Bushmans Kloof gets the nod from Spa Magazine

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat has won the Spa magazine Silver Sage Readers’ Choice Award in the category of Favorite Resort/Hotel Spa 2009 – Africa/Middle East. More than 100 000 votes were cast, the results of which are featured in the US magazine’s November/December 2009 issue.

For more than 13 years, Spa magazine (www.spamagazine.com) has been letting readers in on the beauty, health, and wellness secrets of the world’s hottest spas. Their award follows hot on the heels of two other major international accolades that Bushmans Kloof has picked up his year. It was recently voted Best Hotel in the World in the US Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards and Global Winner of Wildlife Conservations Programs in the Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards.

This latest award recognizes the fact that earlier this year the Bushmans Kloof team introduced an inspiring new focus on the spa, wellness programmes and holistic healing offering, adding an irresistibly sensuous extra dimension to the whole guest experience.

Situated in the heart of Rooibos (red bush) country, the setting is therapy in itself. The beauty of the untamed wilderness with its wide open plains, rugged mountains, sacred rock art and abundant wildlife, is very much an integral part of a holistic wellness experience that is as unique as it is all embracing.

The Spa Menu offers a range of innovative therapeutic face and body treatments, as well as touch therapies that tap into the healing powers of nature. These include Africology, the proudly South African anti-ageing body and skincare treatment range that’s enriched with indigenous herb and plant extracts from the fertile African soil.

The stunning heated outdoor jet pool, set against a spectacular rocky backdrop, together with the Fitness Centre and the outdoor Spa Gazebo, provides a wealth of wellness options. The Spa Gazebo is a truly magical space for a pampering massage along with an indulgent manicure or pedicure, while the upgraded Spa will soon offer 6 treatment rooms, as well as a steam chamber with its own Signature Massage.

The resort has also introduced a range of 2- and 3-night Spa Packages. Three of these have been specially tailored to combat the effects of ageing, and guests will be restored and revitalized with a selection of powerful energy-boosting Africology spa treatments, gentle exercise and healthy nutritional options.

Only 270km from Cape Town, and yet a world away from the stresses and strains of the 21st century, Bushmans Kloof is one of the very few places left on the planet where guests can truly come to their senses, reconnect with the deep and powerful rhythms of nature, and enjoy a holistic healing and wellness experience that reaches the very soul of their being.

It’s almost impossible to think of anywhere that provides such a unique blend of total peace and endless tranquility, natural elemental beauty and invigorating outdoor activities, luxurious accommodation and award-winning cuisine, sensory stimulation and natural rejuvenation.