
Travel Excellence Awards Nominees
Where Land, Sea, and Quiet Meet
Paternoster on the West Coast has a way of slowing the world down. White cottages lean into soft dunes, fishing boats pull gently against their ropes, and the air carries a mix of salt, woodsmoke,...
Where the Coast Comes Alive After Sunset
Umhlanga carries a rhythm of its own — a steady blend of ocean air, softly lit streets, and the warm hum of people gathering as day fades into evening. The promenade glows with movement, couples...
City After Sundown
Where Johannesburg Comes Alive As the sun slips behind the skyline, Johannesburg shifts pace. The business buzz softens, giving way to a warm, social rhythm. In Rosebank and the Keyes d...
Seychelles
A Landscape Carved by Time, Embraced by the Sea The Seychelles feels like a world painted by nature in high definition. Just off the East African coast, these 115 islands shimmer in the Indian O...
Robertson Valley
Robertson Valley is the kind of place where time shifts into a slower rhythm the moment you arrive. Cradled by the Langeberg mountains and nourished by the Breede River, the region blends vineyar...
Mauritius
An Island That Feels Etched From a Dream Mauritius is the kind of destination travellers daydream about long before they pack a bag. Floating in the Indian Ocean like a jewel of blues and gr...
Where Valleys Hold Their Breath
Franschhoek rests in a valley framed by mountains that rise like soft, sculpted folds of earth. The air here is different — slower, clearer, touched by lavender, fynbos, and vineyard breeze....
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi
There are wild places, and then there is Hluhluwe–iMfolozi — South Africa’s oldest proclaimed game reserve and one of the continent’s greatest conservation success stories. This is the land where...
Hermanus
The Whale-Watching Capital of the World Hermanus is a coastal town that feels sculpted for wonder. Perched along the dramatic curves of Walker Bay, it offers front-row seats to nature’s grea...
Garden Route
A Road Trip That Feels Like a Moving Postcard The Garden Route isn’t just a destination; it’s a feeling of freedom stitched into 300 km of coast, forest, lagoon and mountain. Stretching betw...
Where Land, Sea, and Quiet Meet
Paternoster on the West Coast has a way of slowing the world down. White cottages lean into soft dunes, fishing boats pull gently against their ropes, and th...
Where the Coast Comes Alive After Sunset
Umhlanga carries a rhythm of its own — a steady blend of ocean air, softly lit streets, and the warm hum of people gathering as day fades into evening. The...
City After Sundown
Where Johannesburg Comes Alive As the sun slips behind the skyline, Johannesburg shifts pace. The business buzz softens, giving way to a warm, social...
Seychelles
A Landscape Carved by Time, Embraced by the Sea The Seychelles feels like a world painted by nature in high definition. Just off the East African coast, t...
Robertson Valley
Robertson Valley is the kind of place where time shifts into a slower rhythm the moment you arrive. Cradled by the Langeberg mountains and nourished by the...
Mauritius
An Island That Feels Etched From a Dream Mauritius is the kind of destination travellers daydream about long before they pack a bag. Floating in the I...
Where Valleys Hold Their Breath
Franschhoek rests in a valley framed by mountains that rise like soft, sculpted folds of earth. The air here is different — slower, clearer, touched by lav...
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi
There are wild places, and then there is Hluhluwe–iMfolozi — South Africa’s oldest proclaimed game reserve and one of the continent’s greatest conservation succ...
Hermanus
The Whale-Watching Capital of the World Hermanus is a coastal town that feels sculpted for wonder. Perched along the dramatic curves of Walker Bay, it...
Garden Route
A Road Trip That Feels Like a Moving Postcard The Garden Route isn’t just a destination; it’s a feeling of freedom stitched into 300 km of coast, forest, l...