In mid-May, Recommend contributor Lane Nieset jetted off to Durban, South Africa for the annual INDABA conference, heralded as Africa’s largest travel trade show. Throughout her two weeks on the continent, she hopscotched through South Africa, from the bustling city of Johannesburg to go on a safari outside of Kruger National Park in the Limpopo Province, before heading to the coastal town of Durban. From there, she set off for a long weekend basking on Mozambique’s beaches. Here’s a brief glimpse into this beach-and-bush tour that’ll have your clients swooning and ready to hop on the next plane to South Africa (and Mozambique!) in no time.
Part of the Leading Hotels of the World, the Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa in Johannesburg is a calm retreat not far from the city-center.
Johannesburg has become the graffiti capital of South Africa thanks to captivating street art murals like this.
In Johannesburg, you’ll find new developments like craft brewery Mad Giant, which houses the hip new bistro, Urbanologi.
Four-star Mopane Bush Lodge lies just outside of Mapungubwe National Park in the Limpopo Province.
Combine game drives with historical sites at Mapungubwe National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was the center of the largest kingdom in the subcontinent up until the 14th century.
The family-run Leshiba Wilderness sits in a tucked-away valley overlooking the Soutpansberg mountains in the Limpopo Province.
Leshiba’s thatched-roof chalets are a dream for honeymooners, with private plunge pools and balconies overlooking the bush.
In Durban, one of the jewels lining the Indian Ocean is the luxurious 86-room Oyster Box hotel.
White Pearl Resorts lies along the beach in southern Mozambique, with 21 hilltop suites sitting on stilts overlooking the sea.
White Pearl Resorts offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in Mozambique, as well as butler service at its beach beds.
