Portfolio offers a variety of accommodation from fine country houses, hotels, private game reserves and game lodges, guest houses, country inns, villas and apartments, self-contained cottages and farm stays. Whether you are on safari, or planning a honeymoon, traveling with the family or seeking a romantic weekend away or simply traveling South Africa, the choices are endless with over 900 accommodation establishments to choose from country wide. . Whether you are seeking a golfing holiday, eco-safari or cultural experience, the Portfolio Collection has it all.
The smallest Province in South Africa Gauteng is home to Johannesburg and Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa. Gauteng means Place of Gold in Sotho, and refers to the gold rush in 1886 when gold was discovered on the reef near Johannesburg. Johannesburg rapidly developed from a gold mining village into the commercial centre of South Africa. Gauteng is also a large industrial hub, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Portfolio offers a variety of accommodation including Bed and Breakfast, guest houses and hotels in Johannesburg and Pretoria, as well as in Magaliesberg, which is a popular weekend destination. Magaliesberg is the place to rise with the sun in a hot air balloon and drift over fields and valleys, or spend the day doing the Magalies Meander or the Crocodile River Ramble. Gauteng is the shopping mecca of South Africa and the Johannesburg International Airport is a popular stop over for travellers en route to Cape Town, Durban, the Kruger National Park and for travellers going on safari in Limpopo, Mpumalanga as well as Botswana and Namibia. Lanseria Airport lies between Pretoria and Johannesburg and also serves Cape Town, Botswana and Mocambique. Car hire and airport transfers are easily arranged and most establishments also offer airport transfers.
Pretoria is 50 kilometres from Johannesburg and is home to the magnificent Union Buildings designed by Sir Herbert Baker, and famous for it's beautiful Jacaranda Trees, which line the streets and bloom in October. Visit the beautifully restored Melrose House and the Sammy Marks Museum or spend a day with the family at the Pretoria Zoo famous for it's White Lions. It's all happening around the Embassy belt at Brooklyn Circle and Hatfield. Meet the locals in popular bistros and restaurants and shop in the boutiques, art and décor shops.
Cullinan is where the world's largest diamond was discovered, visit Premier Diamond Mine and the charming historic village of Cullinan, outside Pretoria. At Kyalami, the only Lippizzaner school outside of Europe has weekly shows every Sunday. Proceeds to support the school. |
