{"id":1219,"date":"2020-07-22T14:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2020-08-17T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T14:04:12","slug":"experience-an-isolation-staycation-at-de-hoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/07\/22\/experience-an-isolation-staycation-at-de-hoop\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience an isolation staycation at De Hoop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u2018The times they are a-changin\u2019 <\/em>\u2026 and with lockdown they surely have!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re tired of lockdown, have reached saturation point with home-based isolation and have been nostalgically dreaming of travelling again, then you should be looking for an alternative area to isolate where you can take a fun and relaxing time-out breather from lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A staycation at <strong><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dehoopcollection.com\">De Hoop Collection<\/a><\/strong>, in the beautiful and isolated De Hoop Nature Reserve offers that alternative \u2013 the perfect haven where you \u2013 on your own, or with your loved ones can enjoy a private, stress-free, relaxing isolation staycation far from the \u2018madding crowd\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Village_A045566_6000K_Fused_2048-440x294.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>De Hoop Collection is offering great isolation specials for two to four weeks in their self-catering cottages. De Hoop Collection is a registered and approved isolation\/business property that adheres to all the coronavirus protocols, so you need not worry about any other human contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A comfortable three hours\u2019 drive from Cape Town, the De Hoop Nature Reserve encompasses the ocean, sand dunes, the vlei, rare fynbos plants, diverse antelope, prolific birdlife, the rugged Potberg mountains and the whales, to give a unique outdoor experience like no other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marine-Walk-2-1024x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marine-Walk-2-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Marine-Walk-2-300x133.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0157-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0157.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1225\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?attachment_id=1225\" class=\"wp-image-1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0165-650x437.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, in one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa, you will be blissfully isolated from the rest of the world \u2013 you can watch the roaming eland from the comfort of your bed, you can walk in nature \u2013 take a vlei walk, visit the unspoiled Koppie Alleen beach or the Potberg Mountains, home to a colony of endangered Cape vultures, birders can observe wading birds on the shores of the vlei, and pelicans flapping their wings on the horizon, hikers and cyclists can have close-up encounters with bontebok, Cape mountain zebra, eland, baboons and ostrich, you can enjoy a gourmet picnic, and don\u2019t forget the whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Eland-Bull-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1226\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MG_0172-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1223\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>De Hoop is world renowned as one the best spot for shore-based whale watching in South Africa \u2013 or you can simply while away the hours reading. Here you\u2019ll unwind, de-stress, heal and rejuvenate, and if you must work remotely, what better place to do it than here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WIN-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1420\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WIN-1.png 500w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WIN-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WIN-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 78px) 100vw, 78px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Book now and you could be whale watching \u2026 breathing in the fresh ocean breeze \u2026 admiring the flamingos and cycling past herds of eland and bontebok sooner than you can say De Hoop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone 021-422 4522 or email res@dehoopcollection.co.za&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy a private, stress-free, relaxing isolation staycation far from the \u2018madding crowd\u2019.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1219"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1421,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions\/1421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}