News Archives - Highline Tours and Travel https://highline.co.za/category/news/ Southern African DMC Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:05:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Namibia Educational Trip, June 2024 https://highline.co.za/namibia-educational-trip-june-2024/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:32:51 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2947 We, Diane & Louise from the Highline team, embarked on a trip around Namibia in June 2024 to update our product knowledge, check the condition of the roads, and meet with suppliers new and old. Here is a summary of our findings!   DAY ONE: WINDHOEK TO DAMARA

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]]> Drakensberg Team Trip, Feb 2024 https://highline.co.za/drakensberg-team-trip-feb-2024/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:11:36 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2890 Highline staff met up for another 3-day teambuilding & educational adventure in February 2024, this time in the Drakensberg. We travelled from our various corners of South Africa, and all met up at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. Paarl Rock Tours We met our driver & 17-seater

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]]> Zimbabwe Educational Trip Highlights https://highline.co.za/zimbabwe-educational-trip/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:51:12 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2864 Introduction Lize, who heads up our supplier contracting team, embarked on a Zimbabwean adventure in October 2023. An educational (FAM) trip organised by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), it included experiencing a number of properties, activities & transport options plus participation in the Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo in Bulawayo. With 17 other tour operators

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]]> Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge: Team Trip https://highline.co.za/cederberg-ridge-wilderness-lodge-team-trip/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:56:00 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2627 The Highline staff met up for a 3-day team building and educational trip to Simbavati Cederberg Ridge Wilderness Lodge. After meeting up at Cape Town Airport and travelling by 19-seater with our lovely Paarl Rock Tours driver, we were greeted with an exceedingly warm welcome by the entire team at Cederberg Ridge on arrival.

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]]> Exploring Eswatini https://highline.co.za/exploring-eswatini/ Mon, 29 May 2023 09:10:30 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2621 The Eswatini Tourism Authority invited our representative from Highline, Simoné Erasmus, along with other tour operator reps from around the world, to rediscover their beautiful country. We were welcomed by friendly faces from the community, government employees and the media, and were privileged to participate in this informative and enjoyable trip. Eswatini remains rich

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]]> Garden Route EAT, PLAY, LOVE https://highline.co.za/garden-route-eat-play-love/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:36:46 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2540 Yolanda, from our Cape Town office, attended SATSA’s Garden Route EAT, PLAY, LOVE fam trip where she explored the attractions and experiences of this beautiful region. Here is what Yolanda got up to! Our first stop is Fancourt Hotel, beautifully set at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains near George. The luxury hotel offers 115

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]]> St Lucia and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve https://highline.co.za/st-lucia-and-hluhluwe-imfolozi-game-reserve/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:35:59 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2520 Diane, from our Johannesburg office, recently popped into St Lucia and the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve to explore this wilderness region! St Lucia, a coastal town situated in northern KwaZulu Natal, offers a smorgasbord of activities, including South Africa's very first world heritage site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. With its tropical summers and mild winters, St

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]]> Seychelles – Indian Ocean Paradise https://highline.co.za/seychelles-indian-ocean-paradise/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:39:46 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2426 Senior Sales Consultant, Annelie, spent five glorious days at the ‘bucket list’ destination of note … the Seychelles! Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa and only a 5-hour flight from Johannesburg. It's home to numerous beautiful white-sand beaches, coral reefs, nature reserves, the famous coco de mer

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]]> Lesotho – Kingdom in the Sky https://highline.co.za/lesotho-kingdom-in-the-sky/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:44:37 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2253 Frikkie and Louise from Highline recently went on an educational trip to find out what the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho had to offer. Lesotho is a tiny landlocked Kingdom in Southern Africa. It is a similar size to Belgium and has a population of 2 million. It has made it onto the NY Times

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]]> Angola – The undiscovered jewel https://highline.co.za/angola-the-undiscovered-jewel/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 07:33:54 +0000 https://highline.co.za/?p=2162 We are going to visit Angola in July!  No they said, it is too dangerous. What we discovered was totally to the contrary.  What a welcoming, friendly, happy nation that went out of their way to help whenever they could.  At no time did we ever feel anything but safe, even whilst walking the

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