Two South of Africa hotels win TripAdvisor Awards
Abalone House and Shangri-La awarded the TripAdvisor Certifcate of Excellence.
South of Africa launches new booking platform for its collection
South of Africa now offers a new booking platform for its entire collection.
Get 30% off when you book this July for the festive season
Book your favourite property from our collection during July and get 30% off when you use the promocode to book on our official website.
Farewell Johan
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of South of Africa’s founder, Mr Johan Jansen van Vuuren, who passed away on 28 March at the age of 58. Leaving behind a legacy and a rich history with South of Africa, his extraordinary passion for tourism and his love of people will be …
2018 – a year in review
South of Africa is proudly looking back at 2018 with a special video that showcases all the changes at its collection of properties. From the creation of the new Spa at Abalone House, to the total revamp of the main building of Elephant Springs, South of Africa fondly remembers the effort its entire team put …
Elephant Springs in Bela Bela is rebranding
The 3-star Elephant Springs Hotel in Bela Bela is rebranding. The property begun its renovations early 2018, with the first wave of new Twin Hotel Rooms opening in time for Valetines Day this year. This was followed by additional Twin Hotel rooms changing throughout the year and very recently the complete revamp of its restaurant …
Shangri-La opens new venue “Glas Huis”
Shangri-La Country Hotel & Spa in Modimolle is proud to present it’s brand new venue, the aptly named “Glas Huis” (translated from Afrikaans meaning Glass House). The stunning new venue, boasting glass walls on all sides, is the latest addition to the 4-star country hotel’s ever growing venues. The “Glas Huis”, which officially opens its doors …
South of Africa lends a hand on Madiba Day
The annual Madiba Day has presented itself with yet another opportunity for South of Africa to give back to the community, and for 2018 South of Africa is taking another leap to honour and assist those who make a difference in the future of South Africa. A mere 20km outside of Bela Bela lies Bambelela, …
Vote for us in the Lilizela Tourism Awards
The Lilizela Tourism Awards is synonymous with Shangri-La and Abalone House, both having been nominated in a select categories throughout the years, with Shangri-La winning awards in both 2015 and 2016. For the 2018 awards, all of South of Africa’s hotels and cottages have been entered into a variety of categories, and past guests are invited to vote before …
Happy Mother’s Day
We celebrate Mother’s Day today by honouring our mothers! We asked all of our hotels to send in photos of their moms and the overwhelming response of sweet messages that came with it will surely make your day. Here are only a handful of the precious ladies we call our Mothers. We wish you all …