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(Closed) Win a weekend escape to Grootbos!

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Nestled between mountain and sea, the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve is a five-star eco-paradise showcasing the incredible Flora and Marine life of the Southern Tip of Africa. Only 2 hours from Cape Town and 30 minutes from Hermanus, you’ll discover where ultimate luxury meets nature. Because we loved this slice of fynbos paradise so much, we decided to treat one lucky couple to a romantic weekend away!

[highlight type=”standard, dark”]Together with Grootbos, we are giving away a weekend for two in a One-Bedroom Luxury Pool Suite at their Forest Lodge on the 23 and 24th of January 2015![/highlight]

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How to Enter: *The first three steps are compulsory* – [Competition Closed!]

Step 1. Like The Travel Manuel and Grootbos on Facebook.

(If you can’t like by clicking the buttons it already means you are already a liker – thank you!)

Step 2. Like and Share the Competition Post on Facebook.

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Step 3. Complete and submit your details in the “Grootbos Giveaway Form” below.

Additional entries – highly encouraged!

4. Follow The Travel Manuel and Grootbos on Twitter.



5. Tweet the following (Copy and Paste this into or click the tweet button provided) “I want to WIN the Ultimate Romantic Getaway this summer @Grootbos with @thetravelmanuel http://bit.ly/1ttQ91z #Overberg #Giveaway”

6. Go to the Grootbos YouTube channel, choose your favourite video and share on Facebook, Twitter ( The more the merrier and the better your chances of winning).

7. Follow The Travel Manuel and Grootbos on Instagram
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Prize Excludes:

-Road and air transfers (private landing strip)
-Marine Big 5 boat-based tour to Dyer Island
-Shark Cage Diving boat-based tour to Dyer Island
-Whale Watching boat-based tour to Dyer Island
-Wine tours to Overberg wine estates
-Scenic Flights (whale watching, Cape Point, Southern Tip of Africa, winelands, etc.)
-Quad Biking Tours
-Spa Treatments
-Laundry

Terms and Conditions

1. Participants will only have a valid entry into this competition if they complete all compulsory steps to entry.
2. Competition closes on 9 January 2015. The draw is random and the winner will be announced on 10 January.
3. Once the winner is announced and contacted via email, you will have 24 hours to confirm that you are available to claim the prize. If not, we will draw another winner.
4. The Travel Manuel is not responsible for the distribution of the prize. If your name is chosen we will pass it on to Grootbos who will manage all further liaisons.
5. This prize excludes any transfer to Grootbos, you will have to find your own way there and back.
6. The draw be conducted on Random.Org

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Comments

  2. Tania says

    This is an amazing prize. I am dreaming of visiting beautiful Grootbos for a very long time now. Would be the best Christmas present ever.

  5. Bronwin Marsh says

    Would so love this time with my outjie 🙂 we’ve had a very busy year and this would be an awesome break

  14. Candice Terblanche says

    WOW this would be an amazing late 6th Wedding Anniversary celebration…On the 3rd January we celebrate our 6th anniversary and considering we never had the opportunity to go on a honeymoon this will be incredible – Tweeted as @invisable_ct

  16. andrea knoop says

    This would be the perfect christmas present for my boyfriend who is stuck working right through the christmas season and cant take leave until Jan 🙁 please pick me!!!

  17. Kate says

    AMAZING prize! Just in time for my boyfriends 30th birthday. Would love to treat him to a surprise weekend!

  18. Miguel says

    Truly incredible place in a breathtaking part of South Africa. This is the kind of getaway that dreams are made of!

  22. Laura Watson says

    This has been my dream get away for ages and what an amazing Christmas surprise it would be to win!

  30. Grobler Basson says

    Got married at Grootbos 3 years ago, wanting to go back there ever since! What an Epic place!

