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CLOCKWISE: SURETHA ROUS/ALAMY; COURTESY OF TEST KITCHEN; DOELAN YANN/GETTYIMAGESen suite cabins, al fresco dining
for eight, a swimming platform,
sunbeds, a bar and lounge. You
could also choose a luxury journey
with Blue Train and fi nd a classic
representation of the forties’
elegance, with goose down duvets
in well-appointed suites, butler
services, and fi ne dining (expect
Sheffi eld cutlery and crystal
glassware), between Pretoria and
Cape Town, Durban, or Hoedspruit.
Walk into One&Only Cape Town
for High Tea, and be welcomed with
a wide range of teas and coffees,
along with a lazy Suzy crafted with
sweet and savoury delights you’d
gladly miss lunch for.South Africa is a gourmand’s
delight, with some of the most hard-
to-book restaurants in the world like
The Test Kitchen and The Tasting
Room at top spots. Take on a golf
safari with the luxurious Rovos
Rail that departs from Pretoria
on a nine-day itinerary, taking you
through Sun City, Champagne
Sports Resort, Durban Country
Club, Royal Swazi, and Leopard
Creek. Finally, sleep in the arms
of nature in a luxury king size bed
in the middle of a game reserve
at Tswalu Kalahari private game
reserve, surrounded by nocturnal
sounds under the sparkly
Kalahari skies.Clockwise:
Skydivers land
at Robertson
airfield in South
Africa; tuna
nicoise at Test
Kitchen; a
group of
travellers enjoy
the sunny deck
on Princess
Emma.CULTURAL PLAYS
It is only fi t that you take a walking
tour of a multicultural nation like
South Africa for complete cultural
immersion. Begin with a township
tour with an overnight stay at Soweto,
in Johannesburg. Here, you can
experience the urban vibe that hides
layers of black freedom struggle
underneath—visit the heritage sites,
the museums, and churches. Move on
to a tour of Bo-Kaap, a former Malay
settlement with cobbled streets and
colourful houses. Other city tours
offered in Cape Town include the
District Six Walk in an inner-city
suburb, the Historic City Walk that
include spots like GreenmarketEXPERIENTIAL
HOLIDAYS