DESTINATION INTO THE WILD
The charming Perivoli Lagoon House not only fuels your wanderlust, it also feeds your soul在南非曠野上，展開一趟洗滌心靈之旅
The charming Perivoli Lagoon House not only fuels your wanderlust, it also feeds your soul走一趟南非曠野上的Perivoli Lagoon House，尋找生活的平衡
ourjourney to our weekend destination takes us over the scenic Franschhoek Pass to our first stop, the lovely seaside town of Hermanus. Here we have a relaxed stroll and sample delicious West Cape mussels accompanied by a sip of local wine overlooking the ocean. The next stop is the charming village of Stanford, so quaint with its boutique shops, cafés, and restaurants, it’s always a joy to visit.
Eager to get to our destination, we take a right at the bottom of the village into the Walker Bay Nature Reserve. Our sense of anticipation builds as we look out for the gate with its wavy metal line above – the discreet marker that you have arrived. From here, a narrow winding road leads through a forest that bursts open to reveal an extensive low slung contemporary building that will be our home for the weekend.
We arrive at Perivoli Lagoon House, where we are warmly welcomed by the managers Marcelino and Simoné Henckert with a glass of bubbles. It’s gorgeous, but it’s the incredible views of the Klein River Lagoon and mountains beyond that entice us out to the fabulous wooden deck – it’s breathtaking. The house sits on a raised platform in a sea of undulating pinkness of wild samphire, fynbos and billowing grass.
Back inside, the spacious open-plan living space has an understated, sleek contemporary Afro-chic aesthetic. Daniel Naudé’s mesmerising Transkei Nguni Cattle images, placed at the head of the room over a staggeringly long floating buffet, have a definite wow factor, setting the tone for the gorgeous interior.
位於南非開普敦南邊海岸的赫曼紐斯（Hermanus）是一個寧靜的海
濱小鎮，藍天碧水，景色怡人，也是我們今個週末的特備節目。前往小鎮的途中，我們在美食天堂「法國角」稍作停留，在海邊嚐一杯美酒，吃一頓西普敦青口，沿途品味人生。經過「法國角」，便到達古樸的史丹福（Stanford），
村內小店及餐廳林立，令人流連忘返。
我們在村底右轉，進入沃克灣自然保護區。看到入口的波浪金屬線，代表已經離目的地不遠。沿着狹窄的蜿蜒小路繼續前進，穿過一片密林，便會抵達一組低調的當代建築，亦是我們這個週末的家—— Perivoli Lagoon House酒店（下稱Perivoli）。
Perivoli坐落於一處小丘上，被連綿不絕的海蘆筍及凡波斯植物環繞，一
片粉色花海，被微風輕吹，牽起有如海浪般的漣漪。漫步於此，猶如置身仙境。
酒店的工作人員十分熱情，才剛到步，經理Marcelino及室內設計師Simoné Henckert便為我們遞上一杯汽酒。酒店室內呈開放式設計格局，每個細節都充滿當地特色。在自助餐枱上方，掛有一幅Daniel Naudé的Nguni
牛隻攝影作品，為時尚而粗獷的室內佈置定下基調。
Interior designer Simoné has created a contemporary, warm and inviting interior enriched with an Afro-chic aesthetic – taking inspiration for the colour palette from the surrounding nature, using ethically sourced natural materials. The bedrooms have cosy eco pellet fires and underfloor heating.
The villa can be booked on an exclusive-use basis for up to eight people, on an all-inclusive or self-catering basis that includes a daily housekeeping service. Madre Bester (of the Madre restaurant in Stanford) cooks for special occasions, with food and wine pairings with local wine farms on offer.
Food locally sourced from acclaimed local producers and freshly grown herbs and vegetables come from Perivoli’s garden, along with cheese and trout from Stanford, and fresh seafood from Hermanus Harbour. Guests are also welcome to use the herbs and vegetables from the garden.
Perivoli Lagoon House is the perfect place to hit reset, digitally disconnect and reconnect to nature. To restore mentally, catch up with friends and family, and the books you’ve been meaning to read forever. For long, languid days of lounging, enjoying leisurely lunches, and post-afternoon snoozing.
