Spring Special on Ashanti Guest House Rooms
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! Stay for 3 nights in our Guest House in September and receive crazy discounts - up to 30%!!!! Go to our booking page right now and see all the 2-night specials. Hopefully see you soon!
South Africa Music Festival Calendar 2019-2020
Winter is about to end. And it is almost time to get outside to celebrate the good weather. There is no better place to do that than at a music festival. South Africa hosts a lot of festivals throughout the seasons. To make sure you don’t miss one. We have created a list of [...]
20 Things To Do In Cape Town For Less Than R200
There are so many things to do in Cape Town, and you want to do all of it while you are here. But, that comes at a price. That is why we have made a list of fun and extraordinary things to do in Cape Town, which cost less than 200 rand! The list [...]
Exploring Cape Town With The City Sightseeing Bus
Hi, my name is Guido Swarts. I am a Dutch citizen doing my marketing internship at Ashanti Lodge and Travel. In my first week, since I arrived in Cape Town, Ashanti sent me on the Cape Town City Sightseeing Bus Tour. So, I can learn and experience Cape Town and its surroundings and use [...]
Discounted rates for 3 night stays
Have you seen the great specials we have on-line right now? You can get a dorm for as little as R176 per night if you stay for 3 nights. That's less than the price of a pizza and a beer! Go to our booking page right now and see all the 3-night specials. Hopefully [...]
West Coast Adventures
Hello, My name is Amber, and I am a French student who lives in Paris. I study Marketing and Communications, and I came to Cape Town in the intent of doing a 3-month internship at Ashanti Lodge and Travel. I had the privilege to join the West Coast Adventure tour. In this blog, I [...]
Baby elephant giving tourists an authentic African shower
Justin Sullivan a documentary photographer caught on tape an extremely adorable moment with a baby elephant. While on a South African Safari in Kruger National Park, a young elephant decided to give the visitors a bit of shower by splashing water at their game viewing truck. It was incredibly funny as well an unforgettable moment [...]
Top 10 Things To Do In Cape Town This Winter
Now that winter has arrived and the wind and cold have become part of our daily routine, there’s no point in missing out on any fun because of it. Here is a list of 10 activities that you can do during the winter so that you don’t miss out on any fun during this [...]
Tanzania To Ban All Single Use Plastic Bags
Lately, Tanzania has been making headlines for very important reasons. From the 1st of June no single use plastic bag will be allowed in the country. They have joined the 31 countries in Africa that have either banned or introduced a levy on plastic bags to control and eventually stop its use.The Republic of Tanzania [...]
7 Fun facts about Zambia
Zambia, officially known as the Republic of Zambia is a country in eastern Africa. Approximately the size of Texas or France, Zambia is a landlocked country with a total population of over 17 million (in 2017). Bordered by Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, [...]