Our portfolio of world-class conference facilities spans the nation’s premier business hubs. From Cape Town’s architectural masterpieces to Johannesburg’s cutting-edge venues, SA360 provides access to sophisticated spaces equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Each venue is carefully selected to reflect your organization’s prestige while ensuring flawless event execution.

Accommodation options curated by SA360 represent the pinnacle of luxury hospitality. Our collection includes exclusive urban sanctuaries in Cape Town’s prestigious V&A Waterfront, sophisticated Johannesburg establishments, and ultra-luxury safari lodges that redefine corporate retreat experiences. Each property is chosen for its exceptional service standards and ability to accommodate elite corporate requirements.

Elevating MICE: Unveiling Partnerships Southern Africa & Abroad

For incentive programs, SA360 orchestrates experiences that transcend ordinary corporate rewards. Our exclusive offerings include private Big Five safari experiences, helicopter tours over the Cape Peninsula, and bespoke wine tastings at centuries-old estates. We specialize in creating moments that combine luxury with authenticity, from private dining atop Table Mountain to exclusive-use game lodge buyouts.

Team building takes on new meaning through SA360’s carefully curated programs. We facilitate executive retreats that combine strategic planning with extraordinary experiences, whether in private vineyard settings or exclusive bush venues. Our corporate social responsibility initiatives provide meaningful engagement with local communities while maintaining the sophistication expected by international executives.

Cultural immersion programs are thoughtfully designed to provide authentic experiences while maintaining corporate sophistication. SA360 arranges private cultural showcases, exclusive art gallery tours, and carefully curated encounters with South African thought leaders and entrepreneurs.

As your dedicated MICE partner, Southern Africa 360 leverages our extensive network and expertise to transform corporate gatherings into prestigious affairs. Our meticulous attention to detail ensures seamless execution while our deep understanding of luxury corporate travel guarantees experiences that exceed executive expectations.

We Provide a Flexible & Tailor-made Service for MICE Travel

Contact SA360’s dedicated MICE division to explore how we can elevate your clients corporate event into an extraordinary South African experience.

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Until recently, the idea of becoming a digital nomad or embracing a laptop lifestyle has been reserved for influencers and those with the most flexible work setups. However, with more than half the world now working-from-home, workcations are becoming more common. While the acronym WFH historically stood for “Working From Home,” it’s taking on another meaning: “Working From Hotel or Holiday.” The lockdowns around the world forced many nonessential workers to adapt their homes into impromptu offices indefinitely, but as Zoom fatigue and stir-crazy feelings settled in, a workcation to blend business and pleasure has become a tempting option.

Apart from the COVID-19 situation that forced people into working from homes, workcations are also becoming more popular due to technological advancements – laptops, collaboration tools, teleconferencing platforms, and all kinds of gadgets that aid a productive remote work environment.
If you have the opportunity to work remotely, why not do it from one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town! There are hundreds of reasons why Cape Town is an ideal workcation destination – the beaches, mountains, winelands, good weather, excellent value fine dining, variety of festivals and events, cultural melting pot, golf courses, outdoor activity and adventure options, abundant weekend getaways within a short drive from the city… just to name a few.

Staying active is important to keep a good work-life balance. It’s even better if you can enjoy being outside in the nature at the same time. Cape Town is perfect to get your daily dose of exercise after work. Go surfing, climbing, mountain biking, hiking, diving, kite surfing… You can literally do any type of outdoor sport that doesn’t require snow. All within less than a 30-minute drive from the city centre. No need to go to the gym!

We have put together some very attractively priced workcation packages including 14 to 30 days (or longer) in an apartment in either central Cape Town or in the Greenpoint precinct, with the option to include car rental (and free parking) for the duration of the stay. These are just the basic packages and we can easily add services to these according to specific requirements, e.g. booking co-working and meeting spaces or supplying IT and admin support.

Cape Town is also a great base from which to explore the rest of the country… and even continent. There are direct flights to Kruger for a must-do safari, as well as direct flight connections to Namibia, Victoria Falls and Botswana. Why not end a Cape Town workcation with a real holiday?!

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Southern Africa 360 Managing Director, Collin Thaver said: “We are looking forward to working with the team at Global Destinations and seeing this partnership as our endorsement of growing our B2B market share and offerings to the greater Indian market wanting to visit not only South Africa but the Southern Africa region.”

