Jeffreys Bay the DWVC way.
Designer Way Vacation Club (DWVC) is currently offering its members a weeks accommodation for just £9 at three different resorts in Jefferys Bay in South Africa.
The Savoy Hotel (resort code T08243) is only 100 metres from the beach and in the centre of the shopping Mecca.
The hotel offers a welcoming atmosphere, and friendly experienced staff are always on hand to make your stay a memorable one. The emphasis is on comfort. On site facilities and services include outdoor swimming pool, laundry facilities, car park and baby sitting.
The rooms are comfortable and well equipped with modern amenities including telephone and television.
The hotel’s a la carte restaurant, El Savore is renowned for its fresh sea food. The Barnyard (Sunday Carvery) serves as function room, bar and snack bar.
The White Star Guest House (resort code T08247) is located in quiet surroundings and offers comfortable, quality accommodation.
The resort offers suites and one or two bedroom apartments all of which are equipped with air conditioning, satellite television and a full kitchen. The dining room has seating both inside and outside next to the pool. Two large lounges are at the guest’s disposal and feature digital satellite television, radio, DVD, hi-fi and games console.
There is also a Jacuzzi and sauna with changing rooms and shower
The Carpe Diem Guest House (resort code T08251) is just 100 meters from the beach and offers a tranquil, relaxing atmosphere. The units are elegantly decorated studio rooms that sleep four and feature mini kitchen, satellite television, air conditioning, en-suite bathroom and either a balcony or terrace.
There is also a hair salon, body therapy clinic, tanning rooms, a jungle gym for the kids and a swimming pool in the resort.
All of these resorts are available on DWVC’s website www.dwvc.com along with over 600,000 others.
The Eastern Cape is South Africa's second largest and most diverse province
It's a great sun, sand a sea destination with a coastline that runs from temperate rocky shores in the south to sub-tropical beaches in the north. There is a beach for every reason - from highly developed urban playgrounds to wild and untamed stretches of wae-washed sand. It has some of the best surf in the country - make that some of the best surf in the world. The small towns of Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay are renowned and very popular surf destinations and the Wild Coast has some legendary (and mostly secret) breaks.
The Eastern Cape is not classic lowveld, which is the vegetation type found around the Kruger National Park and is most usually associated with big game. However, this province has some awesome safari destinations. The Greater Addo Elephant National Park, near the town of Addo, conserves a staggering diversty of plant and animal life. There are a number of private game lodges, both in the national park and in surrounding private reserves. Best of all - it's totally malaria free. South Africa's first and - to date - only serious commercial ski resort is in the high-lying northern part of the Eastern Cape. OK, it's not exactly Chamonix or Aspen - but it is skiing in Africa. Snowboarding's big, too.
The Eastern Cape's cultural heritage is particularly varied and interesting, and there are so many interpretive tours, museums and monuments, you'll never be bored. Towns that will particularly appeal to more culturally minded visitors include Graaff-Reinet and Grahamstown.
Nieu Bethesda, which is close to Graaff-Reinet, is a funky little village that owes its popularity to the existence of the Owl House, which is South Africa's most well known example of outsider art. Port Elizabeth is renowned for its excellent township and cultural tours. The Nelson Mandela Museum in Umtata is a loving tribute to South Africa's first president. There are great tours along the Wild Coast, on which you get to spend time with the local people and see how they live. The Grahamstown Festival or, more accurately, the National Festival of the Arts, which showcases a huge variety of South Africa's visual and performance arts, is held in Grahamstown at the beginning of July.
There are some excellent golf courses, but they're not all as conveniently close together as they are, for example, on the Garden Route. Some of the better courses are to be found in or near Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port Edward. A brand new golf course has been built at the rather interesting town of Alicedale, which is experiencing a huge economic revival after spending years as a virtual ghost town.
In Jeffreys Bay dolphin sightings are almost a daily occurrence, and whales come to rest their tails in the Bay between July and October every year.
Weather it be a safari tour, round of golf, skiing or snowboarding you can book all your holiday activities and tours through Timelinx’s reservation centre.
Written by Keith Martin (30-10-07)
About the Author: I'm from Spain and I love to travel.
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