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Travel
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Cape Town, South Africa
Set at the confluence of the Indian and Atlantic oceans and backed by the iconic Table Mountain, the bustling city of Cape Town presents an alluring combination of drawcards. Incredible powdery white beaches, highly acclaimed wine routes, and astonishingly beautiful mountain trails surround a cosmopolitan hub. This diverse metropolis is filled with superb shops and restaurants, extraordinary heritage monuments, a multitude of entertainment venues, and a spectacular, chic waterfront harbour.
Lunch Recommendation – The Silo Rooftop
The Silo Rooftop offers guests a relaxed, al fresco lunch experience with spectacular panoramic views of Cape Town from the tallest building in the V&A Waterfront. Guests can look forward to sharing platters, man’oushe (baked flatbread) topped with fresh ingredients, salads and poké bowls. Enjoy a glass of bubbly, fine South African wines or a classic cocktail while enjoying views of Cape Town.
Dinner Recommendation – Pier Restaurant
Situated in the beautiful Pierhead Building on the upper level, you will find PIER Restaurant, which will bring an intimate, multi-course fine-dining experience to the one of the world’s most-loved destinations. With Norris-Rogers as Head chef, you can expect the finest local produce to take centre stage, with a special emphasis on inspiration from the ocean – and, the table side theatrics guests have come to expect from the team.
DAY 3
Cape Town, South Africa
Recommendation – FYN
FYN – in reference to fynbos and Afrikaans for the word “fine” – located on the top floor of Speakers’ Corner on Parliament Street revels in the most superb views of Lion’s Head and Table Mountain. With a distinct cosmopolitan and Manhattan-inspired feel, the menu (and décor) is African-inspired, with an overarching Japanese aesthetic, making for an utterly seductive (and delicious) combination of tastes, flavours, textures and styles. Recently voted the 37th Best restaurant in the world and the highest ranked restaurant in Africa.
DAY 4
Cape Town, South Africa
Recommendation – Salsify
Salsify burst onto the Cape Town scene with its exciting, juxtaposed décor, elegant food and sensational Camps Bay views. Perched on the lower slopes of Lion’s Head, the Roundhouse building looks out over Camps Bay’s leafy glen to the ocean and Twelve Apostles mountains. The space overlooking the incredible view has been kept beautifully classic – featuring white tablecloths and Persian rugs – but the entrance room and back lounge have been given an electric shock with some more modern graffiti.
DAY 5
Cape Town, South Africa
Recommendation – Tintswalo Atlantic
Dining at the incredible seaside setting of Tintswalo Atlantic on Chapman’s Peak Drive, is unlike any other, with the Atlantic Ocean lapping below your table – and like with Liam Tomlinson’s other projects, this Chefs Warehouse (CW) is steered by a young and talented team of chefs. The contemporary tapas is a set menu of small plates for sharing over 4 courses with an emphasis on fresh, local and sustainable that pays homage to its ocean setting.
DAY 6
Cape Town, South Africa
Recommendation – Nicky Gibbs
Nicky Gibbs, who has travelled the world, opens up her home for the most intimate relaxed lunch experience, where your organic culinary journey starts at the seedling stage. Nicky’s loving hands have reared each and every plant, from nearby, to bring the ingredients from her garden and region to your plate. The amazing coastline location allows Nicky, to forage for the freshest sustainable sea-life. Nicky will prepare the harvest with inspirational fusions from all over the globe, which will whisper to your soul.
DAY 7
Franschhoek, South Africa
Set just over an hour from Cape Town, within the inspiring landscapes of the Cape Winelands, Franschhoek is a heritage town and a world-renowned food and wine destination. Travellers could choose to focus their visit on any one aspect alone – nature, cuisine or culture – and find plenty to keep them busy. The estates here attract wine experts from around the globe with their Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cap Classique sparkling wine (among others). Five-star restaurants alongside the cellars are surrounded by the same jaw-dropping valley scenes that have brought artists and writers to the area for centuries.
