Signature Series: 12-Day Exclusive South Africa Food Trail + Eastern Cape Safari with Warren Mendes and Miguel Maestre
Follow the scent of toasted masala through Bo-Kaap, taste freshly shucked oysters in False Bay and gather around the open fire for smoke-kissed South African barbecue on this exclusive 12-day Signature Series journey, roaming from Cape Town to South Africa’s Eastern Cape in search of the country’s best eats. Designed and hosted by culinary maestros Warren Mendes (Channel 10’s Food Trail: South Africa) and Miguel Maestre (Foxtel’s Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays), you’ll explore Cape Town’s coastal kitchens, sip with the sommeliers at the vineyards of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek and travel along South Africa’s legendary Garden Route, through Overberg and into the Eastern Cape bush.
A selection of Signature Experiences hand-selected by Warren and Miguel make for the ultimate introduction to South Africa’s rich culinary landscape. Learn to balance warm cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cardamom in a Cape Malay cooking class, tear into fresh seafood at Simon’s Town’s famed Black Marlin restaurant and dine beside panoramic vistas of the Atlantic Ocean at renowned chef Liam Tomlin’s exceptional Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic. Food this good demands wine to match: as you travel along the Cape, you’ll be met with the region’s extraordinary cool-climate wines at Lanzerac Wine Estate, Rickety Bridge and the Franschhoek Wine Tram. At braai-to-table restaurant KOSÉ, watch chefs work over an open fire as tomahawk steak develops a savoury char, boerewors releases its fragrant spices and chakalaka brings bright, tangy heat to the table.
Your journey ends at Kariega Private Game Reserve, where bush breakfasts, sundowner drinks, boma dinners and safari experiences connect the food on your plate to the land beyond it. You’ll also stay in handpicked luxury accommodation throughout, from Canopy by Hilton Cape Town and the Boschendal Winery to The Marine, Pezula Nature Retreat and a stay at a safari lodge at Kariega Private Game Reserve.