  34. Terri says

    I live in the overberg and yet I haven’t been able to experience this wonder! I would so love to win this

  35. Kristin says

    I would LOVE to win this amazing opportunity!! Really would love to visit this amazing resort and spend some time with my man. #lovethetravelmanual #loveit #lovegrootbos

  36. Melissa Meyer says

    Yaaay!! Went there on honeymoon and we’ve been DREAAAMING of going back ever since! via Melissa Meyer

  37. Zayaan27 says

    Would love to win this!! The husband and I haven’t had a weekend away since our son was born 14 months ago.

  39. Reesiebabygirl says

    Jesus knows my heart. And he knows my ultimate desire too. – Marisa Calvert aka Reesiebabygirl

  40. Ruth says

    would absolutely love to win this.
    Hubby and i have been drooling and dreaming about Grootbos for years!!!
    Would be a perfect anniversary getaway.

  42. Carren says

    Don’t have twitter 🙁 Hope this does not limit my chance of winning this amazing prize!!!!

  45. Cayly Warner says

    That would be the perfect way to see in the new year!!! New year, new beginnings and new memories.

  46. Nicky Barber says

    It’s been a hectic year, this would be the BEST prize! My fiancé finishes his MBA on Monday and I would love to be able to treat him to a weekend away before he disappears to study for another 5 months in China on exchange in March. He’s worked so hard this year, as have I in supporting a full-time student. Holding thumbs!

  50. Elle says

    Incredible, for our anniversary in Jan this year my husband and I found a gem almost as beautiful as this one…imagine if we could escape to the ultimate retreat for our first anniversary. Bliss!

  52. Tans says

    Oh how incredible would this be to win! Totally would be amazeballs after one heck of a year! Radical prize – keep up the awesome job Lauren and Vaughan!

  53. Kate Shepherd says

    We are having a baby, and this break would just be so magic to keep us grounded and together in this special but challenging time.
    We both work so hard in the events industry, all weekends, late nights so a break is desperately needed.

  57. Kate says

    What an incredible prize to win! I grew up in Hermanus and have always known about Grootbos, but never visited- I feel like this would be an amazing opportunity!

  58. Faith says

    This would be so amazing!! My boyfriend got retrenched and has decided to start his own business in February 2015! A holiday would be a great way to rejuvenate before his great new adventure! I am just in it for the horse riding and sunsets! I love my Africa!!!!

  60. Lauren says

    What an incredible competition! Holding thumbs so much for a chance to experience this beautiful place.

  61. simone Kitchin says

    Amazing what you & Shane do. I would love to win a romantic break with my boyfriend! Just makes it that much more special

  64. Ashley Groenevelt says

    Grootbos is one of my favourite destinations near Cape Town. It really feels like a whole other world with so much to offer. My fiance and I had a great experience and it would be so incredible to go back once we are married!

  66. Anna says

    this would be a great spot to celebrate our January anniversary. 4 years, one baby and another coming in 2015. love the views across the fynbos.

  68. Debs says

    Would so love this weekend away and your place looks AMAZING! Been a crazy year for us, with a move to CT, with 2 small children, away from family and lets face it, feeling pretty exhausted. This looks like the perfect place for us to unwind and relax for the first time in a long time.

  69. Craig says

    This sounds like the most amazing Destination. Would love to spend our 2nd anniversary at Grootbos

  70. Karijpeters says

    This is without a doubt one of the most magical places in the Western Cape! Watching the beautifully shot videos makes me feel like I’m on a plane again, with tingling travel excitement starting to buzz through my body, making me feel alive and free. Grootbos, you’re on my bucket list!

  76. Hazel says

    What a spectacular prize. I’ve been drooling over Grootbos for years now, I’d love to finally be able to get out there and sit under the stars and listen to the waves. 🙂

  78. Soraya says

    Help me unplug and unwind, Grootbos sounds enchanting and just what I need to close off a hectic year!

  79. Stacey Rehbock says

    This looks like the ultimate bucketlist experience, i would cherish every second of this!