The deck is where you’ll spend most of your time for sure, relaxing by the heated infinity pool and taking in the gorgeous sunrises and the ever-changing colours of the sky, mountains and lagoon.
Watching the flamingos stomping by, listening to the birds calling melodiously for pretty much the same reasons as us – that they are well-fed, stress-free and happy, along with spectacular sunsets with dinners under twinkling star-filled night skies.
Simoné為這個當代建築打造
了一個溫暖而且平易近人的室內空間，其色彩美學受到周邊自然環境所啟發，煥發南非時尚美學。睡房內更設有火加熱顆粒燃燒爐，以及地暖系統，別具心思。
酒店可供全包或預訂房間，以八人為上限，住客可享每日客房
清潔服務。廚師Madre Bester為
特別場合烹製饍食，並與當地的酒莊設計餐酒搭配。
酒店提供的食材都購自當地著名的生產商，而香草及蔬菜則來
自Perivoli自家花園，可供住客隨意
使用。住客還可以品嘗斯坦福出產的芝士和鱒魚，以及由赫曼努斯港口運抵的海鮮。
值得一提，在Perivoli沒有網
絡訊號，旨在為住客營造足夠空間閱讀，或與同行親友相處。在這裡，你可以放慢腳步，享受一頓悠閒的午餐，或來一個久違的慵懶午睡。
Or take a walk through the forest to the Boma – Boma (also called a kraal) refers to an enclosure used to limit the movement of various animals. In safari lodges, the Boma is a gathering place where people congregate for dinners, entertainment and conversations – it is a place for storytelling and a coming together of people.
Walker Bay is a picturesque, pristine nature reserve with an abundance of coastal and marine life. It is known as one of the best spots in South Africa to do land-based whale watching. Every year, hundreds of southern right whales gather in the sheltered bay to breed and calve their young. The Bryde’s whale, humpback whales and dolphins hang out throughout the year. And it is also a bird watchers paradise. Birders should take along their binoculars to get a closer look at the many sea birds on the reserve.
During the summer months, you can spot the striking, but endangered African black oystercatcher. This species is threatened by coastal recreational activities as it breeds on beaches. Take a 4×4 fishing trail with Marcelino stopping at various spots along the fishing trail located in the Lê Bos section of Walker Bay Nature Reserve. You might also spot the Cape clawless otter, bushbuck, duiker, grysbok and steenbok.
你亦可以在無邊際泳池旁的甲板上放鬆身心，欣賞南非的藍天白雲，遠眺連綿起伏的山脈及色彩幻變的湖泊。偶爾你會看到紅鸛駐足、小鳥哼唱。欣賞醉人日落過後，你可以在漫天星光下享受戶外晚餐。你又可以漫步森林，享受一頓Boma盛宴。Boma原指一種用來限制野生動物活動的圍籬，但在南非曠野上，Boma是一群人圍著篝火聚餐、娛樂、說故事和談天說地的野外活動。
風景如畫的沃克灣是原始自然保護區，大量海洋生物擇居此地，是南非觀鯨的最佳地點之一。每年，數百條南露脊鯨聚集於此，而布氏鯨、座頭鯨及海豚也經常閒逛此地。除此之外，沃克灣也是一個觀鳥天堂。透過雙筒望遠鏡，可以窺見保護區中不同種類的海鳥。
這 絕對是一個能夠淨化心靈、回歸大自然的人間天堂。
在夏天，瀕臨滅絕的非洲黑蠣鷸經常在此出沒。但當牠們在海灘上繁殖時，時常受到人類沿海活動的威脅。沿著沃克灣的釣魚路線前進，你可能更會發現無爪水獺、灌木叢、麂羚、灰羚及小岩羚的蹤跡。
開普敦植物區是世界上植物多樣性最豐富的地區之一，八成都是凡波斯植物，種類繁多而且十分稀有，部分更面臨絕種的危機。在春季開花時，鮮艷奪目。保護區卻一直受到外來植物（尤其是來自澳洲的荊樹和相思樹）、以及城市擴張和農地轉換的威脅。
這 的亮點活動，是穿越凡波斯叢林，沿著顛簸的Wortelgat Road前進，行至沙丘再爬上Die Plaat海灘，在延綿18公里的醉人海灘，聽著海浪拍打岸邊，喝一杯Marcelino調製的gin and tonic，盡情擁抱大自然的美妙。
South Africa is a plant paradise, and the Cape Floristic Region is one of the richest areas in the world for plant biodiversity. A large number of fynbos species are very rare and in danger of becoming extinct. Fynbos constitutes about 80% of the Cape Floristic Region, which is constantly under threat from invading plant species, particularly wattle and acacia trees from Australia, as well as from urban expansion and land conversion for agriculture.
