What Secret Getaway has stood for over the last 7 years...
Quality curatorship | Consistent excellence
Our very first ever getaway voucher was for Camps Bay Retreat, and now this incredible landmark (on a nature reserve in Camps Bay!) is one of our tried and tested, best loved getaways with new room categories that include a private courtyard or deck, complete with your own hot tub! Lucky enough for Tania, she experienced it firsthand. So keep an eye on Instagram & Facebook when we share more about the experience.
City Stays | Being a Tourist in your own town
Secret Getaway started when I stayed overnight in a city hotel only a short distance from my own home... something that seemed to be such excessive opulence (although for parents of young children, rather blissful respite) and we did this because Tania at the time was working at the establishment and could arrange an 'insider rate' which got us thinking... this could be quite a fun secret to share! And so Secret Getaway started to grow & develop- from early visits to explore Joburg, including overcoming our own cynicism of a wine estate in Pretoria! Yet there it was, an urban oasis with spectacular spa facilities!
READ: 13 Ways Secret Getaway is getting South Africans to travel more >
We love celebrating all the 'bucket list experiences we have in our own backyard... before we go overseas and should we decide the itch to get a passport stamp is just too strong, perhaps let's explore our own African continent more! The more we learn & experience the more we realise just how lucky we are to live here.
Insider Secrets | Cross Border Showcased
In 2019 we launched our first across the border getaways, to tempt our members to try experience Botswana, Nambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. All easily accesible from South Africa by car or plane. This foray was based on a members recommendation adamant recommendation that the best kept secret on the white sand shores of Mozambique was White Pearl Resort. Judging from the popularity of this getaway, it is obvious that member recommendations are always amazing (If you have any, remember you can email us and let us know!)
READ: Bucketlist Bush Break Makes All the Difference >
When a Getaway isn't possible | Experience Vouchers
Our most recent evolution included the launch of Experience vouchers. Spa, Taste & Adventure Vouchers to buy for yourself or as a gift. The passion behind this project was that sometimes a night away is not possible- but a mini break for yourself or someone you love is all you need. And another perk of being a tourist in your own town, is the ability to gather your tribe and select your experience! Often the more the merrier, and the best value (Ideal for friends or even team building days).
The Nitty Gritty of the Competition
Every year we have celebrated you our members on our "birth" date milestone. It is the chance to be part of our evolution and each year has featured an exciting lucky draw too... this year is no different. We carefully selected seven fantastic prizes that tied into the seven year journey of Secret Getaway.
How to enter
Entries have now closed.
Seven Winners are:
Melissa Meyer won 3 Nights in a Pool Suite at White Pearl, Mozambique
Geraldine Stock won 1 Night in a suite with a private Hot Tub, at Camps Bay Retreat, Cape Town
Ann Swift won 1 Night in a Luxury Suite at Kievits Kroon Gauteng Wine Estate, Pretoria
Charlene Wheeler won 2 Nights at Thakadu River Lodge with all meals & game drives, Madikwe
Natalie Scheepers won 1 Night Prana Lodge, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape
Vhongani Shumba won Casalea Luxury Spa | Half Day | Signature Spa Experience & Lunch for 1
And the final winner of R1000 Secret Getaway Credit was Zanda Isaacs
READ: A gift of choice | How to Gift Credit
In the year ahead we look forward to delivering more travel inspiration & making spontaneous travel to the amazing destinations in our country even more fun & accessible.
Standard T&Cs:
- All entries with a registered members email address that complete the 7 questions on the Google Form will be automatically entered into the draw.
- The form will close for entries on Friday 03 Nov
- The Competition Entry mechanism is automatic upon completing the Google Form questionnaire
- Announcement for the final winners will be in the Travel Temptation newsletter on the 9th of November.
- Secret Getaway reserves the right to change the Competition Period.
- Winners will be determined via random draw & announced on Secret Getaway’s newsletter and on social media. Winners of the prizes will be announced on social channels and contacted via email.
- Secret Getaway’s determination of the winner(s) is final. No correspondence will be entered into and It is the winner(s) responsibility to ensure that their contact details, when registering online as a Secret Getaway member, are correct. If Secret Getaway is unable, for any reason, to make contact with a winning entrant 48 hours after the draw takes place, we reserve the right not to award the prize relating to that winning entrant or draw an alternative winner.
- If you are a winner, a copy of your South African identity document or passport may be required as proof that you are in fact the winner whose name was drawn.
- All entries must be made personally by the entrant and those who reside in South Africa
- Employees, agents of or consultants to Secret Getaway, their immediate family members (parents, children, brothers and sisters), spouse(s), life partners, business partners and associates are excluded from this competition.
- Failure to comply with any of these Terms and Conditions will result in immediate forfeiture of the prize.
- These competition rules shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with South African law and any disputes arising out of them shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.