  80. Nikkki says

    PLEASE pick me <3 This looks absolutely gorgeous & so perfect for our upcoming anniversary! What a dream x

  81. Lindi says

    This looks like an amazing destination to celebrate our wedding anniversary and birthdays. Would be a dream come true!! X

  82. Zoe says

    I have heard so much about Grootbos and would do anything to win a stay here. I love being in nature and would be great to escape.

  88. Mika says

    Looks absolutely gorgeous! I would love to spend a weekend tucked away in such beautiful surrounds 🙂 Holding thumbs!

  89. Kirsten says

    Travel is by far the greatest gift, having that need and want to experience culture beyond your front door is either part of you or its not. Whether it be a different town, city, country or continent there is nothing I treasure more than that!

  90. Amanda Sevasti says

    I’ve dreamt about staying at Grootbos for ages. Fingers crossed as 2014 was a rough year. I just want to ride horses and hike along the beach and be happy.

  91. Ashley Du Rand says

    This place looks absolutely STUNNING! I have missed the beach so much and with our wedding coming up this would be a great prize (you know how expensive weddings can be)..

  92. Jessica Sandell says

    Wow this prize sounds awesome! Hope to win it! Will be the perfect holiday and getaway from Cape Town

  95. Jaclyn says

    Grootbos looks like the ultimate getaway for a romantic weekend. I would love to take my partner here to escape the pace and hustle of the City and reconnect in nature.

  100. Leaine says

    I started my own business this year and a breakaway in the most perfect setting would be greatly appreciated and much needed 🙂

  101. Amber-Chelsea Smith says

    It would be a well deserved holiday away for a hole year of work and reaping the good reward.

  102. Chantelle Mattei says

    Thank you for creating such an amazing prize its my bday in January it will be a year with the boyfriend so tech we still in our honeymoon period and i probably have been entering competitions like these for about 4 years and have literally NEVER won so please help me!! Would be such a treat to be able to have such an awesome experience.

  103. Francois Schippers says

    This would be a beautiful ending to our holiday together. It seems like pure bliss.

  105. Magriet de Beer says

    Oh his would be such an amazing trip for me and my boyfriend. We can’t go away over December as it is his peak season 🙁 this place looks stunning, amazing, perfect!!!

  107. Nadine says

    What a wonderful competition. I would so love to be able to take my boyfriend there as a surprise trip for our 5 year anniversary, especially seeing as our first date was in Hermanus! So many happy memories.

  108. Carola De Vos says

    I love being surrounded by fynbos and mountains, with a good wine in hand and Grootbos looks like the perfect destination.

  109. Michelle Ramsay says

    It will be the most incredible experience to have our Honeymoon here! Our wedding is low budget and we are planning on going on honeymoon locally long after we get married and have saved up enough money. We don’t often get to go away and have a proper break. This will be incredible to win and experience with my husband-to-be! 🙂 I cannot imagine a better bonding experience, out in nature.

  111. Ruth says

    We’ve always wanted to go spend a weekend at Grootbos … My fiancé sharpens the chef’s knives regularly and so I’ve had the pleasure to have a glimpse of the beautiful venue and would love to have the chance to spend a weekend soaking up the atmosphere there….

  112. Trevor Pols says

    This would be the best birthday present ever!!! I have been contemplating a trip to Grootbos Nature Reserve for a while now, so this would be a great way to welcome in the new year and celebrate not only my 32nd birthday, but would be a wonderful getaway for myself and my fiancé before our wedding in February 🙂

  113. Tracy Jacobs says

    I have been longing to visit this wonderful place called Grootbos in the Overberg for ages….have read so many excellent reviews and it sounds and looks incredible.

  115. Love, Kids & Other Things says

    As a Mom of 4, who works full time, this would be an AMAZING getaway for the husband and I!

  116. Kelly swart says

    Can just see us fitting into that balcony scene real easily!!! Thanks for the chance at a great prize the Travel Manual

  118. Esmari Robertson says

    Exciting competition!! Always exciting to see what The travelmanuel is up to in the world!!!

  119. Jane Paterson says

    I have been dying to visit Grootbos and this would be the perfect end to an amazing holiday over December and January. Holding thumbs, fingers and toes.

