The Royal Elephant Hotel and Conference Centre in Centurion has been announced as one of the winners of the Tshwane Award for Best Conference Venue in the Pretoria/Tshwane region.

The Royal Elephant is a five star venue that is shaped by the colours, echoes and reflections of Morocco & North Africa. It represents a pioneering concept in luxury hotel and business hospitality for South Africa, featuring contemporary design, characterised by the spaciousness, warmth and understated luxury that epitomises North African and Moroccan living. 

Gold Reef City offers a unique half-day team building activity, suitable for groups of 20 to 200 persons. The Gold Rush is fashioned along the concept of "The Amazing Race” whereby teams must decode each clue, explore, navigate and solve riddles found at various sites. 

Orion Hotels has further enhanced its portfolio in the luxury market segment through the recent acquisition of the Velmoré Hotel Estate & Conference Centre, just outside Pretoria. While the company is leasing the property, it has purchased the hotel’s contents and operating equipment, and taken over most staff and systems, with its management of the property officially having begun on 1 March 2012. 

Bass Lake Country Lodge is a venue in Gauteng where you can enjoy exclusive conferencing in the heart of the bushveld. From the moment you set foot on the Bass Lake Conference Lodge property, you'll forget that you're only 20 minutes north east of Pretoria and 1 hour from OR Tambo International Airport.

Valverde Country Hotel (Gauteng), one our leading venues in the fight against global warming, and truly committed to operating their venue in an environmentally efficient and responsible way, is hosting an open day on Friday the 9^th of March to view their recently finished solar farm. This farm provides all hotel rooms and kitchens with hot water.

Valverde Country Hotel has one of the widest choices of team building activities that we’ve seen offered at our venues. Add fun to a conference and build up your teamwork by adding one of these options to your next conference:

Nestled on the southern fringes of Johannesburg, Thornbirds Conference & Wedding Centre is certainly one of the most secluded & elegant venues in Johannesburg. For the corporate market, Thornbirds provides for a wide spectrum of conferencing in facilities that range from executive boardrooms to banqueting halls, accommodating from 5 to 250 delegates.  Thornbirds' accommodation includes luxury cottages and rooms as well as executive suites.

The Forest Walk Venue is situated in the heart of the business city Midrand, Johannesburg and yet gives a complete tranquil feel for anyone that is looking for a quiet venue for a conference for up to 140 delegates. The surrounding trees and beautiful gardens will make a conference or wedding experience both special and relaxing. Accommodation is available in a 4-star Guest House linked to the venue.

Shokran, meaning "thank you" in Arabic is a unique events venue situated in a magnificent, tranquil farm setting amidst pecan nut and almond plantations, 12km from the Woodlands Shopping Centre. on the Eastern side of Pretoria (Garsfontein Road). It has an upmarket, rustic relaxed feel to it with a Moroccan inspired theme. Shokran can host between 20 and 150 guests and has been designed to accommodate a variety of events such as weddings, corporate events and special occasions.

The Premier Boardroom is located at OR Tambo International Airport. This venue offers you relief from the task of finding a meeting space at the airport, or driving through the Joburg traffic to reach your meeting venue on time. The versatile, upmarket boardroom can be used either as a full 20-seater venue or split into two separate 10-seater meeting rooms.