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   South African Special
Welcome to the "South Africa Special" from Compact Travels.

The South Africa Special is a compilation of The South African Diary "A Travellers Experience" by Mr. Subhash Motwani a Fundi Expert.

In the 9 articles Mr. Subhash Motwani takes us through South Africa like never before, giving us intricate details about the various locations, places to go, food, life style etc.

Along with the Diary the interviews of Airline Managers are also included. These interviews give us a deep insight on the changing trends in the Travel Industry and what does the future hold for all the travel aspirants.

Experience South Africa from the chronicles of "The South African Diary".
 
 
South African Diary Article 1
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
The first week of March was a very anxious moment for me as I was scheduled to leave on 8th March for my first ever trip to the African continent as well as my first ever trip to the Southern Hemisphere. I was looking forward to this trip very eagerly and I had gone thru' the itinerary time and again to visualize the exotic places I would visit.
South African Diary Article 2
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
After my first two exciting days in Johannesburg, I was looking forward to Day 3 of my FUNDI trip as I was scheduled to visit some of the most exciting places that one should see when in Johannesburg.
South African Diary Article 3
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
I was in last phase of my stay in the Gauteng province and on the agenda was to visit the Apartheid Museum and Soweto where we would lunch at the Nambitha Restaurant.
South African Diary Article 4
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
At Hluhluwe it was pouring and we arrived at the Hill Top Camp and were supposed to check in and immediately leave for a game drive. Most of the Fundis (experts) were exhausted and didn't want to venture out in pouring rain as we all wondered whether there would be any possibility to see any game.

South African Diary Article 5
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
In the last issue I mentioned about the Mountain Lodge at Phinda where we were residing. Besides the Mountain Lodge, there is the Forest Lodge, the Vlei Lodge and the Rock Lodge and we were fortunate enough to go around and see some of these premier lodges.
 
South African Diary Article 6
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
At around 1345 hours we arrived at Cape town Airport and were greeted by Zaino from Mathews Tours who was going to take care of our stay in the Western Cape for the remainder of our trip.
 
South African Diary Article 7
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
After a lovely evening at the Table Mountain, we enjoyed some fine African cuisine that night at The Africa Café which was located quite close to the Holiday Inn Strand.
 
South African Diary Article 8
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
We had a very long day having visited the Robben Island and the V&A waterfront in the morning, the Signal Hill along with the Company Gardens in the afternoon and we were scheduled to go for dinner back to the V&A waterfront.
 
South African Diary Article 9
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
It was our penultimate day in the Western Cape and we left our hotel for a full day tour of the Winelands. Many of us were looking forward to yet another interesting excursion of the Western Cape region.
 
South African Diary Article 10
Travel Diary by Subhash Motwani....
After having tasted some of the finest South African wines, the last morning in Capetown we headed for the District Six Museum. For those who have been following the Travel Diary which is being published since May 2004 in Opportunities Today, I had mentioned about the District Six Museum whilst featuring Noor Ebrahim - one of the Founders of the Museum.
 
 
 
 
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