HELI Training
| Wine and Dine |
To create our wine and dine packages, we spent months forcing ourselves to sample all the very best gastronomical delights the Cape has to offer. Then, with a pilot's eye for aerial scenery, we also looked for some breathtaking routes to get there.
So here are our recommendations. The recipe – exceptional wine, brilliant food, outrageous settings, and decent landing spots! Of course, if you have your own ideas, pick up the phone or drop us an email, and let's put something together to suit your taste. Our shortlist below may help you.
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Higher and HigherOur Recommendations
| Lanzerac (Stellenbosch Area) |
| Listed amongst the most prestigious luxury hotels in the world, The Lanzerac Hotel & Spa, extends a warm local and international welcome to guests, inviting them to experience the finest hospitality and heritage the Cape has to offer. The Lanzerac legacy is cultivated by owner Dr. Christo Wiese and wine maker Wynand Lategan. This includes the honour of producing the world’s first Pinotage and numerous national and international awards and accolades. Total time: 1 hour flying time, plus lunch. Price: charter price is subject to your preferred helicopter, and all food and drink is to your own account. Please call or email us for a quote. See: www.lanzerac.co.za |
| Grootbos (Hermanus Area) |
| Set in the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve (“The best example of biodiversity I have ever seen” - David Bellamy, British Conservationist), Grootbos offers Five Star cuisine in pristinely conserved, lush indigenous surroundings. Fabulous food, supreme service, and breathtaking natural beauty - this truly is luxury in harmony with nature. Hey, how about stopping here for lunch after a morning of shark cage diving in Gansbaai?
Total time: approximately 3.5 hours. Price: subject to numbers, so please call or email for a quote. See: www.grootbos.com |
| Haute Cabriere (Franschoek) |
| Placed in South Africa's top ten restaurants, this eatery promotes itself as “the true marriage of food and wine”. Winemaker Achim von Arnim, and chef Matthew Gordon (a helicopter pilot himself) have developed a spectacular concept where food dishes have been especially created for specific wines. Order a small portion with the matching glass of wine, or a large portion with a bottle. Set in a beautiful cellar on some of the highest slopes in Franschoek, Haute Cabriere is soemthing quite extraordinary.
Total time: 1 hour flying time, plus lunch. Price: charter price is subject to your preferred helicopter, and all food and drink is to your own account. Please call or email us for a quote. See: www.hautecabriere.com |
| Gabrielskloof (Hermanus area) |
| Be among the first to try this brand new estate, just opened in September 2009. Former Spier winemaker, Kobie Viljoen, believes the fruit from his estate is set to produce some incredible wines, which the estate serves along with its food in first world style. The trip includes a ninety minute flight along the magnificent Cape east coast whale-watching route, a three course lunch, wine tasting, and whale-watching (in season).
Total time: approximately 3.5 hours.
Price: subject to numbers, so please call or email for a quote.
See: www.gabrielskloof.co.za
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| Hartenberg Wine Estate (Stellenbosch) |
| Makers of the world's best Merlot* and third best Shiraz**, and named South African Wine Producer of the Year for 2008***, this a must for serious wino's. Our tour includes a forty minute flight over the Stellenbosch and Franschoek winelands, followed by a VIP wine tasting and cellar tour, and home-made Afrikaans picnic or cellar lunch on the 300 year old Hartenberg farm.
Total time: around 2.5 hours.
Price: subject to numbers, so please call or email for a quote.
See: www.hartenbergestate.com
* International Wine & Spirits Competition, England** Syrah du Monde, France *** South African Airways Wine Awards |