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Our fully customized digital Self-Drive Travel Itineraries (with or without private guide) for South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique are built individually for you. We spend a lot of time finding out what your specific requirements are. And only then we create your unique journey , based on your interests and  choose ethically correct and  responsible tourism suppliers.

Travel with purpose We put special emphasis on including authentic experiences and meaningful encounters with locals . It is this part of the journey the clients often keep talking about for years to come. We want to give you a chance to broaden your horizon. Learn about the locals’ way of life and listen to the captivating stories they love to share. By choosing these experiences you contribute directly to the local communities.

Due to our highly personal service and care we have built a loyal global travel community that keeps using us over and over again. Trust is earned.

Group Tours  with attention to detail

Weddings, business, team building, school, sports tours – whatever you have in mind, we will create your customized – and safe – group trip.

We know that organising a holiday for a larger group of people can be stressful. During these unusual times more than ever. Let us handle your group travel arrangements and relieve yourself from all the unnecessary stress  with travel bookings.  We’ll take care of all the finer details  and you can  relax  knowing we have secured you the best available price and are at your side, every step of the way.

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From the top of one of the most renowned landfalls on Earth, Table Mountain, the sweeping views across the bay to the iconic Robben Island are picture-perfect. A day trip takes you from the vibrancy of the V&A Waterfront, along Chapman’s Peak and its dramatic stretch of coastline with vistas to the horizon, down the peninsula to the Cape Point Nature Reserve and the southwestern-most tip of the African continent. This City, with its mild Mediterranean climate and world-famous winelands of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl, make it a year-round popular destination for beach lovers, gourmets and wine enthusiasts.

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Cape Town’s Whale Coast, with the heart of its route in the beautiful town of Hermanus, is just a 90-minute spectacularly scenic coastal drive from Cape Town. It is famous for some of the best whale-watching spots in the world (July – November). A visit to this splendid fynbos region, with its dramatic mountain landscapes and incredible sea views, quirky village stops and great art routes along the way, begs an overnight stay in one of the pretty fishing villages

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When you’re done with the main tourist routes and the must-see landmarks, take a leisurely drive along the R62. Famed for being the “longest wine route in the world”, this slow and winding route, with its friendly, welcoming folk, and little fairy tale villages, will take you far away from the madding crowds and simply charm you. Your journey will take you through the craggy mountain passes of the Swartberg, past superb wine farms and gourmet food stalls, all the way to … Ronnie’s Sex Shop and the start of the Klein Karoo.

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The majestic Outeniqua range of mountains accompanies you on your travels along the world-famous Garden Route; a magical and spectacular journey of some 300 km. Take the coast road through the beautiful beach towns of Wilderness, George and Knysna, all the way to Plettenberg Bay, or go off the beaten track and traverse the magnificent Seven Passes Road with its luxuriant primeval high forests and masses of shrubbery and wildflowers, justifiably earning the Garden Route its special name.

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Why not combine your Garden Route tour with a visit to the Big 5 safari area of the Eastern Cape: Addo Elephant National Park and its many malaria free private game reserves. Just a short trip from the Garden Route, you can experience a big game safari in the beautiful rugged, wild and diverse scenery of the Eastern Cape. If you want to see the Big 5 we would suggest staying at one of our hand-picked luxurious private game lodges.

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The North Coast of KwaZulu Natal is a 280 km stretch of majestically beautiful coastline starting to the north of Durban and stretching to Africa’s largest, and globally one of the most important, estuarine systems, the St Lucia Wetlands, home to crocodiles and large herds of hippo. This lush and verdant coast owes its beauty to the temperate climate arising from the warm lazy waters of the Indian Ocean. Here dolphins show off and surfers ride dream waves in close proximity to the best in big game viewing. The famous Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Parks are hugely popular with international tourists.

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Feel alive in the very heart of Africa as you watch the fiery sun go down to the distant roar of lions in the night. This is the Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s largest protected game reserves. Home to the Big 5, lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo, a visit to the Kruger is a soul-restoring and mind-rejuvenating destination. Situated in the north-eastern region of South Africa, this 19,485 km2 National Park, is one of Africa’s largest protected game reserves.

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Starting its journey in a small grove of trees on the borders of Zaire, and meandering some 1300 km across the wooden plateau of Zambia, the Victoria Falls literally thunders down into the mighty Zambezi Gorge. This 1688 metre-wide giant curtain of falls, the largest cascade volume in the world, is surrounded by riverine forest nurtured by the rising mist, tropical trees and rainbows, and needs to be experienced at least once in a lifetime.

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From the mysterious water world of The Okavango Delta, to the Central Kalahai Game Reserve and the remote stark beauty of the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana will weave its spell on you. The Chobe Game Reserve is yet another jewel in its dazzling array. For a completely alternative experience, you can cruise down the Chobe river and, from the comfort of your boat, have an astonishing animal-filled water safari experience as the elephants make their way to the water’s edge, hippos wallow in the mud and lazy crocodiles float by with their crooked smiles and chilling stares.