  120. Rebecca says

    Looks like just the most beautiful place. By the way I entered this comp on my phone and your mobile site looks great and all the links were functional. Great job!

  123. Aimee says

    Gosh this is just what I need after 2014. After moving by myself from Johannesburg to Cape Town at the beginning of Winter, what a perfect way to experience the ultimate relaxation!!

  124. Tanya says

    My husband and I have a love affair with this magical place, Grootbos… We have been fortunate to experience Grootbos on two occassions (we have to put alot of money away in our piggy bank for this spoil, but so worth it). Some of our best and most special family moments have been created at Grootbos…. Maybe third time lucky ??

  125. Gen says

    This place has special meaning and memories…would love to venture into the ‘BIG BUSH’ needing a holiday and break so badly…you guys really know how to treat and spoil!!!

  126. Candace says

    I have heard only amazing feedback about Grootbos. I would love to experience it and the timing is right before having to go back to work and leave my baby – now that would be a real treat.

  127. Nadine Pretorius says

    Wow!!! This is definitely my kind of epic! Can’t believe how stunning the scenary is!

  129. Jess says

    Stunning settings! Would be a real blessing and glorious treat for my parents who have just gone through my dads bypass surgery!

  130. Juliet McGuire says

    Wow, a holiday in January…perfect timing. Everyone else has gone back to work and you are like, “Right, I’m off” AMAZING

  131. Neil Basson says

    Now this is one awesome getaway to look forward to. And as the the youtube clip says…The Journey Begins at Grootbos! Avid follower of your blog. Keep up the good work and thanx for sharing all your amazing travel ventures…somehow it feels that I’m experiencing the awesomeness too be reading through your experiences.

  133. jade de meuse says

    Would be lovely to escape to this beautiful destination with my loved one. What an amazing way to end off this year! Thanks for an awesome competition @thetravelmanuel & @grootbos!

  134. Lisa says

    This is such an awesome prize. Just what we need after starting a family this year. A weekend away to focus on us!

  138. Tracy Leigh Scott says

    I have done all entries besides Instagram. I am a single mommy who would love love love to be spoilt and have some time with my mom away. I dont get much time away or have the money to afford such luxuary. Really crossing all fingers and toes 🙂

  143. Blyda de Waal says

    my boyfriend (or i should say Fiance now!) proposed to me 2 weeks ago after almost 7 years together. I would really love to say thank you to him by spoiling him to a amazing weekend at this beautiful lodge because he also deserves to be spoiled!

  144. Andrea Meyer says

    This would be incredible, a magical getaway in a magical space, exploring and relaxing. Grootbos is on my places to visit and this would be an amazing treat.

  145. Belinda Roff Speed says

    I have heard so much about this place. I would love to go there for my 4th anniversary and husband’s birthday coming up!!

  146. Zack Nothnagel says

    This prize looks amazing, will be the perfect getaway for my girlfriend and I, we both need it 🙂

  148. Storm says

    This would be awesome! I am from Cape Town, and unfortunately have not been lucky enough to explore this magnificent country. It would be a dream to win a prize this awesome! 🙂

  149. emily says

    My man and I could so do with a getaway. With two small kiddies and demanding jobs we are like ships in the night sometimes. Would so love a weekend away at Grootbos. Have heard so much about how amazing it is x

  150. Jasmin says

    I’ve been dieing to spend a weekend at Grootbos. I’ve heard so many great things, it is something that is on my bucket list. We’ve just been renovating a house, which has cost us an arm and a leg, working on it it quite extensively ourselves too. A little break would help us get our energy back for the next round 🙂

  155. Ashley Smeddle says

    Ahhhhh this is perfect! My husband and I celebrate our one year wedding anniversary AND he turns 30 in January! What better way for two poor missionaries to celebrate Gods goodness ;):):) yay for beautiful South Africa, the mcshanes and the fun of exploring!

