04 Oct 2017
Posted by BonnieF There’s something about Africa that always seems to hold the most romantic charm. The wildlife, the heat, the novels and the hospitality, and as a new collection of spas in Africa launch on Spabreaks.com this year, here are a few glorious favourites to bring a little winter spa sun into your life…
The Vineyard Hotel and Aquila Game Reserve, Cape Town
Bringing a fusion of modern design, history and wildlife together for a trip that spans two destinations, The Vineyard Hotel has teamed up with the Aquila Game Reserve to bring guests a spa holiday that includes romantic luxury overlooking the Liesbeek River, as well as breathtaking experiences at the Aquila Game Reserve which takes in a 10,000-hectare conservancy. Meanwhile, the spa experience includes two large swimming pools and the most extraordinary peace and quiet as well as treatments harnessing the medicinal powers of indigenous plants, flowers and herbs.
VISIT THE VINEYARD HOTEL AND AQUILA GAME RESERVE
Fancourt Hotel, Garden Route
In a historic manor house on South Africa’s Garden Route, Fancourt Hotel is an estate that spans 613 hectares with mountains and indigenous forests to the warm Indian Ocean. A five star hotel, it’s the place to go to experience the region’s famed wines, play golf and take in the views of the mountains, all with an overarching sense of genteel calm.
AM Lodge and Villas, Hoedspruit
The views from the rooms at AM Lodge and Villas really are breathtaking – spectacular modern design making the most of the surrounding environment, which is such a big part of visiting this part of the world. The five star luxury game lodge in the heart of the African bush, looks out across 20 million hectares dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and fuses it with all the modern comforts you could ask for.
Steenberg Hotel, Tokai
In a property dating back to 1682, Steenberg Hotel brings five star luxury to a hotel that rests in the Constantiaberg amphitheatre of the Table Mountain range. Welcoming couples and families alike, the hotel’s restaurant is dedicated to Catharina Ras who founded the estate, with origami swans swinging from the ceiling and surrounded by an 18-hole golf course.
Ecolux Boutique Hotel and Spa, Komaipoort
On the edge of the Kruger National Park, Ecolux Boutique Hotel and Spa allows you to enjoy the great outdoors, which is what South Africa does with impeccable beauty. The spa sits under the shade of jackalberry and old wild fig trees, while the whole of the contemporary hotel lies on the western slopes of the Lebombo Mountains, a little out of the small town of Komatipoort.
VISIT ECOLUX BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND SPA
Leeu Estates, Franschhoek
Surrounded by vineyards, Leeu Estates are an exclusive five-star boutique hotel in the South African wine lands. Indigenous vegetation populate the landscaped gardens and surrounding valley, while you relax on the working wine farm at a meticulously refurbished 19th century Manor House.
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