South Africa in Style

DAY 1 Arrive and Table Mountain

Welcome to South Africa. After the long journey from the UK, meet your transfer driver at arrivals. The drive into town from the airport is less than half an hour so you'll be at your hotel and checked in before you know it. For your stay we've chosen The Silo, Cape Town's already iconic Waterfront hotel. This contemporary hotel is built in the old elevator portion of the historic grain silo complex - once the tallest building in Southern Africa - and above the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. The signature feature of all the rooms at The Silo is their 'pillowed' glass windows, which curve outward and showcase both beautiful views and a stunning architectural feat allowing you to peer out in all directions. Inside, the hotel's décor is stylish and quirky, but with all of the opulence you'd expect from such a slick new hotel. Since it'll have been staring you in the face since arrival, we recommend starting the trip in style, with a trip up to Table Mountain for sunset. If you're lucky you'll get the cable car up to the top just in time to watch the sky turn from brilliant blue to burning orange, and then twinkling with the city's lights. Enjoy a champagne sundowner at the top and then head back down for dinner. Our detailed Cape Town Dossier lists the finest restaurant recommendations, and given enough notice we can pre-book you a table.

DAY 2 Head to Franschhoek

It's time to say goodbye to Cape Town this morning, so after a last city breakfast (try Clarke's Dining Room for a hip alternative to your hotel) meet your transfer driver and hit the road headed for Franschhoek. The drive is about an hour and a half long so sit back and enjoy the stunning countryside views as you arrive into the Winelands. For your stay we've chosen Leuu Estates, on the outskirts of Franschhoek. This beautiful hotel is made up of just seventeen rooms and sits on the grounds of a vast working winery, in the restored 19th Century Manor House. All rooms overlook the vineyards and are beautifully styled in natural colours and with luxurious furnishings, so dump your bags and flop onto the bed before heading out to explore the estate. Since the onsite Dining Room offers you fantastic wine from the vineyards - which you'll be able to see from your table - and elegant and excellent cuisine, there is really no need to venture anywhere else tonight.

DAY 3 Head to Sabi Sands

Having embraced the Winelands culture fully, it's now time to head to Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Your driver will pick you up and take you to Cape Town Airport where you will catch a direct two and a half hour flight to Nelspruit airport. When you arrive a driver will be waiting to collect you and take you two and a half hours north to your lodge, Singita Boulders.

Taking its name from the huge rocks that the lodge is built around, Singita Boulders is an authentically styled African lodge with some serious added luxury. The lodge consists of twelve suites, all which come with their own private deck and plunge pool. While the bathrooms and amenities are the very best in luxury, the décor is rustic, incorporating natural stone and wood materials with sheep skin rugs and floor to ceiling wraparound glass windows that really make you feel at one with the African bush. The fantastic restaurant and world-class wine cellar are also high up among the lodge's many selling points. We're sure you'll feel as if the long day of travelling is a distant memory as soon as you sit to admire the view, with a bottle of wine at hand and dinner on its way.