SOA’s newly renovated self-catering establishment in Bela Bela, Elephant Springs Apartments, has officially opened its doors this past month. The 20-unit, 3-bedroomed property located opposite Forever Resorts Warmbaths, welcomed its first guests to rave reviews. The property, which shares the restaurant, bar and reception with the next door hotel, boasts brand new interiors in each …
As we enter a new decade, South of Africa fondly looks back at its achievements of the past year. We compiled a list of our top 10 moments from 2019. 10) West Coast Photo Session Following the opening of the new Spa in 2018 at Abalone House, a new photo session was arranged for early …
The upcoming Easter Holidays are already on everybody’s lips! Why not take advantage of South of Africa’s superb destinations with these fantastic Easter Specials, ranging from a 2 night stay at select Limpopo properties (including great Family Packages at the 4-star Shangri-La Country Hotel & Spa) to an unbeatable Bed & Breakfast offer from the …
Congratulations to Martie Schoeman who has won a 2 night stay at the beautiful Shangri-La Country Hotel & Spa in our recent “My Three Friends” competition. We have had a tremendous response and look forward to sharing our news, specials and more with all our friends who joined our mailing list in this competition. You can still …
The past two weeks South of Africa’s guests might have seen scurrying in certain corners of our properties, and the odd flash of a camera light. As recently reported on Facebook, we’ve been extremely busy with a photo session at each of our seventeen establishments, taking photographs of a variety of new, changed and upgraded …
South of Africa’s social media platform on Facebook and Twitter have recently been treated to the publication of various video snippets from our properties. If a picture speaks a thousand words, then a video would be a million. Our followers on Twitter and likes on Facebook have been spoiled with videos of the fantastic wildlife …
Dr Bruce Copley will be returning to Shangri-La for yet another extraordinary Holistic Learning Holiday from 10 – 13 September 2013. He has been presenting this programme aptly described as a “going away that feels like coming home” for the past 23 years at Shangri-la. According to Dr Copley, “our mission is to passionately encourage …
Training is a very important factor of our staff’s welfare, and South of Africa takes bettering the skills of all staff extremely seriously. Shangri-La Country Hotel recently began their ABET training. According to General Manager, Ken Strydom, the Adult Basic Education & Training (ABET) has been met with huge enthusiasm by the elderly staff who they are teaching to write …