Give your taste buds a whirr with mouth-watering cuisine and delectable wines on this eight-night trip to the Cape. When you\u2019re done with city slicking in Cape Town, get back to nature in a traditional farmhouse in\u00a0Franschhoek before making for the nature trails of the Constantia Valley. With numerous attractive terrains – pristine beaches, rolling vineyards to its very own rugged mountain – Cape Town is worthy of being on a postcard. Allow us to introduce you to this diverse city and its surroundings during our luxury vacation away with a focus on that mouth-watering fare South Africa is famed for… Stomach rumbling?<\/p>\n
For your first three nights, you\u2019ll rest your head in Cape Grace Hotel, perched on the much sought-after V&A water-front. This bustling harbour boasts many restaurants, markets and watering holes where you\u2019ll be able to acquaint yourself with the locals. Nestled between the glistening ocean and the charming Table Mountain – as you can imagine, views from the hotel are pretty spectacular. Cape Town has a noticeable creative streak, so spend your days admiring the fashionable street style, frequenting the multiple galleries, or involving yourself in the lively music scene. We\u2019re sure you\u2019ll agree with us that in order to fully immerse yourself in a city\u2019s culture, it\u2019s your duty to sample the local tipple, right? Well, you\u2019re in luck as during your three-night stay you\u2019ll be treated to an in-depth tutored whisky tasting offering the opportunity to learn about the art of distilling and sample the various styles of whisky.<\/p>\n
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This wouldn\u2019t be a gourmet trip without sampling the Cape’s surrounding waters, and where better to taste the catch of the day than the hotel\u2019s signature foodie haunt – Signal Restaurant. Leave Cape Grace with a bang in the reliable hands of Executive Chef, Malika van Reenen. He\u2019ll whip up a\u00a0gourmet dish for you as well as your fellow international travellers, who descend to the restaurant to grab a sample of his to-die-for food. Ingredients are sourced locally, whether they come from the waters directly outside, or the local farmers.<\/p>\n
Next, you\u2019ll be whisked away from the Cape and up to the wine lands in the Drakenstein Valley of\u00a0Franschhoek to hole up for two nights in an authentic Cape Dutch farmhouse estate from the 17th century. Babylonstoren, although it\u2019s still first and foremost a working farm, has transformed itself into a contemporary home-away-from-home, where nature, health and simplicity are at the hotel\u2019s core.<\/p>\n
Make this expansive farm your playground, and spend your days strolling through the hotel\u2019s expansive gardens, canoeing down the farm dam and cycling through the vineyards. For all those aspiring wine connoisseurs out there, take the farmhouses\u2019 very own extensive wine tour, where you can really get to know the ins and outs of South African wine production. Once you\u2019ve has this taster of how it\u2019s all made and grown, we say it\u2019s time to try. Enjoy an afternoon at the farmhouse tea rooms, where you can sip your brew amongst oak trees, and at night munch on the freshest seasonal produce, all procured from the farmhouse estate.<\/p>\n
For your last leg of your gourmet tour, head off to Tintswalo Atlantic for three nights. This stylishly understated hotel lies just half an hour from Cape Town yet boasts some seriously out-of-this-world views across the Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0Nestled on the slopes of the Cape Mountain Fynbos Reserve, the Constantia Valley is ripe for exploration with its multitude of trails which wind through lush greenery and alongside rivers and plenty of vineyards and wineries to become acquainted with. If you\u2019re up for an excursion, Constantia Uitsig Restaurant is well worth the journey. With the expert chef Clayton Bell at the helm, this restaurant serves up some of the best Mediterranean Provencal fare in a stylish and relaxed atmosphere. After your eight nights, we expect you to return to Cape Town\u2019s international airport nothing less than world-class food and wine connoisseurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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