The Walker Bay Nature Reserve is a protected area of pristine fynbos, where the predominant vegetation is “strandveld”, meaning “beach scrub” in the Afrikaans language. It covers and stabilises sand dunes on the beaches around Cape Town and is incredibly colourful in spring (September) when it bursts into flower.
A highlight is the off-road safari though the acres of fynbos, along the wonderfully named bumpy Wortelgat Road, until you reach the dunes where you will need to clamber up and over for barefoot sundowners on the simply glorious Die Plaat beach – 18km of deserted white sand and the bluest water, scattered with rocky limestone outcrops, and where the only sounds are the roar of the ocean and the clinking of ice as Marcelino mixes up his yummy G&T’s.
Hiking through the fynbos, a walk along the deserted and incredibly beautiful beach, exploring the rock pools, enjoying picnics, this place is just heavenly. Marcelino’s fascinating guided walks through the pristine fynbos are not to be missed.
The more energetic can take a spin in the Perivoli speedboat, do some water skiing, tubing, or fishing, go kayaking or mountain biking. There is also golfing nearby.
A natural and beautiful hideaway, Perivoli feeds the soul; it’s an absolute feast for the senses, a magical place in a magical and tranquil landscape that is as good inside as it is outside. No wonder Getrjie, the resident, and the very photogenic Dassie, has made his home here. There is no question you will love staying at Perivoli.
喜歡運動的話，可以選擇快艇、滑水、衝浪、獨木舟等水上活動；你亦可以選擇在湖邊垂釣、在山林間挑戰越野單車，或在Perivoli附近打高爾夫球。
Perivoli這片世外桃源不止能夠舒展身心，更能滋養靈魂。除了自然景觀，Marcelino和Simoné的熱情招待，加上酒店的星級服
務，令每位賓客有賓至如歸的感覺。
這 所有房間都設有落地門窗及甲板，景觀開揚，與大自然融為一體。
Perivoli附近有多家餐廳、手工啤酒
店、芝士店和酒莊。你可以在保護區內的
Springfontein酒莊品嚐釀酒師Tariro調製的美酒，或在斯坦福享受廚師Madre Bester炮
製的精美午餐。
每個星期六早上，這 都會舉行週六市集，而在赫曼努斯的周末集市則販賣各式各樣的美食，包括汽酒、生蠔及手工啤酒。在
Hemel-en-Aarde Wine Valley品酒，也是
不錯的選擇。
The hospitality is superb. Marcelino and Simoné are perfect hosts who, along with the lovely Vivian and her team, ensure your stay is the best it can be. Nothing is too much trouble.
Perivoli offers both privacy and sumptuous spacious and luxurious private and shared spaces. Quite uniquely, there is no need to fight over bedrooms as they are all equally gorgeous with equally stunning views. All rooms lead out to the wrap-around deck through folding glazed doors that allow the inside and outside areas to flow seamlessly.
And, as if this is not enough, several award-winning restaurants, craft breweries, cheese places and wine estates are nearby. Inside the reserve, on your way to Perivoli, you’ll find Springfontein, where winemaker Tariro conjures up his magical wines. Madre in Stanford is an institution and the most perfect place for a long, lazy, delicious lunch from chef Madre Bester.
There’s also the lovely Stanford Saturday morning market, while the Hermanus Country Weekend Market is excellent for food sampling, bubbles and oysters, and local crafts. Plus, superb wine tasting in the nearby Hemel-en-Aarde Wine Valley with its many fabulous wineries – if you can steal yourself away.