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IIn South Africa, country spas offer welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of our cosmopolitan city centres. As one heads out of the urban structures, you can feel the stresses of modern life begin to peel off, layer by layer and there's even more ‘de-cluttering' of anxiety levels as you enter a delightful country spa.
Country spas in South Africa have certainly come of age over the past 10 years. While now, there is certainly more quantity (the country spa concept is a popular one) there is also a great deal of quality as part of the package.
There are the stalwarts like Cybele Forest Lodge, in Mpumalanga, who led the way in launching a localised version of the country spa, to tried and trusted places like African Pride Mount Grace Country House and Spa (Magaliesberg) who continue to reinvent the African country spa concept.
Then there are the fabulous new kids on the block - places like Summerfields Rose Retreat and Spa (situated along the Sabie River in Mpumalanga) and Karkloof Safari Villas and Spa in the Natal Midlands that are fast making waves in the international spa arena.
Each one of our country spas has something special, for instance, the Body Bliss Spa at Kiara Lodge (Clarens, Free State) has a homely feel, Erinvale Estate Hotel and Spa in Somerset West is known for its incredible touch therapy therapies and the Garden Spa at Leeuwenhof Country Lodge in the Waterberg combines a country spa experience with game viewing and hiking in the African bushveld.
South African country spas have one thing in common - they are all situated in exquisite locations, and a nature-based experience of sorts is part of the deal. Enjoy a range of treatments and then head out into the gardens, the hills, the bushveld and imbibe mother Nature's gifts of wide open spaces and big African skies.
Whilst many of these country spas offer day packages, it's a good idea to book yourself in for a night or two because once you arrive, we promise you won't be in a hurry to leave.
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