in 856 cabins.  While cruising to interesting South African and African destinations, life on board the ship will keep you entertained throughout

South Africa has thousands of self-catering accommodation to choose from if you want a more flexible schedule during your stay. Many travellers prefer not to stay in expensive hotels and self-catering can therefore provide an attractive alternative.  Being an experienced self-caterer in South Africa, I would like to suggest the following booking sites if you are looking for affordable yet decent self-catering accommodation. Travelground Travelground currently is my favourite site to use when I want to book self-catering accommodation in South Africa.  It has numerous establishments to choose from and you can also read the verified user reviews to help you make your decision where to book.  I in particular like its secure payment system, quick response policy and availability confirmation procedures.  This site offers available self-catering accommodation in all provinces in South Africa and offers great savings.  Wheretostay Wheretostay has thousands of self-catering