Newsletter - Just unpacked - the 2009 Budget Summer Range

Just unpacked - the 2009 Budget Summer Range

Keeping ever abreast with international fashion trends, Dr Budget and his trend chameleons have been trawling the fashion capitals of the world - Calitzdorp, Porterville, Stilbaai, Citrusdal, to name-drop just a few - in a quest to bring you the latest in 2009 high couture Budget Getaways fashion. Definitely in this season, for both guys and dolls... Cool interiors with shady stoeps, dappled late afternoon sunlight, friendly sunburnt hosts, star-studded nights, sultry Karoo afternoons, charred meat profiled against bigsky sunsets, and water, lots of water: crystal-clear mountain pools, azure oceans, toned down with hangover-busting outdoor showers. So, don them pink Crocs and tighten them baggy shorts and get with it this Budget Getaways season...

Cedar Peak Cedar Peak is a mountaintop nature farm perched at the top of Dasklip Pass, about 10km from the entrance to Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Nature Reserve and its Jupiter landscape of weird and wonderful sandstone formations. As such, the farm is surr... Read more ...

Klipkraal Karoo Cottage Cradled by rugged aloe-cladded hills on three sides, Klipkraal is a 14ha hobby farm in the verdant Groenfontein valley. On offer is a romantic rustic-luxury cottage with oodles of character. The site was once an old kraal, which later grew in... Read more ...

Long Thin Farm Long Thin Farm overlooks the Goukou River, 13km from Stilbaai. And judging by the pics, it looks like a Budget gem in the making... On offer are two self-catering cottages, both above a beautiful stretch of idyllic river a... Read more ...

Waterfall Farm This is the perfect group getaway! A soothing and private place of sprawling green lawns, towering oak trees, sculpted wattle, gushing waterfalls, amazing mountain pools and wonderful views from every corner. Lying 7km fro... Read more ...

Blommekloof Cottage Blommekloof is a picturesque and lush 16ha farm situated along the less-travelled Robinson Pass, with a renovated and spacious labourer's cottage. Featuring three comfortable bedrooms (two of them ensuite), the cottage can easily accommodate a gro... Read more ...

Bramble Cottage This rustic-luxury and very neat cottage can be found on the picturesque Glen Faye Farm, just 15km from Knysna, along the Rheenendal Road. The farm is ideally positioned to explore the nearby historic gold mines of Jubilee Creek and Knysna's ... Read more ...

Breede River Queen This is a perfect getaway to resolve those sailing-around-the world fantasies: it’s cheaper and a whole lot more fun than psychotherapy. You also won't find an irritating bunch of retired rich Americans on a Breede River Queen (sta... Read more ...

Elands Bay Guesthouse Finding decent accommodation Elands Bay is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. For the moment don’t even bother looking at the paltry alternatives – head straight to Elands Bay Guesthouse. Backdropped by mountain and with... Read more ...

Melkhout Guestfarm Stradding the banks of the Breede River and sitting sort of mid-point between Bonnievale (17km) and Swellendam (27km), this cheese-producing farm is tailor-built for a big group of buddies who like to camp in style. Why? Because on offer is a tent... Read more ...

Somerset Gift Getaway Farm Somerset Gift Getaway Farm nestles in a beautiful valley bordering the foothills of the majestic Langeberg Mountains, just 16km from Swellendam. Combining an idyllic and peaceful setting, with stunning mountain views and green pastures dotted with... Read more ...

House of Eels Yet another magical cottage built by organic architect, Jack Andrew, House of Eels is an architecturally-inspired affair, and although we haven't stayed there yet, what we have seen from our canoe certainly l... Read more ...