Global Destinations Founder, Pranav Kapadia said: “We are excited to be partnering with Southern Africa 360 and that Global Destinations have been seeking to find the correct partner to represent this region for a while. He is also excited to be adding this region to their portfolio of destination offerings and together with his team they are looking forward to the start of this new business venture.”

Global Destinations are one of India’s leading representation & marketing companies in the Indian travel, tourism and hospitality sector. Global Destinations Head Office is based in Mumbai with four additional Branch Offices and Resident Managers  across India that you will be able to contact, these offices are based in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata & Delhi. You can find contact details for Global Destinations here.  

Christina Aitiwadekar based at Global Destinations Head Office in Mumbai, will be taking over as Southern Africa 360’s new Product Head, she will be working closely with our reservations and marketing team to coordinate all aspects of our sales efforts and marketing activities related to the destinations we sell within Southern Africa to the Indian market. She is excited work directly with you.

Here is what she has to say about her experience of travelling and representing Southern Africa:

“I love to travel because not only is it the ultimate adventure but it also exposes you to new types of people, different ways of living, and opens up your mind. Africa is a world of its own. A lot of travellers only think about visiting Kenya and/or South Africa when they think about the continent, but there’s so many different countries, cultures, traditions and history to discover. As such Southern Africa has more than just safari to offer, for one its natural beauty that you can’t believe until you see it. There’s an array of adventure waiting for travelers all over the Southern Africa region. The beaches are idyllic, the drives along the countryside are breathtaking and unspoiled wilderness. For me to be selling Southern Africa is a dream come true and what better than begin able to help people to explore this awesome once in a lifetime destination.”

We are excited to welcome Christina and Global Destinations to our team and are looking forward to working closely with them. This new partnership between Southern Africa 360 and Global Destinations is showing promosing results even at this early stage! With both forces joining into this new challenge and with the ambition of addressing a broader range of clients with specific packages, both companies hold the key to promoting Southern Africa in the Indian market and offering travellers something new and fresh.

If you would like to find out more about us, what we offer or how we can help you to sell more holidays to Southern Africa, please contact us or you can contact Christina directly.

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Mark Young, a director of Perfections of Africa, based in the UK, will personally be leading and working with our reservations and marketing team, coordinating all aspects of our sales efforts and marketing activities related to the destinations we sell within Southern Africa to the UK market. Mark is an expert in selling and packaging Southern Africa and is the prefect fit for us at SA 360. Mark understands the competitive UK market and we be able to take to market our unique and exciting experiences.

Read further to see what Mark has to say about his travels throughout Southern Africa:

“Seeing a lion on my very first safari in Namibia, watching the red sun set while camping in Botswana, floating gently above the animals in a hot air balloon in Zambia, getting caught in a Sand storm in Zimbabwe and drinking delicious red wine in South Africa, are just a few of the reasons I love Africa. My passion for travel begin in 2005 when I backpacked with a friend from university for four months around Eastern Europe, this experience brought a love of travel that I did not know existed within. From 2008 to 2009 I picked up my bag again and travelled around the world crossing through India, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, before finishing in South America. It was during this trip that I knew a career in the travel industry was for me.”

Over the past 10 years Mark has worked for companies such as Rickshaw Travel, Trail Finders, Hayes & Jarvis and Discover the World, holding positions from Sales Consultant for Africa, Product & Marketing Executive, Destination Manager of East & Southern Africa and Product Manager of Africa, as well as being Product Manager for Latin America and Polar regions. Earlier this year Mark was delighted to be offered the opportunity to become a partner in the South African based representation company, Perfections of Africa, by Ryan Ashton the company’s founder. Ryan’s role was to launch and run the UK office with the aim of giving African based tourism operators permanent exposure in Africa’s largest tourism source market, the UK.

We are excited to welcome Mark to the team and are looking forward to this new partnership between Southern Africa 360 and Perfections of Africa, which is already showing results and generating promising sales with a small number of identified wholesalers. With both forces joining into this new challenge and with the ambition of addressing a broader range of clients with specific packages, both companies hold the key to promoting Southern Africa in the UK market and offering travellers something new and fresh.