  156. Deidre Odendaal says

    If I win this I am so treating my parents to a weekend get away. Such superstars…and they deserve the break.

  157. Lisa says

    Would love to win the Grootbos stay as it would be such a treat over my birthday weekend! Holding thumbs!

  159. Annie says

    Ahhh wow! Grootbos looks incredible. I’ve heard about it before but never realised how amazing it really is. My boyfriend (now my fiancé) and I just got engaged. Whooohoooo!!! It would be such a nice breakaway in this very special time. We will definitely make a plan to get to Grootbos in the near future.

  167. Juliette says

    I was sent to photograph Grootbos for a magazine, and was absolutely blown away! The lodge, the activities, the staff, the views, the food and everything inbetween – would love to be able to soak it all in as a guest!

  169. Scott says

    This place looks amazing, can’t wait to check it out. I used to run an eco-resort and love seeing how other places are operated in pristine environments.

  172. erica esterhuizen says

    Almost 7 years married,but could never go on a honeymoon. This really would be the ultimate most awesome to happen to us 😀 big smile. It looks beautiful.

  173. Leigh Candice Dorkin says

    Ever since I found out about Grootbos in has been on my bucket list! This prize would be so divine to start the new year #JanuaryHoliday P.S. Finding your insta & Facebook page was even better! I have been bitten by the travelbug & your posts make the holiday planning that much easier!

  180. Tania says

    Perfect getaway for second honeymoon as we will be married 19 years on 20 Jan 2015. No better way than to celebrate at #Grootbos!

  182. Chelsea says

    Grootbos sounds like a breathtaking venue for a weekend getaway to relax and rejuvenate surrounded by mother nature

  185. Jane Paterson says

    I just entered again to make sure I did everything correctly! This would be an amazing start to the new year!!

  186. Douglas Romanes says

    This would be a fabulous trip. Perfect way to relax and forget your troubles for a time!

  187. K8Hay says

    What a brilliant idea for a competition – encouraging people to visit and experience new places such as Grootbos! I would love to win this, its just what I need!

    Kate Haywood

  188. Lucy King says

    Wow, this looks incredible and LOVE that the building is in keeping with the natural beauty that surrounds it. Green buildings are the way forward!

  192. marchesigirl says

    i have only heard spectacular things about Grootbos and these videos make it look even more amazing!

  193. Tara van Schalkwyk says

    What a wonderful competition. Happy to spread far & wide cause who doesnt deserve this luxury break to get 2015 off to a good start. Working for an NGO doesnt usually allow for such weekends away and I’d love to spoil my boyfriend who treats me like a princess.

  194. Andrea says

    Winning this would make me entire year! Grootbos is one of the most breathtaking and peaceful places, fingers crossed!

  198. Ro Paddock says

    This is the weekend of my wife’s birthday, it is her first birthday as a married couple, this would be such a fantastic way to celebrate!

  199. Claire says

    Awesome prize and incredible place. Been dying to go there and would be the perfect start to our married life!

  201. Alicia Viljoen says

    Winning this would be just great to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary. We love Gansbaai and the surrounding area. Winning this would be a dream come true for me and my husband

  204. JennyDG says

    Wow this would be AMAZING!!! Grootbos Nature Reserve is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! I know it’s meant to be a ‘romantic getaway’ but if I was sooooo lucky to win, I think I’d take my Mom – she’s had a tough year & definitely needs some serious R&R 🙂

  205. Corli Els says

    Not everybody has holidays in December and January. This is perfect for people like us, who ensure that others have great holidays in the festive season. Now it’s my turn!!!!! Whoop whoop

  208. Hilary says

    Ready and steady to go, awesome prize, who ever wins will have a life changing experience at Grootbos

  209. Lauren F-B-Prince says

    This is awesome Lauren 🙂 Ori and I are heading over to South Africa this year so it would be a great experience for him! Just entered, will see how it goes hey haha 🙂

  210. Lisa says

    This is such an awesome prize! Would love to win this and spoil my boyfriend, he is the best and would love this experience. 🙂

  215. Nicole says

    Recently found out we’re having a baby in July so this would be an amazing getaway before our little one arrives! 🙂 Fingers, toes and eyes crossed x

  219. Jenna Marrian says

    Would love to win this!!! My husband booked a surprise weekend here last year and I was super sick with flu!! I would love to surprise him and experience the Grootbos beauty again!

