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Bonamanzi Game Reserve – your holistic paradise in KwaZulu-Natal
Hidden in the garden province of KwaZulu-Natal and spread over 4000 hectares, you’ll find paradise. Surrounded by sand forests and the Hluhluwe River guarding its


Bonamanzi Game Reserve – your holistic paradise in KwaZulu-Natal
Hidden in the garden province of KwaZulu-Natal and spread over 4000 hectares, you’ll find paradise. Surrounded by sand forests and the Hluhluwe River guarding its


Berchtesgaden Game Ranch – your authentic African experience
The Bosveld area of Limpopo is home to thriving ecosystems and an abundance of wildlife.


Gooderson Monks Cowl Golf Resort – swing, stay, and unwind
In 1957, a man from England named Robert Henry Gooderson moved to South Africa, or


Pelican’s Nest offers family fun in St Lucia
St Lucia is a jewel on South Africa’s coastline. With breathtaking beaches and handfuls of


Little Eden – St Lucia’s slice of heaven
In the northern area of KwaZulu-Natal, resting along a pristine coastline is the small town


Radisson Blu Hotel, Durban Umhlanga– the pinnacle of five-star treatment
Durban is one of those coastal cities often travelled to for business or pleasure. As


Moonflower Cottages – your home away from home
Moonflower Cottages, located in Randburg area of Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, offers guests a charming self-catering


Mangwa Valley Game Lodge – where luxury meets the wild
Mangwa Valley Game Lodge, located by Dinokeng Game Reserve in Gauteng, offers its guests the perfect blend of


South Africa’s Hospitality Partners are Coming Together to Keep Up With Global Travel Trends by Launching Pet-Friendly Flights and Pet-Friendly Vacations.
Escape to the Drostdy Hotel in the heart of Graaff Reinet, where two centuries of


Addo Wildlife – where nature comes to life
Addo Wildlife, located in the breathtaking heart of Addo in the Eastern Cape, is a


BlackBrick Leading the Roodehek Street Transformation in Cape Town
BlackBrick Gardens, a new landmark development in Cape Town’s Lower Gardens, is set to become


Raptor Retreat Game Lodge – your retreat into nature
Raptor Retreat Game Lodge, located in the heart of Limpopo, is a little slice of


Luxurious Staycation at Sanctuary Mandela
This festive season, elevate your local getaway experience with a stay at Sanctuary Mandela, a


Kruger Shalati offers unforgettable multigenerational safari getaways this Easter
Kruger Shalati, the train-on-the-bridge experience in the heart of the Kruger National Park, is redefining


Duiker Game Lodge – A stylish and peaceful retreat in the heart of Zululand
The magnificent bush in the Hluhluwe area is home to some of South Africa’s top


Spotlight on The Historic Drostdy Hotel & Air du Cap Partnership
Escape to the Drostdy Hotel in the heart of Graaff Reinet, where two centuries of


Little Pilgrims Boutique Hotel – discover bliss in Hazyview
Little Pilgrims Boutique Hotel, located in Hazyview, is well-known as a comforting retreat that combines


Hotel Numbi & Garden Suites – a stay to remember
Hotel Numbi & Garden Suites, located in the heart of Hazyview, was established in 1963


Celebrate The Festive Season at Kruger Station
Kruger Station is gearing up for an unforgettable festive season in the heart of Kruger
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Actually, Home Food and Travel offers a lot more than just reviews of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities. We also visit great destinations, receive advice from interior designers and stop to smell the roses and taste the coffee.
Our team of journalists are seasoned travels and love visiting the myriad of exciting places around South Africa. Whether it is off the beaten track or in the heart of the top attractions of the country, we’ll be there,
Home Food and Travel advice on finding the right accommodation
So what is the right accommodation? Well more often than not, it’s your travel budget that dictates the type of accommodation that you choose.
Expensive is not always better. Our team at Home Food and Travel will tell you that they have camped in areas with limited ablutions and had a wonderful holiday. They have also spent a night in a five star hotel only to be disappointed because their expectations exceeded the experience.
The reason for your travels will also affect your choice. A business trip requires different amenities to a beach holiday.
Our articles, reviews and experiences can certainly help you make your decision.
Restaurants with a good mix of service, food and ambiance
To my mind a great restaurant offers three things – excellent service, great food and a wonderful ambiance. Of these, service is the most important.
No matter that the food is delicious and the setting delightful, poor service can ruin the occasion. However, great service combined with mediocre meal and a plane jane restaurant can still be a pleasant night out.
We’ve eaten in restaurants that are really dirty but with incredible food and couldn’t help but give a rave review. We’ve also hardly noticed what we ate because the setting was just amazing.
However, the best restaurants come with the best of service, food and ambiance.
Spas are the ultimate relaxation aid
How do you know when you have had a great spa experience? The answer, of course, is when you doze off on the treatment table.
Well that’s our theory anyway. It also doesn’t take a grand location with enormous facilities for a spa to be really good
A small, personal spa that is owner run can result in the best massage you have ever experienced. However, the grand spas in five star hotels offer unsurpassed facilities in an environment that just makes the stress in your shoulders and neck melt away before you even finish checking in.
Adventure!
You don’t have to be an adrenaline junky to enjoy an exciting experience. In fact, what are commonly termed adventure activities usually have incredibly high safety standards and unblemished safety records.
Ziplining, bungy jumping and shark cage diving are all very safe. It’s just that our mind tells us we are craaazzzzyyyy to be doing this.
On the road to great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities
If you’re driving, be safe and make use of all the wonderful farm stalls that populate South Africa’s open roads.
If you overhear somebody asking a lot of questions or see someone taking photos of empty bedrooms chances are it’s one of our Home Food and Travel team members.
We’re out looking or those great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities.
See you on the road!
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