Food and wine pairing at Abalone House

It's that time again - after the success of our Wine Tasting & Food Pairing events of May, the experience returns to Abalone House. Bookings open. 24 & 25 August 2012. 022 752 2044. Go to http://www.lapassion.co.za/blauw.html for more information.

Weddings at Botlierskop

The dawning of your wedding day brings with it a mixture of emotions… Take some time to relax and let us create an African wedding of a different kind at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve. Share this, the most special day of your life with your closest friends and family members, as you listen to the exuberant song of a myriad of birds, the wind rustling through the trees, and the dramatic call of the wild in the distance.  When choosing Botlierskop the 15 luxury tented suites would be included, offering an exclusive and intimate wedding experience, while enjoying the most beautiful views of the surrounding valleys. Set in such beauty and majesty, your wedding photographer will ensure the most spectacular wedding pictures imaginable, with the dramatic wilderness of Africa as your background.  The lodge can host weddings up to 150 guests.

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Our Honeymoon package rates vary from season to season so please enquire for the correct rates.

A celebration of love in safari style with the most romantic setting includes:

• Minimum stay 2 nights
• Welcome drink and snacks on arrival
• A game drive (3 hours) daily, dinner & breakfast daily
• Snacks and drinks with the elephants for one afternoon
• Luxury Tented Suite Accommodation – upgrade to our Executive Tented Suite available
• Complementary sweet & savory platter for the room on arrival
• Bottle of chilled Cap Classique in your room on arrival
• A one hour massage spa treatment in our couples room
• Complementary romantic turndown
• Beverages on game drives only  

  

Contact:Soney Van Rensburg

functions@botlierskop.co.za 

(044) 696 6055

What's been happening at De Zeekoe

Our staff busy with their drivers licence exam.

SanParks film crew

We have had a busy week at De Zeekoe.  Some of our staff members went for their drivers licenses.  See left for them all hard at work!  We also had a Sanparks camera crew here on Friday filming a kiddies program and we are still busy with renovations and constructions.  By next week we will be bragging about our new family unit and our wheelchair friendly rooms.

The renovation team

Montagu Country Hotels goes greener

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! As part of our green initiative to protect the world’s natural resources, we’ve turned an old 1600 litre boiler into a compost maker. With the help of some very busy little worms, we are making our own compost from leaves, vegetable peels and other natural scraps. The results have been fantastic and our garden is thriving with this rich soil food.

Weddings at DeZeekoe

The veranda of the old colonial -style homestead of De Zeekoe offers an ideal setting for a wedding ceremony; complimented by overwhelming tranquility and natural beauty.  We specialise in small intimate weddings and are able to comfortably seat 60 people inside and 80 people on the verandah.  We also offer facilities to get married on the property.

We can assist in arranging a wedding photographer, beautician and minister if required.

We have accommodation for for 50 people in 16 hotel room and 4 cabins with 2 bedrooms each.

Our superior room has both an outside and an inside shower and with stunning views of the Olifants River bed and mountains, it is an ideal spot for a honeymoon couple. We include a free bottle of champagne, roses and free biking and canoeing.

Contact person - Kristy Seyffert 

Tel: 044 2726721

Email: info@dezeekoe.co.za

 

Week 7 winner! Annabel Biggar-Davids!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Annabel Biggar-Davids! The judges have selected your entry as this week’s winner!! They loved your paragraph and your picture collage! You have won: A 2 night stay for 2 people at ROCKWELL ALL SUITE APARTMENTS & HOTEL  in a luxurious apartment overlooking the iconic views of Cape Town. Your prize includes breakfast for 2 people and return transfers to the shopping mecca of the city: V&A Waterfront.

The total value of this prize is R5600.00.

You are also in the final draw to win a 12 day trip for 2 people visiting Cape Country Routes properties worth over R 25 000.

Weddings at de Hoop

De Hoop offers a wonderful weekend wedding celebration with family and friends amongst the natural beauty of a Nature Reserve.  We can accommodate up to 150 guests at de Hoop with a wide range of accommodation to suit various pockets.   There are a number of very unusual areas in de Hoop where the lookout over the stunning vlei with pelicans and flamingos in the background or on the lawn in front of the sandstone Melkkamer Manor house.  The Melkkamer Stables have been converted into a lovely wedding reception room with its high thatch ceilings.  Or have your reception under the Fig Tree with fairy lights and lanterns hanging from it and a lovely brown and ivory dance floor.    

The options are endless!  We can organize everything for your wedding reception, from flowers and bouquets to canapés and cocktails watching the sunset over the vlei; to the wedding reception dinner, fabulous décor, dance floor, tables, chairs, linen lights.  We also have beautiful Manor houses and suites to spend a relaxing and peaceful honeymoon at de Hoop!

Contact:

Nini Stephens

nini@iafrica.com

028 542 1253

www.dehoopcollection.co.za

Wine, Whales & Music at De Hoop

Snowy Augusta de Mist

The recent cold spell has left a gorgeous layer of fine snow on all the peaks surrounding Augusta de Mist!  So beautiful!

Solar energy for De Zeekoe

De Zeekoe supports a national drive to reduce the demand of energy in the country.  This is something close to our hearts.  We try to conserve energy in many ways and we ask our guests to do the same.  We have just fitted solar geysers to the hotel and as soon as the sun shines, all our hot water will run through the solar system. On another note.......we are glad to let you know, that our furry Meerkat friends are doing well and enjoy performing for their guests in the early mornings when weather permits.