South Africa: Recommended Experience - Family Activities in the Western Cape

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Recommended Experience - Family Activities in the Western Cape

These are some of the wonderful tour options for families traveling with children, with a bit more detail on each to help parents choose the best activities for their family:

• Two Oceans Aquarium

To raise awareness of the oceans, the Two Oceans Aquarium is designed to showcase the beauty and diversity of the oceans off Southern Africa.

• Clay Café- City Bowl (Also available in Hout Bay & Paarl)

One of the most loved family experiences - and an amazing menu to go with it.

• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

The 36-hectare Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a fun outing for the whole family. Stop by the café for tea and scones (or milkshakes and waffles).

• Clay Pigeon Adventures

Clay Pigeon Adventures is an experience company, where you get to shoot real bullets in a safe, controlled and fun environment.

• Cycling or E-biking Stellenbosch

Choose between a normal bicycle or an e-bike, and join a tour that combines the beautiful scenery and historic sites of Stellenbosch.

• Scootours

South Africa’s first Scootours Flow Trail with berms, and a bush tunnel.

• The Tree House & Outdoor Experience at Boschendal

Free-range fun for children (5 to 14 years), with activities such as foraging, scavenger hunts, spoor tracking, fire-making, survival skills and more.

• Ultimate Putt 

The newest exciting addition to Lourenford’s offering is Ultimate Putt - a brand new 18-hole putt-putt course.

• The Alpaca Loom

On this farm near Paarl, you can walk with alpacas on a halter, feed them, visit the barn where they sleep and tour the weaving studio that produces alpaca wool products on hand looms.

AIRLINES

LATAM Airlines will increase its Johannesburg-São Paulo frequency from three flights a week to five, starting 01 November 2024.

The new flight schedule is as follows:

• LA8059: Departs Johannesburg Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 15h15 arriving São Paulo at 20h00.

• LA8058: Departs São Paulo Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 22:45 arriving Johannesburg 12:25 (the next day)

FlySafair - OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP).

The airline has launched another route to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) in Nelspruit, this time from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB).

• The new twice-weekly service starts on 02 August 2024

• The airline launched its Cape Town-Nelspruit service in April.

• As well as serving the local market, the Johannesburg-Nelspruit route will also enable international tourists to reach prime South African tourist destinations more easily, with the Kruger National Park being a firm favourite.

The JNB-MQP flight schedule will be as follows:

Fridays and Sundays

• Depart Johannesburg OR Tambo at 11h15

• Arrive Kruger Mpumalanga at 12h10

• Departs Kruger Mpumalanga at 12h45

• Arrive Johannesburg OR Tambo at 13h40

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South Africa: Cape Town Helicopters | Вертолеты Кейптаун, Южная Африка

CAPE TOWN HELICOPTERS joins Inspirational Places portfolio

HOP ON BOARD AND DISCOVER THE CAPE AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE

AT CAPE TOWN HELICOPTERS, SIGHTSEEING REACHES NEW HEIGHTS, IN AN UNRIVALED EXPERIENCE THAT IS UNIMAGINABLE FROM THE GROUND

Cape Town Helicopters not only offers scenic flights around the Cape Peninsula but introduces a diverse array of curated experiences and adventures from the winelands flights including gourmet lunches to mountain picnics surrounded by fynbos to heli-biking in Stellenbosch. In addition, they also own and operate luxurious day catamarans.

THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS TO ADD THAT EXTRA SPECIAL TOUCH TO ANY ITINERARY !

° City & peninsular scenic & adventure flights 

° Lunch and winetasting in one of the many winelands areas around Cape Town

° Picnics and sundowners on Table Mountain and in the Jonkershoek Valley

° West Coast mussels and oyster lunch

° Catamaran sailing

° Airport/hotel transfers in VIP style

The helicopters are built for air tourism, featuring air conditioned cabins, 260 degree open air glass cockpits, Bose noise cancelling headsets and elevated forward facing theatre style seating ensuring everyone has the best view.

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South Africa: Brenaissance Manor House

Brenaissance Manor House

Brenaissance Manor House, set among the rolling vineyards and orchards of Devon Valley near Stellenbosch, is perfect for multigenerational stays. This is the Cape Winelands lifestyle at its best: oodles of space for families, ever-changing mountain views that stretch forever and the best wine and Boran beef in the world, of course! Historic Stellenbosch, with its Cape Dutch architecture and oak-lined streets, is humming with new restaurants and galleries.

Upcoming Stellenbosch art events to plan around: the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust exhibits annually during Woordfees, 10 to 15 October.

‘Keep it simple . . . buy what you love and what resonates with you’, says Hayley Breytenbach as we stand in her kitchen looking at the late Denzil Herring’s paintings above the Aga, all still life’s of copper and brass in an old farmhouse kitchen. ‘I fell in love with his ability to capture metallics. After purchasing my first piece online, I quickly bought two more,’ she says – but this collection is modest in comparison to the 10 exquisitely detailed pencil and pastel portraits of women of Africa, commissioned from Greg Lourens as well as four giant fossil reliefs by Toby Megaw that grace the lofty walls of the living room.

Hayley doesn’t do anything in small quantities: she and her husband manage one of the largest Boran beef herds in the world, manage a wedding venue, a wine estate, five restaurants and more. Life moves fast and decisively but despite this, sharing meals together as a family in their welcoming farmhouse kitchen is a tradition that is never compromised.

However, it’s the Toby Megaw sculpture of a baby’s hand clenching onto a father’s thumb at the end of the pool that was the first piece they commissioned together. It’s called ‘Renaissance’ and represents vulnerability, trust and new beginnings.

