Pillow Talk

Fancourt Estate exterior

A truly striking feature is the ornate mirror on the wall which turns into an enormous wide-screen TV screen at the press of a button. From the moment you step off the plane in George and make your way through the town to Fancourt Estate,

Tantalising Tuningi

SV Entrance

We came across a most welcome African road block – two male lion cubs sitting on the path, without the slightest intention of moving out of the way… As the morning dawned cold and wet and the noise of traffic jarred my senses, the idea of my husband and I getting away to a luxury more »

Cape chic

Constantia Uitsig Hotel Pool

Not your typical dirty weekend option, Constantia Uitsig is a ‘cleaner’ affair but still just as decadent. Natalie Hilleli snuggles in with a bottle at the vineyard Constantia Uitsig is one of the seven impressive wine farms that make up the Constantia Valley Wine Route. The vineyard has a rich heritage and was known until more »

Beautiful encounters

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Situated in the Western Cape and part of the Garden Route, Knysna is the most beautiful town on the northern shore of a large water estuary fed by the Knysna River. By Denise Mhlanga I was taken aback by the beauty and serenity of such a small town.  No wonder it continues to be a more »

While Lions Watch

Samara (other lodge not where I stayed)

We went back to admire the cats before calling it a night via a crash of seven rhino – horns intact. The bush is a special place and the luxury lodges that abound inevitably introduce you to their patch of it in a stereotypical, often monotonous itinerary. Not so of Makweti in the Waterberg’s Welgevonden more »

Pretty Pivot

In the hub of Fourways, within the ever-growing Montecasino complex is the new business and conference development, The Pivot – with its most attractive feature, the Southern Sun Montecasino, proving to be a new hotspot for the area.

Tangible Art

Green Door Wine Cellar (3)

The Legacy portfolio of hotels and resorts is vast and covers the many jewels of Africa and South Africa. We discover the latest addition, the Davinci Hotel and Suites

Bush Chic

Thanda 4

Escaping to the bush is a privilege we South Africans undertake as an antidote to urban stress and fatigue. Escaping to Thanda Private Game Reserve is this and much more

Home from home

Deluxe Suite & Fire Place

When the hustle and bustle of life gets too much, there is always a peaceful sanctuary to retire to within the city

Suite Honeymoon

South Africa

Your own butler, petals on the bed, a candle lit bath, plus all the food and drink you can consume. Kirkman’s Camp is perfect honeymoon country and Chris and Heidi Buchanan had it all