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New to Explorers Club – Step back in time at Daniels Kraal Farm on Route 62
Hidden away in a valley in the Klein Karoo lies a luxurious homestead overlooking rolling green lawns, a large swimming pool and surrounded by mountains. Wind your way out of the little town of Calitzdorp for 9km past vineyards, orchards and ostriches and discover the Daniels Kraal Farm, encased by rambling vineyards, olive trees and…
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Wild Swimming: the rage in Europe can take on proper meaning when you dip into the waters of the Okavango at Explorers Camp
You see books being published on the best wild swimming holes in rivers, lochs, estuaries and lakes in Europe. But nothing quite beats lolling in the clear cool waters of the Selinda spillway, fed by the Okavango, after a long walk through the bush. There may be more lurking under the water than a few…
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Family time at Explorers Club in Franschhoek
Some guests unwind pretty quickly…a lovely weekend in the winelands. (thanks for the submissions de Lange family)
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A recce into the depths of the Okavango Delta
Rear-Admiral Dorian Hoy, able-fisherman master Sam Hoy and I (tackle-master, bottle washer, deck-scrubber) threw caution to the wind and took off up a channel from Maun to see how far we could get into the swamps in a day. Laden with drinks, snacks, binos and fishing tackle we launched at dawn, following a GPS route…
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Bring Back Choirboy races Mercedes down Franschhoek Pass
On a stormy winters day a daredevil on a skateboard races down the Franschhoek Pass against a Mercedes.
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Entering a Time Warp – The Kariba Ferry across Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
The choice of dribbling along for twenty-two hours across an expanse of water or battling for forty-eight hours across corrugated roads and bottomless potholes was an easy one. It was an especially easy decision as it was like entering a time capsule – The Kariba Ferry. We squeezed onto one of the three available berths…
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A nostalgic & homely seaside escape, above Boulders Beach, joins Explorers club
We have discovered another twinkling moon called Little Hampton and it sits above Boulders Beach, a sheltered cove made up of inlets between gigantic granite boulders on the Cape Peninsula. The beach also happens to be a permanent nesting colony of African Penguins and is a perfect beach for children to play hooky. Colleen Nugent, its…
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The first beach house to join forces with The Explorers Club collection…
We have been striving to find somewhere on the coast we can send our guests from Franschhoek, for an escape like nowhere else, where you can feel part of the ocean. La Gratitude, in Hermanus, delivers this in spades. It is an historic family holiday home, retaining it’s old fashioned charm, in an unbeatable position…
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Reza Mahammad cooks up a sumptuous feast at Explorers Club, Franschhoek
On a glorious autumnal day in Franschhoek Reza delivered a feast to over a dozen magazine editors and food writers in the comfort of Explorers Club, sponsored by Le Creuset, Chamonix, Colmant and Evian. The menu comprised of recipes in Reza’s new book, Reza’s Indian Spice. Reza’s skill is quite extraordinary and he had been…
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An expedition sailing down the Irrawaddy, through the James Bond islands and onto Langkawi
In 2002 I organised a sailing escapade in the Far East. It was four months long and it started 1,000 miles up the Irrawaddy River in Burma, close to the Chinese border, and ended at Langkawi in Malaysia. Recently a sailing magazine in the US asked a few questions about the voyage and the article,…
