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Friday, 25 September 2015

[TRAVEL]: Sparkling Waters Hotel - Magaliesberg

Sparkling Waters Hotel & Spa - Magaliesberg, South Africa

Located in the heart of the Magaliesberg mountains, on the same premises as the Magaliesberg Canopy Tour , is the Sparkling Waters Hotel and Spa. Just a short trip from Gauteng, it's a getaway that is just around the corner.

Warm hospitality; a long list of activities to keep you busy and an award winning spa is what you will find at Sparkling Waters Hotel.

Along with my brother who joined me for my Magaliesberg Canopy Tour, we spent the night at the hotel and enjoyed every minute. After we finished the Canopy Tour, Ryan and I had a few drinks at the pool and then indulged in a competitive game of mini golf. This was then followed by a session on the trampoline (I'm a real kid at heart when it comes to those) and then even hit the games room afterwards! Hey, this is what siblings do when we're away! After our day of ziplining; putt putt and games, we gorged ourselves on a delicious three course meal.

What I loved most about Sparkling Waters Hotel, was the amazing location, you are surrounded by such beautiful flora and the grounds are immaculately kept!

Below are some of my photos from our stay over:

For more information and prices, visit the Sparkling Waters Hotel website.

Thank you for the wonderful stay Sparkling Waters Hotel!

Have you visited Magaliesberg recently?

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

Monday, 21 September 2015

[ECO]: Magaliesberg Canopy Tour

Ziplining Through Magaliesberg with Canopy Tours South Africa

Terrifying; exhilarating; exciting; adrenaline charging; electrifying; thrilling and most certainly

nerve racking are the adjectives I would use to describe the Canopy Tour I recently did in Magaliesberg, South Africa.

I thought I was going to be brave and wasn't even nervous about it but once I got to the first platform, I thought to myself "What on earth did I sign myself up for".

Before I carry on babbling about my nerves, let me start from the beginning of my adventure. My brother and I drove to Magaliesberg and could not stop talking about how excited we were. Once we arrived at the Magaliesberg Canopy Tour, we were warmly greeted and went for a safety briefing. Every aspect of the tour was explained to us in detail and we were left feeling secure about our safely on the tour. While on the canopy tour, you are attached at all times, even while waiting on the platforms, and while you are zip lining, you are connected to 4 cables so there is zero chance of you falling.

Once you are kitted up in your harnesses, you take a quick 4x4 ride to the 2,400 million year old Magaliesberg Mountain and traverse through the Ysterhout Kloof (the second oldest range in the world). There are 11 platforms and you zig zag through the gorge.

After about the second zipline, I began to feel myself relax and appreciate the nature that I was observing. I took a moment to look around and even looked down, yes that's right, I looked down. I definitely wasn't as brave as my brother who pretty much wanted to go upside down he was having so much fun.

Our guides were Richard and Lucky who were absolutely fantastic! Not only did they make you feel completely safe and reassure you with every line, but they encouraged you and supported you with each platform. Throughout the canopy tour, our wonderful guides taught us so much about the mountain; ecology; bird and animal life. It was great to learn about the eco system of the Magaliesberg Mountains and encourages you to be more eco-conscious!

So what does one wear to a canopy tour? Comfy clothes (I chose leggings cause they the comfiest for me) and closed shoes (I wore my Nike trainers). Also, don't forget to apply lots of sunscreen as you are out there for about 2 hours in the sun!

Below are some photos of Ryan and I's experience:

There are Canopy Tours at the following locations:

Tsitiskamma

Karkloof

Magaliesberg

Magoebaskloof

Drakensberg

Swaziland

The next one on my list? Magoesbaskloof as you get to go past 3 waterfalls! How cool is that!

You can find more information at Canopy Tour Website.

Here's something exciting for those that are booking a tour in October - it's the #Ispysomethingwild competition! You can click here for more information. Go and enter now :P

A big thank you to MCT Footage Production Crew for the photos; Canopy Tour SA and Magaliesberg Canopy Tour for the experience and Sparkling Waters Hotel for the accommodation (a review on the hotel will be up soon) and Skye for putting this all together! I can't wait to do it again soon!

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

Thursday, 26 February 2015

[TRAVEL]: Suncity February 2015

Long Weekend in Suncity

Hi lovely friends,

For Valentine's Day this year, William treated me to 4 nights at The Cabanas in Suncity. Suncity is a special holiday for me as I grew up going once a year with my family when we had time share there and it was so great to be able to share it with William who had never been before.

As mentioned, we stayed at The Cabanas and thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. We had a standard room which was beautiful, it had a huge bed that could fit about 10 people in and a tv which was perfect for Will and I as we love watching movies. The only problem with our room was the shower, which resulted in the bathroom flooded each time haha.

Holidays don't always need to be about being on-the-go, they should be relaxing and that's exactly what that long weekend was, relaxing.

Here are a few photos: