Where to stay in South Africa
Our team has handpicked this collection of properties to give you luxury options in styles to suit any journey.
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Set in the picturesque mountain and sea landscape of the Hermanus area along the Cape South Coast, Grootbos is a beacon of style and sustainability.
The extravagant and luxurious Forest Lodge has 16 freestanding suites sprouting naturally from ancient Milkwood thickets providing a blend of aesthetic beauty and supreme comfort.
Garden Lodge is stylish, reflecting African warmth with 11 free-standing one or two-bedroom suites (accepting children of all ages).
Combining a stylish refuge from the world and a great place to let your children run free, Grootbos is ideal if you want to be well looked after. The marine orientated activities must be experienced and the plant nursery (which stocks the Eden Project) is well worth a visit. You will leave inspired.
Grootbos supports the Grootbos Foundation, which was established in 2003. This non-profit organisation is focused on conserving the fynbos ecosystem, as well as empowering and upskilling the local community. The foundation has been hugely successful, developing projects ranging from adult education and computer skills to sports camps and vegetable growing.
In 2017, Steppes Travel supported an exchange trip for a small group of Grootbos Foundation students, visiting the Eden Project and Kew Gardens in the UK.
As well as land-based whale watching, Grootbos offers that chance to take to the skies – from the lodge’s exclusive airstrip – and spot whales from a light aircraft. This offers a fascinatingly different perspective and is arguably the best way to appreciate these vast cetaceans.
Our South Africa experts have created and curated these holiday ideas to get you started. Take the time to search through them and find something to spark ideas for a unique adventure.
Our team has handpicked this collection of properties to give you luxury options in styles to suit any journey.
Set in the picturesque mountain and sea landscape…
A privately owned, world-class luxurious boutique hotel, Birkenhead…
I know from previous experience that Illona knows the country very well, and that is why I let her make the judgements about where best to stay, and I even change my mind about places, based on her advice. I get the photographs I want, because of this expertise and so it really adds value to my holiday. The advice was more than vindicated on this latest trip.
South Africa
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