Conquer Cape nature in luxury! Luxury Africa and Land Rover have combined to provide guests with a day of adventure in pure luxury. Experience the awesome capability of a state-of-the-art Land Rover Discovery (LR4), learn new skills and tackle some of the most challenging terrain you’ll ever encounter.
Equipped with latest off-road vehicles from Land Rover, guests are invited to enjoy a truly scenic and engaging discovery. Luxury Africa’s trained guides together with qualified and accredited instructors from Land Rover.
Guests will again be allowed to pilot a Land Rover Discovery (LR4) in a safe and protected setting along the North Atlantic coast on one of the region’s largest sand dune fields. In this amazing white sand setting, the luxurious adventurer will be taught important skills and allowed to pilot a vehicle across the sands.
After a dose of fun and some adrenaline, a signature Luxury Africa picnic will be catered for on the dunes, under the protection of a stretch tent. Enjoy uninterrupted views of table Mountain and Robben island from one of the many vantage points.
The vehicles will also be stocked with sand-boards, so that you can try your hand at sand-boarding down the dunes. After a few basic instructions you will be blasting down a sand dune in no time at all. Anyone can enjoy sand boarding as long as you have some level of physical fitness. For those that find walking back up the dunes too laborious can enjoy the comfort of the Land Rover as your make-shift ski lift.
The balance of the day is spent exploring the non-traditional and unique offerings that the Cape Winelands has to offer. Hidden in the shadow of the Cape sandstone and granite mountain complex that is “Paarlberg-Mountain”, you will find the “Spice-Route”. Centuries ago, anyone with a desire to explore exotic flavours and experiences would have needed to wait for the seasonal return of the traders travelling the Spice Route. Fortunately, these days a journey of discovery is easily reached, a sensory feast for today’s connoisseurs of craftsmanship and authenticity.
The Spice-Route was inspired to bring together artisanal food crafters and craftsman of arts together into a space where they could be enjoyed. Here, you will find everything bears its creator’s personal touch. From single origin chocolatiers to craft brewers of beer, to glass-blowers, to a distillery and a confectioners bakery that will delight you. “The vision for Spice Route is to offer vistitors a selection of hand-picked artisanal producers who put as much thought, skill and passion into their products, as the wine-makers of the Cape Winelands put into their wine.
If time permits drive past Victor Voester Prison, from where Nelson Mandela was finally released in 1990, after his 27 year period of incarceration.
The drive amongst the mountains, farms, vineyards and sand dunes all culminates to offer guest touring with Luxury Africa a day where their fun and pleasure is by design.
Highlights:
• Off-road driving in one’s own specially prepared Land rover Discovery (LR4)
• Qualified and accredited Land Rover instructors and support vehicle
• Luxury Africa Signature Catered Dune Picnic
• Sand-boarding