Pull Up a Chair. Fine Places in South Africa to Sit and Enjoy Breath-Catching Views
One of the most delicious things about being on holiday is being able to sit back and contemplate the scene before you, without rush or demand. A country of varied landscapes and spectacular scenery, South Africa is an ideal country in which to create a scenic holiday with many opportunities to pull up a chair and enjoy some of the most magnificent vistas on earth.
At Idube Game Lodge in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, you don’t only see wildlife on game drives. Take a seat on one of the leisure decks in camp and you will very likely soon be marveling at passing animals. Mail us.The private deck of your suite at Imbali Safari Lodge is just the place to sit out and enjoy the peaceful bushveld surroundings, a glass of bubbly in hand. This lodge is set beside a river in a private concession of Kruger National Park. Mail us.
At 21 Nettleton in Cape Town’s opulent suburb of Clifton, you have prime seats for enjoying the great Atlantic Ocean from up above on the mountain slopes. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.The Cape winelands spills over with beautiful scenery featuring sprawling vineyards, mountains and lush green valleys. Take a seat at the khoi pond in the gardens at Holden Manz Country House to enjoy the peace and beauty of the Franschhoek Valley. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.Each year the waters of Hermanus create a sanctuary for calving whales. Take up your position on a pool lounger at Harbour House Hotel and enjoy Hermanus’s grand sea views which could include whale tails in season. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.Head over Hills is an exclusive holiday retreat on the Garden Route, idyllically situated on the cliff edge in the area of the Knysna Heads, two sandstone cliffs that separate the Knysna Lagoon from the sea. Head Over Hills has a bird’s-eye-view of a breathtakingly beautiful spot. What a place to pull up a chair! Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.This idyllic sitting place in Grootbos Private Nature Reserveoffers spectacular views of forests and Walker Bay beyond. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.
EASTERN CAPE
Sundown in the bush is a special time of day. It lends itself to still moments, to take in the beauty of the sky just before the sun sets, and to toast a day in the wilderness. Chairs are set for sundowners in the bush at Hlosi Game Lodge in the Amakhala Game Reserve in Eastern Cape. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.The wide, shaded verandah at Gorah Elephant Camp provides front-row seats for sightings of elephants in Addo Elephant National Park in Eastern Cape. Rates, Availability & Online Bookings.
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