You're standing in front of a slick skyscraper in Cape Town's foreshore. Two big bulky men in black suits greet you at the door. They motion for a third gentleman to take you up to the 31st floor.

The elevator shoots up. Your ears pop from the rise in altitude. Seven, nine, fifteen, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty-one...The doors snap open. Say hello to club Hemisphere - Cape Town's loftiest hangout for movers and shakers.

Hemisphere's swish décor, complete with plush imported fabrics, fibre-optic chandeliers and Italian marble finishes, combined with swift service at the bar - will make you feel like royalty.

Even the bathrooms are fit for a king; outfitted with sparkling chandeliers, a chaise lounge and Molton Brown toiletries. Decadent...

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Only a scenic two hour drive from Cape Town, over impressive Du Toits Kloof Pass, past Worchester and through the picturesque Hex River Valley, life might seem as it was hundreds of years ago here in the Cape.

Aquila Private Game Reserve is situated along the Karoo Mountains in a unique Renosterveld and Mountain Fynbos landscape with the countryside a kaleidoscope of breathtaking colours in different ranges of orange, green, brown and gold.

This malaria free four star private game lodge is the only authentic Big 5 game reserve in the Cape. Chances are good that you will see many of the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino.

Aquila is approximately 4500 ha in size and rich in Boer war and Khoi San history – you will see old artifacts in the library that...

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