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Namibia is a land of sheer and vivid contrasts, shadows and lights. Fertility confronts the harshest aridity across its magical plains. A strange contrast exists between the cold, mist-laden waters of the South Atlantic thundering on the shores of one of the most arid deserts in the world. It’s a gigantic feeling. Dramatic orange dunes appear to rise up from the ocean and you could be forgiven for thinking you had perhaps landed on another planet. Namibia will fill your heart and soul with its other-worldly grace. From the north to the south, its widespread vastness and silence is overwhelmingly and hauntingly beautiful.

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TRUST IS EARNED. JUST ASK OUR LOYAL TRAVEL CLIENTS.

During this changing world, traveling is becoming more complex. Trust and personal advice have therefore become essential when planning a trip.  We are your dedicated Boutique Travel Experts for Southern Africa and assist you in English, German and French. Our promise to you: to create authentic, carefully prepared journeys that will make you fall in love with Africa. You can count on us. Before, during and after your trip. This is especially appreciated when traveling as a family. We specialise in young family trips.

Get beyond the “look and see” tours and into the real Southern Africa. See the countries through the eyes of locals and make meaningful connections. Become part of the loyal global travel community of African Twist Travel, reaching from Alaska all the way to Australia. Your Boutique Travel Planner Gisela & her team

I co-founded the NGO MEETCHANGEMAKERS which supports inspiring South African Changemakers. By supporting them you can socially compensate your trip to South Africa!

PS: Make sure to check out our own apartment in the heart of Cape Town, with panoramic views of the city, the ocean and Table Mountain! 

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African Twist Travel is a boutique travel company and creates authentic, customized journeys for individuals or groups which will make you fall in love with Southern Africa. They provide a very personalized service, offering great deals on safaris, accommodation and guided tours.

This service can be used as an add-on to your campervan rental so that you get the most out of your African adventure. Using a travel expert creates peace of mind when travelling post-covid-19. To contact African Twist Travel, drop them an email  explore (@) happycampers.co.za

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TUI Taps Into African Tourism With Hotel Push

Jesse Chase-Lubitz , Skift

April 16th, 2024 at 4:52 PM EDT

TUI is tapping into the booming African tourism market as it spreads its offerings throughout the continent.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz

TUI Group’s hotel division, TUI Hotels & Resorts , said on Tuesday it planned to expand its presence in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with significant tourism potential.

The move comes after years of concentrating on North Africa, where TUI boasts a portfolio of 76 hotels. The new push southwards includes eight new hotels planned for Cape Verde, Gambia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Kenya.

TUI’s Local Partnerships

The expansion is meant to serve a range of target groups, such as vacationers looking for more affordable trips to luxury travelers looking for elevated experiences.

The company said it’s “looking forward to contributing to the development of the African hospitality industry and working together with local communities,” but it didn’t go into detail about how those collaborations would happen, other than to call out TUI’s new hotel brand, The Mora, which is debuting in Zanzibar. 

“Our hotel brand TUI Blue, as well as the new brand The Mora, are committed to creating a local touch in their hotel experiences,” a TUI spokesperson said in response to a Skift query. “This can be achieved in many different ways, from local suppliers, e.g. for food-and-beverage, to entertainment from the region or in collaboration with local designers.”

The company says it is collaborating with Sands of Darakasi Resorts Limited to build a TUI Blue hotel in Kenya and that it is looking to partner with other local groups to grow the franchise in the region. 

“Independent hotel owners can benefit from our hotel brands, our expertise in operations, and the digital hotel infrastructure,” said a TUI spokesperson.

In East Africa, TUI focuses primarily on Mauritius, Tanzania, and Kenya.

There are several reasons that tour companies could be drawn to the market now.

“The likely reason that there is greater interest now by TUI in Africa is because [it offers] a low cost for a good product, there’s a greater marketing push from African destination marketing organizations in the European market, and there’s a potential substitution away from perceived risky Middle Eastern destinations because of current conflicts,” said Oliver Martin , Senior Director at Skift Advisory .

The Booming Africa Travel Market

TUI is also tapping into a young market. In 2023, The World Travel and Tourism Council projected that travel and tourism could boost the continent’s economy by $168 billion in the next 10 years.

There is particular potential for internal travel on the continent.

Domestic tourism in South Africa took off in 2023 , with overnight trips climbing by 31% for the first four months compared to 2022, and domestic travel spending increasing by 41%.

For now, domestic tourism is essential to the industry’s growth due to high travel costs and poor transportation networks within and between countries. The continent is also experiencing an unprecedented boom in its middle class, with numbers tripling to more than 310 million over the past 30 years.

“The push to market to and engage African nationals is relatively new,” says Martin. He attributes it to COVID, the rising middle class, and how difficult it can be to get visas outside Africa.

“However, Africa is by no means new to the European market,” he adds. “There is a long history of charter and all-inclusive European travel to East Coast Kenya destinations and Tanzania.”

TUI plans on taking advantage of this growing internal market, but also has its eyes on bigger markets. “South Africa and Kenya are strong local markets,” TUI’s spokesperson said. “But of course the hotels will also attract guests from Europe. At the same time, we are increasing our sales activities in Asia, e.g. China.”

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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