The Explorers Club, Franschhoek

As the flagship property in the Explorers Clubs special and unique collection of places to stay, the Explorers Club has been designed with adventure in mind. Life at the Explorers Club revolves around the vast open-plan kitchen, living, dining area and enclosed veranda, with doors that pull back and open out onto a huge pool and garden with mountain views.

The four- bedrooms (2x double en-suite bedrooms, 1x twin loft room and 1x en-suite children's room) lead off from this central area. The twin room is tucked into the eaves of the original building. Altogether the house sleeps up to 6 adults and 4 children.

Built on the spot where the original railway ticket office stood in the centre of Franschhoek village, the Explorers Club, through its eclectic Africana dcor, retains the atmosphere of the eternal traveller, perfectly captured by Jo Sinfields sentiment: Somewhere inside all of us lurks an adventurous impulse, large or small. We hope you find it here. Start planning an escapade, tremble over a few precipices, and mull over an idea or two with glass in handall in the comfort of the Explorers Club.