If you would like to find out more about us, what we offer or how we can help you to sell more holidays to Southern Africa, please contact us or you can contact Mark directly.

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Key to forming this new partnership was being able to spend more time having face-to-face interactions with our agents in India, this will now be possible with 5 additional contact offices in Pan India. Christina Aitiwadekar will be taking over as the Southern Africa 360’s new Product Head based in Mumbai.

Click here to find out more about this new partnership with Global Destinations.

For more information or sales support you are welcome to contact one of the following Global Destinations Branch Offices:

Bangalore:                               Ahmedabad:                                 Kolkata:    
Sajid Akhtar                              Parth Mehta                                 Payel Dutta
blr@globaldestinations.in      amd@globaldestinations.in      ccu@globaldestinations.in
Cell: +91 9113232052             Cell: +91 81540 36972              Cell: +91 83370 30496

Delhi:
Jaivardhan Beniwal / Ruchika Berry
delsales@globaldestinations.in / delhi@globaldestinations.in
Cell: +91 82914 73883 / Cell: +91 82919 14038

For any urgent matters or to contact Christina directly, you are welcome to contact Global Destinations Head Office in Mumbai:

Christina Aitiwadekar                                  Pruthvi Khetani
SA360@globaldestinations.in             pruthvi@globaldestinations.in
Cell: +91 96644 83036                       Cell: +91 96644 83032

We thank you for your continued support. If you would like to find out more about Southern Africa 360, what we offer and how we can help you to sell more holidays to Southern Africa, please contact us. 

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World Rhino Day is celebrated annually on the 22^nd of September, a day where we can celebrate our favourite species and support their future. World Rhino Day was first announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010 and in 2011 it grew into an international success, celebrating all five species of rhino: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos, all of which are under threat from the illegal rhino horn trade.

This special day brings together cause related organisations, rhino sanctuaries, NGOs and the public to celebrate rhinos in their own way. Activities for this day vary and there and there are several organisiations and initiatives that donors can choose to support. Some examples of activities include peaceful demonstrations, auctions to raise funds or a fundraising dinner. Some examples that teenagers could get involved with include classroom projects, poster displays and art contests.

New for World Rhino Day 2019 – You can download the World Rhino Day Playlist on Spotify. This playlist is a rhino-themed soundtrack comprised of 35 songs, totaling 2 hours and 19 minutes, offering a something for everyone from songs, albums and bands named rhino or rhinoceros. Download it here.

WWF Africa Rhino Programme 

With the strategic goal of raising the profile of rhinos globally and creating awareness for greater corporate and civil society responsibility towards rhino conservation, the World Wildlife Fund’s African Rhino Programme has evolved in response to the dramatic increase in cases of rhino poaching.

The African Rhino Programme strives to strengthen rhino conservation efforts employing a range of multifaceted solutions to tackle the rhino poaching crisis, including:

- Building and protecting key rhino populations to help them grow.

- Developing buffers in local communities around rhinos as the first critical line of defence.

- Supporting and tightening proactive law enforcement efforts to break illegal trade chains.

- Improving cooperation between South Africa and consumer countries.

- Understanding rhino horn trade in end-user markets and influencing demand.

  Southern Africa 360’s pledge

Intrinsic to Southern Africa 360 Luxury Holidays’ culture and philosophy is that of ‘giving back’. We recognise the importance of and are fully committed to making a meaningful contribution to the significant environmental, social and human impacts that tourism has on its surrounding environment. Our support has seen us give back to environmental protection over recent years through supporting the preservation of one of Africa’s most threatened wildlife species – the rhino.

From the outset you will notice that the rhino has formed a strong part of our company logo and is featured quite prominently in the Africa portion of our name. The reason for adopting the rhino into our logo signifies to us the unwavering character that this animal possesses. Like the rhino, we as a company are going to face many threats and challenges, but by building and fostering strong relationships with suppliers, clients and our customers, we should be able to take on the competition and still create our mark of uniqueness.

You may start to notice over the coming weeks a change in our pricing structure, where we will be introducing the rhino into our pricing and will therefore be ending pricing in R10.00, we have chosen this because the R10.00 note depicts the rhino image. You may think this pricing structure is an odd figure and you are right. We could have ended in 95 or 99 which sounds much more attractive but this R10.00 from each booking will be donated to the WWF Rhino Foundation as rhino conservation is close to our heart.

