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CLOCKWISE: MARK VAN AARDT/GETTYIMAGES; HEINRICH VAN DEN BERG/GETTYIMAGES; ROB CRANDALL/ALAMY
Clockwise: Take a hot air balloon ride over the
vineyards in Stellenbosch; In Kapama Private
Reserve, Limpopo, a private dinner for two can
be arranged outdoors, on request.; spot a
giraffe at Kruger National Park.WESTERN CAPE
An indulgent getaway with wine
tours and cheese-tasting, or an
adrenaline pumping weekend with
aerial and water sports; romantic
holidays in the Western Cape brings
you to the regions of Cape Town and
the West Coast, the Overberg, right
through the Garden Route and into
the heart of the winelands. Choose
one of the removed vineyards
of Stellenbosch and Paarl, the
centuries-old Franschhoek wine
region peppered with Dutch
mansions, or Groot Constantia,
the oldest wine region in the
country. The Garden Route is a
traveller’s paradise with numerous
lagoons and lakes dotting the
panorama, private beaches like
Noetzie, and the famous Stanley
Island private which has access
to the Keurbooms Lagoon in the
Plettenberg Bay.The Groo t Con stantia
WINELANDS (1679) HAS
CONSISTENTLY PRODUCED TOP
QUALITY WINES. ITS MANOR
HOUSE IS A LEADING TOURIST
ATTRACTION.LIMPOPO
Besides being home to South
Africa’s best birding route in Pafuri
and the famous South African
Amarula Lapa Cream Liquor,
Limpopo off ers romantic culinary
journeys through world cuisine—
French, Italian, Indian, modern
steakhouses, and African
delicacies. The Hat and Creek is
a great place for sumptuous grills,
Cala la Pasta for Italian, and La
Fleur for French cafe delights in
Vaalwater. However, the luxury
bush lodges and safari camps are
its main draw, off ering wildlife
adventure trips to untrodden
territories. Mabula Game Reserve,
Mopani Bush Lodge, and the
Pafuri River Camp are some of the
most famous places to visit here.KWAZULU NATAL
Whoosh your partner off to the
beautiful Valley of a 1000 Hills or a
gorgeous beach property in Durban,
Umhlanga, Ballito or Margate—at
KwaZulu Natal or ‘place of the Zulus’,
neither the countryside nor the city is
out of reach. For magnifi cent ocean
views complemented by South
African hospitality, check out resorts