THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION

Sensation Boats & Living recently launched their latest range of caravans in South Africa. The new Destination caravans are available in three models that range between double and single axle, and another one or two variants are in the pipeline. The existing Sensation caravans were initially also built by Sensation Boats & Living’s owners, but these were sold to the current owners of Jurgens Ci. Meanwhile, quite a few customers of Sensation Boats & Living approached them, and the result was the birth of a new caravan range. Sensation Boats & Living was established in 2000 by the twin brothers André and Riaan van Helsdingen and was first called Twin Boats & Trailer. It wasn’t long before they started exporting luxury boats. Ten years later, Riaan launched the Sensation caravan range and at that time the caravans were the only ones you could compare with the European caravan market in terms of style and quality. In 2015, Riaan took the Sensation caravan range and broke away from Twin Boats. The business was sold a year later. The Destination caravans are therefore part of a new range of caravans with André at the helm. If you compare the new range with the Sensation caravans it’s clear that André has taken the existing glamour and taken it to the next level. Locally, there isn’t much competition in this segment of the caravan market. The caravans’ body is made almost entirely of fibreglass, and the panels, roof and floor are made separately and then attached with fibreglass strips. Due to the nature of this building material the complete body looks like it came out of one mold. The fibreglass panels have an exterior gel coating with a special plastic interior layer as well as a fibreglass layer and coating on the inside. These layers are merged by means of a cold process under a vacuum and it’s super hardy. This panel is 20 mm thick. The cupboards and cupboard doors are made of light wood doors and aluminium. There are three models: the Dream, Journey and the Magic. The first two are double-axle models, and the Dream has a De Lux variant. The De Lux has two panels that slide out to make the living and sleeping areas even larger. All the caravans sleep four. The Dream costs R485 000 and the De Lux is R200 000 more. (The prices of the other models were not available at time of going to print.) The Dream has a 30 ℓ geyser, air con (12 000 BTU), king-sized island bed, 28 ℓ microwave oven, and a separate bathroom as well as toilet. The Dream’s tare weight is roughly 1 800 kg and is relatively light compared to the Jurgens Exclusive. The Dream is 1,5 m longer though (9,15 m) and 2,45 m wide. For this kind of caravan you require a powerful towing vehicle because the GVM is fixed at 2 500 kg and it has run-in brakes. Contact 010 140 1337 sales@sensationboats.com