In addition to donating R10.00 for every booking through us, we will also be running a Facebook pledge, on our Luxury Holidays page that will see a further R100.00 go to the fund for every client that posts a picture of a rhino or shares a story related to rhinos while on their travels with us.

We are excited to implement this imitative and further grow our Corporate Social Investments and give back to others. To find out how you can make a difference, click here. If you would like more information on our Corporate Social investments and how we are making meaningful contributions to help others, you can contact us.

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Mark Young and Ryan Ashton, both directors at Perfections of Africa will personally be leading and working hand in hand with our reservations and marketing team to coordinate all aspects of our sales efforts and marketing activities related to the destinations we sell within Southern Africa to the UK market.

Collin Thaver, our MD, has said “We are excited about this new partnership with Perfections of Africa and are looking forward to working with them. The partnership is already showing promising results, generating encouraging sales. Together both companies have the opportunity to promote Southern Africa to the UK market and offer innovative holiday packages and ‘off the beaten track’ experiences.”

Context:

Southern Africa 360, a bespoke inbound tour operator specialising in sending clients to the lesser known areas of Southern Africa, is the brainchild of husband and wife team Collin and Nikki Thaver. Started in 2009, SA360 specialises in sending clients to places that are ‘off the beaten track’ and are renowned for the design of luxury holiday packages. SA360 operates two divisions: Luxury Holidays and Exclusive Tours and have established themselves in a competitive market. SA360 has become the preferred operator for second and third time visitors to the region. Perfections of Africa will be headed by a dedicated product manager and will meet the needs of UK customers by providing customer and market-oriented services. SA360 has a particularly competitive approach when it comes to meeting the budgets of its customers.

There are many reasons why Southern Africa 360 has succeeded, below are a few keys ones:

– They are a South African run and operated bespoke Inbound Tour Operator DMC covering the whole of Southern Africa.

– They are a self-funded company that empowers their team to work as shareholders and joint business partners, rather than ‘just’ staff.

– They provide live consulting with an almost 24-hour client interaction.

– All clients receive an efficient, flexible, friendly and high quality luxury holiday service.

– Offer tailor-made, Fit, SIC and group based tours in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian and some Scandinavian languages.

– Are a bonded SATSA member and an approved Fair Trade Tourism service provider.

Founded in 2005, Perfections of Africa have recently announced the opening of their first UK based office, their directors, Mark and Ryan, have over 30 years’ collective experience in the tourism and marketing industries. Perfections of Africa are a multi-award-winning tourism marketing and representation company aiming to create a sustainable business environment and looking to contribute to the growth of the tourism industry in general. Perfections of Africa have established themselves in a competitive market due to their broad industry knowledge, innovative thinking and strong personal relationships.

If you would like to find out more about Southern Africa 360, what we offer and how we can help you to sell more holidays to Southern Africa, please contact us:

Nikki Thaver, Product Development Manager at SA360 – pdm@southernafrica360.com

or Mark Young, Director at Perfections of Africa – mark@perfectionsofafrica.co.uk 

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As we acknowledge Youth Month in South Africa throughout June, we had the opportunity to take stock of our Youth Development Programme within Southern Africa 360 and how we are contributing to the development of young people and small businesses in the Tourism Industry. As a growing small business and managed by husband and wife team Nikki and Collin Thaver, not only are we Fair Trade Tourism approved, we are classified as being a 100% black owned business and are renowned for supporting other small black owned businesses. These are a strong driving points within the day to day DNA on how we do business. Southern Africa 360 has also dedicated themselves to the empowerment of young people and the need to employee and develop females in the tourism industry. In September 2018 we employed our first two Interns to join our growing team and we set out to teach them the much needed skills to empower them in a working environment. These interns were, Taryn Myburgh who has since joined our team full time and is responsible for all things Marketing related at Southern Africa 360 and Mckayla Isaacs who joined us as a Tour Co-ordinator and now promoted to Junior Tour Consultant and who has since grown from assisting our consultants with bookings to sending out her own quotes to agents and managing the day-to-day operations of our clients. Nikki Thaver says “We have watched these two young ladies grow and develop themselves both in a career sense as well as on a personal level and are very proud of their accomplishments”. Taryn feels a lot more confident with her abilities and is enjoying learning new skills in a dynamic environment and has found that tourism is her calling. Mckayla is pleased with her progress thus far and is looking forward to her future growth within the Tourism industry and her time with the SA360 team. Since hiring Taryn and Mckayla and assisting them to develop themselves towards reaching their full potential we are pleased to announce that at the start of Youth Month i.e. June 2019 we have taken on two additional fresh Tourism Interns, from a college in the same area, to join our team. Ammaarah Samaai and Stephanie Sauls. “These two young ladies are both fresh out of college and have been taken on as Tour Co-ordinators and will work alongside our Senior Tour Consultants inorder to groom them and teach them the ins and outs of our business. These 2 ladies will be with us for 18 months and during this time we hope to not only teach but help skill them to becoming fully fledged Junior Tour Consultants. We wish all these young ladies all the best as they work themselves into becoming the next tourism leaders” stated Collin Thaver.

