Accommodation

Whether you need accommodation only or a package including meals, transport & excursions Merkels Travel put it together for you and book the best places available. We tailored made each itinerary to meet YOUR expectations. Walt Disney is DEFINITELY a must for everyone, young & old!

AirBNB

One of these beautiful days you can book our Airbnb's in the Garden Route through Merkels Travel website.

Watch this space!

Cruises Barging & Gullet

The best value-for-money holidays are CRUISES!! You have everything: accommodation, meals, transport, entertainment and land excursions for one price. Do you want a Fjord cruise in the beautiful Norway? Or a Mediterranean Sea cruise? What about cruising the Caribbean Islands or maybe Vietnam and the Far East? Royal Caribbean Cruises, NCL, Celebrity Cruises or MSC - I can book any cruise for you. Or do you want to "slow mow" through the countryside of France & Netherlands on a Barge...? What about a Gullet in Croatia or Turkey; or a cruise on the River Rhine or River Danube? Wait - what about Alaska Cruising?

Rail Travel

Europass, Eurostar, Thalys, normal trains and Luxurious trains - I can book it. I did a 3-night journey on the Rovos Rail - what an unforgettable experience it was!!! Or what about the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada; Amtrak in America and the famous Orient Express (returning after a 15-year hiatus) in Eastern Europe? And have you heard of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express...?

Travel Insurance

I am an agent how can sell Bryte Travel Insurance and TIC Travel Insurance to my customers. Like a flight ticket, passport and VISA, Travel Insurance is as important and I would recommend you do not travel without it! Travel Insurance don't just cover medical - it covers much more like natural disasters, or when your visa has been denied, or you as a Third Party get sued overseas

Visa

Visa Applications have became a very specialised field and I can refer you to the best Visa guru - even myself use them for my visas when travelling overseas.

Coach Tours

Trafalgar, Insight, Costsaver and Contiki Coach Tours is one of the best ways to explorer & experience the world. I did a 46-day 16 country Contiki Camping tour and did a Fjord Coach Tour. Meeting new people from all over the world is something special. My best travel buddy I’ve met on the Contiki tour and ever since we did Croatia, Madagascar & Scandinavia together. Most people think you will not have enough time - I can assure you; you have enough time because you don't have ANY RESPONSIBALITIES!

Information on Destinations

I have travelled the world and visited South Africa extensively, Southern Africa (Botswana, Kenia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Mozambique & Madagascar), Australia, Europe, Rio de Janeiro & America. Where I can't provide first-hand information, I spend time finding all & important information about YOUR destination. I provide itineraries and recommend excursions & tours that will help you to experience the destination to the full. TO ARRIVE AT ANY AIRPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Flights

If you ONLY need flights, worldwide, I can help you with flight bookings AND as I am available 24/7 during your flights you can contact me anytime in case of emergency - no matter what time it is in SA.

I also book flights even if you live outside of South Africa (to arrive at any airport in South African)

H2A Clients

Since 2000 I have worked with H2A clients to book their flights and help them with Travel Insurance. You start as a client but end as one of my clients with whom I build a relationship over the years - I understand the sad goodbuys, the happy returns and the inbetween good harvests, returns to SA due to illness or death and the family who stays behind - believing that you will be happy & safe in America and counting the days till we all see you again, back in SA where we pray every day for you.

Camino to Santiago De Compostela

Is this on your bucket list...? Would you like to walk one of the routes but are so overwhelmed with all the information? I walked the Camino Portugues and can really recommend this to anyone. I can help plan or guide you with any of the Camino routes. Or maybe walk in Italy, Germany - all which is part of a Camino.

Sport Packages

Do you want to run the famous New York Marathon or Berlin, Paris, London & Amsterdam marathons? I have booked clients to run New York marathon. Do you want to experience the vibe at the Tour de France? Or eat cream & strawberries next to the tennis courts at Wimbledon? What about watching the Springboks as Ellispark, Cape Town or oversea? The Grand Prix, Dakar or any other sport package I can book for you.

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