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entrance to Champagne Valley with Champagne Castle Hotel being the chosen destination lying thirty nine kilometres from the Estcourt North off-ramp from the N3 to Durban. Nothing complements a stunning view better than a warm welcome. A delicious meal in the dining hall sent me on my way to
my room. The room is well ‘equipped’ with a posture perfect double bed, telephone, DSTV, hairdryers, hot water bottles, tea and coffee-making facilities, extra blankets, umbrella’s, a safe and an oil heater in case the cool wind sweeps in from the surrounding hills. I stepped onto the balcony
and there was a sight to behold. A majestic mass stretched from a few hundred metres from where I was, on the ground into the horizon and in the air into the heavens. The view was a pleasant blend of grey rock, brown earth and green vegetation that would jolt anyone to grab their camera. I felt very lucky to have one of the 38 mountain facing deluxe
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