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At the southern tip of Africa, where two of the world's greatest oceans converge, a total experience of land, sea and the rainbow culture of the Western Cape offer you the most exciting whale watching venues in the world! South Africa is one of the best destinations worldwide for watching marine wildlife, whether from land, boat or plane you can expect spectacular annual visits from southern right and humpback whales and enormous pods of dolphins.

Every year, southern right whales migrate from their icy feeding grounds off Antarctica to warmer climates, reaching South Africa in June. The country’s coastal waters teem with the giant animals, mating, calving and rearing their young, the peak calving season is July and August. The animals, often mere meters from the shore, provide unsurpassed whale watching opportunities between June and November offering spectacular displays of raw power and elegant water acrobatics. Humpbacks migrate through the region between May and December each year, while Bryde's whales are found slightly further offshore all year round.

Good land based whale spotting can be done along the entire Cape Whale Route, this 900-kilometre-long stretch of whale watching coastline starts along the south of Cape Town and extends to Durban. The route traverses several famous protected areas, including the Garden Route, Tsitsikamma National Park and the Transkei.

Another good spot to experience whale watching is in the 34 000 hectares De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Overberg (just three hours from Cape Town), this is one of the largest natural areas managed by CapeNature. This beautiful reserve is a popular spot for hiking, cycling, bird or whale watching. The neighbouring marine reserve is a World Heritage Site that extends 5km out to sea and is one of the largest marine protected areas in Africa. It conserves a vast and fascinating variety of marine life. There is hike along one of the best trails in South Africa in De Hoop, the 5 Day G!ano Coastline Hiking Trail that offers coastal and mountain walking with spectacular views and of course plenty of whale watching opportunities.

If you are looking for close encounter boat-based whale watching you can choose from many options. These boat-based whale watching trips are regulated in South Africa and it is important to choose a reputable and licensed whale watching operator. Whale watching charters are available in most coastal areas, if you are visiting these areas, here are some great boat-based whale watching activities:

- Simon’s Town: Simon's Town Boat Company operating in the western half of False Bay which is one of the finest boat based whale watching sites in South Africa.

- Hermanus: Southern Right Charters, with 20 years’ experience they offer an 'experience to be treasured'.

- Gansbaai: Dyer Island Cruises a 5 Star,custom-built whale watching vessel & Ivanhoe Sea Safaris one the leading boat-based whale watching companies in South Africa.

- Knysna: Ocean Odyssey offering unforgettable marine adventures.

- Plettenberg Bay: Ocean Blue Adventures where you can experience the best the bay has to offer.

- St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal: Advantage Tours where you can get as close as 50 meters from these gentle ocean giants, the humpback whales. The curious humpback whale can be seen between May to December, moving up along the coast from Hermanus to St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal.

Another option for amazing whale-watching if you are visiting Hermanus is a whale watching and photographic flight with African Wings who provide flights that will enable you to look at these marine giants from above. This amazing experience can be booked for 30, 45 or 60 minutes and will leave you in awe!

With so many whale watching activities on offer, you have no shortage of choice of amazing experiences to choose from! Please contact us if you would like some more information on a whale watching experience or some sample packages showing how this experience can be incorporated into a package.

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