  221. Jeanne Steunenberg says

    Please, please, please pick me!!! My husband and I got married at the end of November last year after being together for 10 years. We haven’t gone on our honeymoon yet as we can’t afford it right now and this would be the perfect getaway for us. *crossing fingers* 🙂

  226. Joshua Stodel says

    Looks absolutely amazing, would be an amazing getaway for my fiancé and myself especially as she didn’t get a break over the busy festive season and could do with an amazing getaway !

  228. Natasha Michelle Butler says

    holding thumbs 🙂 it’s sooo beautiful perfect for my honeymoon (if I could afford it 🙁 )

  230. Dorothy says

    I’ve always heard how utterly fabulous this place is, I would LOVE to experience it for myself!

  231. Helen Humphris Joughin says

    What an amazing prize! We never got to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. Would so love to celebrate it here.

  232. Melissa Sanderson says

    I’ve been longing for the chance to experience Grootbos for so long! This would be so amazing. Can’t hold my thumbs any tighter 😉

  234. Madri Louw says

    I really, REALLY hope that my fiancee and I will be the lucky ones! We met and started dating almost immediately after we met in July 2014, after I had spent my first of three months in Italy. It really was a case of definite interest that led to love from the first time we met. Since then the time we’ve been allowed to spend together has been quite limited since I have not been able to get anything better than a tourism visa, even after he asked me to marry him in April 2013. Besides the odd one or two weeks inbetween that he manages to slip away from his work as Equine Veterinarian, we only see each other 90 days in every 6 months. It has not been easy, but when you truly love someone it’s definitely worth the wait. Hopefully everything will change after we can get married later this year! He has been planning to come visit me during the last two weeks of January, so this romantic weekend at Grootbos couldn’t come at a more opportune time! I would love to show him more of my world and our beautiful country and I LOVE everything about Grootbos Private Nature Reserve! Please pick us!

  235. Camilla Tait says

    Would love to win this have been checking out groitbis for a while and it looks absolutely divine

  237. Roslyn Kinnear says

    WOW! This looks amazing, would really kick off 2015 if I could win this. Need a break! Holding thumbs! <3

  238. Lucy Franklin says

    Am so excited to hopefully win this prize as we have just got married and would love to have a little honeymoon treat!

  239. Morgan Lauren Miller-Marsh says

    I think this is prize is absolutely what I need to surprise my hubby with, he supports our little family and I would love to be able to surprise him with something like this- we were not able to have a romantic honeymoon due to finances and this would be amazing if I was able to gift him with this

  242. Mariam Dramat says

    wow stunning place this would be a great gift for our anniversary and my husband birthday and our first weekend away.

  244. Christine Andrews says

    I visited Grootbos last year for lunch and had a wonderful three course meal. The views, service and food was just perfection!! I hope to visit again soon.

  247. Samantha Sampson says

    I have been wanting to explore Grootbos for ages now! The place looks incredible and I have only heard great things. It would be the most perfect place to celebrate 2015! Holding all my fingers and toes!

  251. Lizelle Vice Van Rooyen says

    WOW…Hubby and I can only dream of a holiday like this…. fingers crossed

  253. Aukje Wouters says

    I would love to go here! Pretty sure it will become a new favourite of all time places…

  254. Donovan says

    This destination is definitely a stunning one, would be the perfect 1st anniversary / birthday present for my wife!

  256. Eva says

    Wow, such an amazing prize. This would be perfect for us, as we haven’t been away for a weekend in years and this would be such a treat!

  257. Nicole says

    This place is incredible and is such a treat! a weekend here would be absolutely amazing:)

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