Originally the centre piece of their first restaurant, and representing the phase of life they were in (about to get married), it’s now surrounded by their formal hedge garden and draws the eye across the long pool. The other large sculpture is Bruce Little’s buffalo in the study. ‘It embraces our African heritage and sits proudly in a masculine space’, says Hayley as the fire begins to glow and wine is poured.

But, as conversation starters, the Toby Megaw fossil reliefs of a frog, prehistoric bird, ostrich and giraffe that line the charcoal walls on either side of the 12-seater dining table win hand’s down – and oversized linen pendant lights the perfect solution for 5m high ceilings. Entertaining, whether it’s in the farmhouse kitchen or on the covered verandah leading out to the pool, is a breeze here. The pantry shelves literally heave with platters, oversized linen napkins are casually knotted over just-arrived Farmhouse Collection ceramics that Hayley has designed, and the walk-in fridges are a chef’s dream. This is the Cape Winelands lifestyle at its best: oodles of space for families, ever-changing mountain views that stretch forever and an abundance of fruit, wine and locally grown produce – including the best beef in the world, of course.

At Art House Collection we love to share our ‘insider experiences’. Speak to us if you’d like to arrange a tailor-made experience during your stay. Brenaissance house wines are included when you book through us.

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South Africa: Inspirational Places - Brookdale Manor House & Estate | Брукдейл Хаус Южная Африка

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Recently launched

BROOKDALE ESTATE

situated in the tranquil valley, under the Klein Drakenstein mountains, Paarl, South Africa.

Brookdale Manor House is positioned as a world-class, Paarl winelands retreat and is suitable for families, small groups or individual travellers.

It can accommodate 12 adults (and two children under the age of 12 sharing with parents), in five en-suite bedrooms in the Manor House, and a sixth en-suite bedroom in the adjacent building.

Built-in a modern Cape Dutch style, Brookdale Manor House is elegantly furnished, featuring ample living spaces that include a lavish living room and sunny breakfast area. The outside terraces showcase panoramic views of the dramatic mountains and Paarl wine valley. The gardens and pool house are set around a magnificent lap pool and create beautiful spaces for guests to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Rates start from R 4 900 per room.

A true Cinderella story, Brookdale Estate was once overgrown and underused. The Rudd family, originally from the United Kingdom recognised the potential of the property and acquired the 67-hectare estate in 2015. In line with their vision to create a world-class country estate, today Brookdale offers exceptional hospitality and produces fine wines under the stewardship of talented young winemaker, Kiara Scott.

The managing couple, Yvonne Coetzee (General Manager), and Gary Coetzee (Executive Chef), were appointed in November.

They come with extensive hospitality experience gained in nearly ten years in management positions at Singita in the Sabi Sand, followed by a decade overseeing the Kerzner family estate in Hout Bay.

Brookdale Estate is ideally located within easy reach of Cape Town International Airport, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.

Launch offers include a South African resident's special, with a choice of either self-catering or fully inclusive options.

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South Africa: Neethlingshof Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa | Нитлингсхоф Эстейт Южная Африка

Neethlingshof Wine Estate

Neethlingshof Estate has a long and rich tradition of wine making in Stellenbosch, the second oldest and most premier wine producing area of South Africa. The Estate occupies an incredibly privileged site with ideal natural conditions, soils, slopes, altitudes and climate to produce a variety of great wines. All the grapes for the Neethlingshof wines are grown on the estate and all the wine is made, matured and bottled in the cellars of the estate.

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Neethlingshof Estate lies just outside the beautiful town of Stellenbosch in the heart of the Cape Winelands. An iconic avenue of imposing stone pines marks the entrance to the farm, leading to the traditional “werf” of the estate. Established more than 300 years ago, Neethlingshof Estate boasts some of the best restored and preserved traditional Cape Dutch buildings, leaving visitors with a distinct sense of history and old-world charm. The beauty and charm of the farm and surrounds have been vowing visitors for many years  and we are very focused on maintaining and enhancing the natural beauty of the landscape.

The Stellenbosch wine route, with more than 150 wine farms and estates, is well known for wine making and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Western Cape.

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Namibia & Russia: SA red wine prices | Цены на красное вино ЮАР в Намибии и Москве

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Namibia & Russia: South Africa's red wine prices | Цены на красное вино производстава ЮАР в Намибии и Москве

1. Popular medium-sized retail store in Windhoek, Namibia with extensive range of South African red, rose and white wines, December 2017. Exchange rate: +- 15 Nam$ for 1 Euro. Цены в популярном винном бутике в Виндхуке (Намибия) в намбийских долларах (равен ранду ЮАР), декабрь 2017. Курс: 1 намибийский доллар или ранд ЮАР = 5 рублей:

2. Large South African retail store in Windhoek, Namibia with a decent range of South African red, rose and white wines, December 2017. Exchange rate: +- 15 Nam$ for 1 Euro. Цены в отделе вин в юаровском сетевом супермаркете в Виндхуке (Намибия) в намбийских долларах (равен ранду ЮАР), декабрь 2017. Курс: 1 намибийский доллар или ранд ЮАР = 5 рублей:

3. Popular medium-sized retail store in Windhoek, Namibia with extensive range of South African red, rose and white wines, February 2018. Exchange rate: +- 15 Nam$ for 1 Euro. Цены в популярном винном бутике в Виндхуке (Намибия) в намбийских долларах (равен ранду ЮАР), февраль 2018. Курс: 1 намибийский доллар или ранд ЮАР = 5 рублей:

4. Large French retail store in Moscow, Russia. Exchange rates: 5 Rubles for 1 Nam$, 70 Rubles for 1 Euro. Цены в большом французском сетевом супермаркете Москвы в рублях. Выбор красного вина ЮАР крайне ограничен:

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