Check out our clients on their girls getaway in the picture to the left , brushing their teeth while on safari!
Wouldn’t you love to take a break from your hectic schedule and take a girls getaway with your best pals to somewhere exciting and exotic? According to an article by the Travel Channel, “56% of women now take [girl getaways], with a 15% increase in trips booked in the past year, according to an American Express travel survey.”
And it’s no wonder why! Who wouldn’t want to take a trip of a lifetime with their best girlfriends?
And we have just the place to go for your next unforgettable girls getaway: AFRICA!
So, gather your best buds, start shopping for your safari gear, and get ready for the best trip of your life!
Below are 5 of the best ways to experience a girls getaway in Africa:
Wine & Dine in Cape Winelands: From wine tasting to bike riding and horseback riding to boutique shopping, Cape Winelands offers girls the ultimate setting for fun, relaxation, and adventure. Not to mention, the landscape is absolutely stunning—with a mountainous backdrop and lush vineyards—the restaurants are world-renowned, and the wine is exceptional!
Days can be spent enjoying a bike ride in the morning, followed by a picnic lunch in the vineyards. Then, it’s off to a wine tasting at one of the area’s century-old wine estates before meeting with a local wine maker to learn how to make your very own wine! After an exciting day it’s time to get ready for dinner at a quaint restaurant and enjoy yet another glass of wine as you overlook the sun setting behind the vineyards.
Go camping in style—“glamping,” if you will: There’s “camping” and then there is “glamping.” So what’s the difference?
Camping is what most would consider to be a 100% rustic experience where you set up your own tents, cook your own meals, sleep on the ground in sleeping bags, eat out of a can, and use nature as your restroom.
Glamping, on the other hand, is glamorous style of camping where all of your meals are cooked for you (and are restaurant quality!), your tents are set up for you, you sleep on a bed, and you enjoy hot showers and toilets.
So, whether your group of girlfriends are girlie girls, Tomboys, or somewhere in between, glamping can be a great accommodation option and experience for virtually any type of traveler.
At most of the glamorous camps across southern and eastern Africa, game drives and / or walking safaris are included in the rates so when you’re not relaxing with a glass of wine or a cocktail with the ladies, you can take part in exciting wildlife viewing experiences.
Face one of the world’s most feared predators in the ocean: Friendship is all about being there for each other during the best of times, the worst of times, and the scariest of times. So strengthen your friendship by experiencing one of the most frightening, yet exhilarating and exciting moments of your life together: a shark cage diving expedition. You’ll share this life-changing experience for the rest of your lives!
So what’s it like coming face to face with a great white shark? It’s terrifying and peaceful at the same time, which is quite bizarre! When you go shark cage diving in South Africa, you and your girlfriends will be given a facemask and wetsuit to enter the stainless steel cage in. The cage is long and slender so you will have one of your best buds on each side of you. Once a shark swims by, your boat crew will instruct you to pull yourself under water and open your eyes to watch the shark as it swims right past the cage! Careful though—its tail may swipe the side of the cage!
Try your hand at interactive culinary tours: There are two primary culinary tours that we strongly recommend for girl getaways—or any client interested in food, wine, and fun, for that matter! We love the Cape Malay Quarter Cooking Tour, as well as The Flagship Culinary Experience with Chef Bruce Robertson.
We’ll first start with the Cape Malay Quarter Cooking Tour:
This gourmet tour begins with a walk through the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, where a guide, specializing in South African food, wine, and history, will discuss the area’s culinary influences, dating back to the 1600s. This introduction into Cape Malay cuisine allows you to understand the dishes you will about to be cooking, and understand where the various flavors came from.
After your brief tour through Bo-Kaap, you will enjoy an afternoon cooking traditional Cape Malay cuisine with a local host at his or her home. You’ll meet community members, and other travelers as you experience a hands-on cooking class. During the class you’ll be able to sip South African wine and socialize with your small group.
Once you’ve helped create a banquet of fresh and tasty South African dishes, it’s time to feast! And now you’ve got dinner party recipes to cook with your girlfriends when you get home!
And then there’s The Flagship Culinary Experience with Chef Bruce Robertson:
The Flagship is a new concept dining experience that has been popping up all over South Africa. Essentially, The Flagship with Chef Bruce Robertson is a culinary experience for travelers where the famous Chef Bruce Robertson opens his home to travelers to learn about his cooking techniques and delight in delectable South African cuisine and fine wine. His stunning, Cape-Cod-inspired home, which is located on the ocean of the South Africa peninsula, is beautifully decorated and cozy.
Each of his culinary experiences can accommodate up to 12 individuals, so it’s perfect for a group of girlfriends on a trip to Africa! The home is gorgeous and truly is the perfect setting for a lavish gourmet experience.
Explore the African bush on safari: You can’t take a trip to Africa without going on safari! For a girls getaway, we suggest visiting Sabi Sands Game Reserve for your African safari vacation because it’s home to the Big Five (which includes lion, rhino, leopard, elephant, and Cape buffalo), as well as a wide variety of other African animals. Sabi Sands is also highly acclaimed for its stunning accommodations, fantastic safari guides, and beautiful landscape.