In partnership with Chris and Andrea Mullineux, the talented husband and wife team behind the world-renowned wines produced on Roundstone Farm in the Swartland appellation as well as at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek, Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines offer immersive tastings at The Wine Studio on Leeu Estates.
All curated tastings are presented by dedicated hosts who will guide guests in the finer nuances of these premium handcrafted wines.
Recommendation – La Petite Colombe
Sister property to the acclaimed, La Colombe in Constantia, La Petite Colombe recently moved to a spectacular new location on Leeu Estates. Floor to ceiling windows mean that both the inside tables and those outdoors enjoy Leeu Estates’ glorious views over beautifully manicured gardens and vineyards, onto the valley and mountain. Since its inception, John Norris Rogers has been Head Chef at Le Petite Colombe, producing dishes that reflect his extensive international travels and using only the finest local produce. Many of the fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as herbs and spices, are picked daily from Leeu Estates’ organic farm – just a few minutes’ walk from the restaurant.
DAY 8
Franschhoek, South Africa
A trip to the Western Cape is not complete without a jaunt through the Cape Winelands. Explore this glorious route in the company of a true wine expert, qualified Cape Wine Master and an 8th generation descendent of the well-known Cape ‘wine’ family, the Melcks’. This tour is about so much more than just sipping sublime wines. Aside from Harry’s relationships with winemakers, owners and growers – and his wealth of wine knowledge gained, locally and abroad, his wine adventures are all about the interactions and the stories he can share on the wine industry now, and then. At the foremost Harry is a storyteller and designer of bespoke, often not repeatable, experiences.
Recommendation – Le coin Français
Le coin Français is a restaurant really and truly for Franschhoek. Both in concept and in name, the aptly named “Le coin Français”, which literally means Franschhoek, will embody the essence of the valley in heritage, cuisine, art and wine. It will feature cutting edge methods meeting time tested French elegance in cuisine, a carefully selected locally themed wine list to showcase the best local wines, a French sommeliers selection, and an ever-evolving collaboration of art.
DAY 9
Whale Coast, South Africa
The Whale Coast is a rugged stretch of South African coastline, snaking along the Atlantic Ocean and encompassing the towns of Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford, and Gansbaai. The route is backed by fynbos-covered mountains and includes farms, rivers, caves, and valleys. Between June and October, and especially over August, September, and October, the humpback or southern right whales that come here to mate and give birth can be seen frolicking offshore. The Whale Festival, held annually in September in Hermanus, is a special event featuring live music, markets, and much more. Throughout the year, explore the historic villages, and enjoy bird watching, wine tasting, paragliding, fat bike rides, river rafting, game viewing, mountain biking, and golfing. Don’t miss a visit to the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in Gansbaai.
Recommendation – Milkwood Forrest Boma
A magical experience dining under the stars in the Milkwood Forrest Boma.
DAY 10
Whale Coast, South Africa
Grootbos Wine Experience is located in Whale Coast, an area rich in wine production, which is also the pinot noir capital of South Africa. You can choose from a vast selection of bottles in the cellar and enjoy a perfect expression of the landscape and its people. Wine and food pairings are hugely popular with guests who want to immerse themselves in the tastes of this unique area.
Offering opportunities to pick up seashells, take a dip at the water’s edge or simply relax and enjoy the sun, the Grootbos Coastal Safari is based off the reserve at the beaches nearby that are unpopulated and unspoilt.
DAY 11
Whale Coast, South Africa
You can take a 4×4 botanical safari on an open-top Land Rover and soak up the serenity in shaded glades, and drive past fields of flowers and get perspective looking down from mountain peaks. The 800 recorded plant species in this 2500 hectares of pristine wilderness will bring the fascinating story of fynbos and forest to life as participants touch, smell and see the natural miracles that surround. You can also learn how a sunbird’s beak fits perfectly into a flower, why the honey that the bees produce is completely unique and how important ravaging fires are for bringing forth new life.
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