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Mount Kenya Safari Club is situated near the high slopes of Africa’s second highest mountain, Mt Kenya. Spread over 100 acres of manicured lawns, tranquil streams and landscaped gardens, and with spectacular views of Mount Kenya in the distance, it provides peaceful respite after a day of adventure. Located 10 kms from Nanyuki Town, it is the only place where you can relax, view, walk, escape, self treat after a seminar or conference or business trip away from Nairobi city. With nature’s bounty as your doorstep, no visit to Kenya is complete without a stay here, the country’s most famous retreat.

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With newly refurbished interiors, Fairmont Mara Safari Club is located at the foot of the Aitong Hills, the north west of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Bordered on three sides by the lively Mara River, you’ll be safe and snug in your spacious wood-floored tent, which is set on stilts with its own private balcony. The camp is positioned on an ox-bow of the Mara River, so that all en-suite tents have a view of the hippo-filled river. This classy camp more than meets Fairmont Hotel global reputation for luxury and excellent standards of service.

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Just 20 minutes from Cape Town’s City Centre, The Cellars Hohenort is a gracious hotel set in beautiful landscaped gardens in the historic Constantia Valley. Offering view of False Bay and Table Mountain, the hotel is considered as one of the great country house hotels Cape. It combines two great traditions: the magnificent Cellars on the 18th century Klaasenbosch wine estate and the splendid Hohenort manor house. Remain the ultimate in classical romantic getaways the Cellars- Hohenort has been awarded Top 10 status in South Africa.

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One & Only Cape Town is a chic and stylish urban retreat situated in one of the world’s most fascinating cities close to many local attractions such as Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Two Oceans Aquarium and Cape Town Stadium. Located on a private island in theWaterfront district it offers breathtaking views of both Table Mountain and the marina. Introduces an unprecedented level of luxury and style, One & Only Cape Town is an oasis of cosmopolitan style establishing an unprecedented level of luxury in South Africa.

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Located in the very city center of Marrakech, the Sofitel Marrakech Lounge is a beautiful luxury hotel offers an exclusive list of 5-star amenities as well as top quality hotel services and hospitality. Within walking distance to the fortified walls of the Medina, this elegant property is designed in a contemporary Andalusian style and is surrounded by sumptuous gardens. It is only minutes to the rail station and airport, but also a short drive to such historic and popular destinations as the Jamaa El Fna square, the Bahai Palace and the Saadien Tombs.

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Built on eight acre within the walls of the old city of Marrakech, this magnificent hotel was built at the behest of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI with an undisclosed, but evidently immense, budget. The brand new Royal Mansour retreat offers a perfect balance of rich colors, local architecture and refined opulence. This is a new icon of Moroccan elegance and considered by locale as one if the world’s premier luxury travel destinations.

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 Morocco’s former Imperial city of Marrakech is home to the newest and most luxurious Four Seasons Hotel. Opened on 16 June 2011, Four Seasons Marrakech is a luxury five-star resort surrounded by 40 acres of Moorish gardens. Nestled near the foothills of the glorious Atlas Mountains, this urban oasis is perfect destination for sun seekers, romantics, adventurers, spa aficionados and fun-loving families. It will captivate your attention as soon as you arrive.

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Voted 36th best restaurant in the world in Restaurant magazine’s Top 50 in 2011, Le Quartier Français is a vibrant luxurious retreat in the centre of Franschhoek – a gourmet capital of the Cape, South Africa. This is an award-winning complex consists of a restaurant and hotel nestles in a corner of the Cape winelands. The property has thirteen rooms, eight suites and a cottage that overlook a landscaped garden with a natural pool.

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Situated in the most exclusive residential suburb of Johannesburg, the Westcliff Hotel is known as one of the city’s most famous and luxurious hotels. Situated on a hill overlooking Johannesburg Zoo, the hotel is located just 30 minutes from O.R Tambo International Airport. Its hillside setting in vast Tuscan-style grounds with cascading, sculpted gardens and elegantly opulent accommodation evoke a bygone era of leisure and refinement in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

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Lying in the shadow of one of the wonders of the world, the Mena House Oberoi is a five-star luxury property boasting extensive facilities and a warm Egyptian welcome. Built in 1869, the hotel is located only 700 metres from Great Pyramids of Giza. Surrounded by 40 acres of jasmine scented gardens, this palatial hotel is considered as one of the most luxurious and historic hotels in Egypt.

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