It’s just about to become your favourite time of the year. Work is winding down, the sun is coming out to play and holiday season is just around the corner.

But while the vacation of your dreams equals sun, fun and luxury – in reality you quickly get stressed out by overbearing family members, demanding significant others and overcrowded urban areas. So what’s a person to do to get some real down time?

We recommend heading down to the 5 Star Forest Lodge Villas at the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve – it’s as close as you can get to heaven on earth.

The Grootbos Special includes the following eight point plan of awesomeness:

1. The Romantic Turndow allows you to drift away on the scent of sweet fynbos petals and soothe your muscles in a warm bubble bath.

2. Savour delicious meals with all inclusive Fine Dining that includes award-winning wines, a variety of seafoods and extra-matured beef grilled to perfection.

3. Do some whale watching with champagne at the shoreline.

4. Enjoy 50% Off Spa Treatments at the newly built Forest Spa. Set within the Ancient Milkwood Forest, it will allow you to realign and reconnect with your true self.

5. Get in touch with the great outdoors with a beach walk and picnic. Food, drinks, towels, umbrellas and transport are organised at your request and will allow you a leisurely day at the seaside.

6. Experience the beauty of Fynbos from horseback, surrounded by flowers and birds unique to the mountains of the Cape Coast.

7. Take an adventurous 4×4 Flower Safari ride.

8. Plant a Milkwood tree, and receive the exact GPS coordinates, so you can watch it grow on Google Maps!

To book your stay now, click here.