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Private journeys from Cape Town

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Membership

One key. Every door on the Cape.

HEMEL members carry a single keycard. It opens a cliff villa in Clifton, a private terminal at Cape Town International and a tented suite in the Sabi Sand. One concierge, awake whenever you are.

  • 24/7personal concierge
  • 38private residences
  • 9 minkerb to aircraft
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If found, please return to HEMEL, 1 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront. A reward is not necessary, but it will be generous.

01 — Exclusive Stays

Houses that don't appear on any booking site.

A glass house with a pool
Llandudno

The Glass House

Five suites, a heated rim-flow pool and nothing but ocean to the west. From R48 000 a night.

A white villa beside a pool
Clifton

Cliff Villa Fourth Beach

Private stairs to the sand, a chef in residence and a cinema cut into the rock. From R62 000 a night.

A bedroom window overlooking a city at dusk
Bantry Bay

The Sky Penthouse

The top two floors, a wraparound terrace and a lift that only your keycard calls. From R39 000 a night.

A freestanding bathtub by a window
Franschhoek

Vineyard Retreat

A stone bath facing the Wemmershoek peaks, and the estate's cellar is yours after dark. From R28 000 a night.

02 — Curated Destinations

Four journeys, one itinerary.

Cape Town beside the ocean and mountains
I

The Mother City

Table Mountain before the cable car opens, lunch on a private boat, and a table at the city's hardest reservation.

4 nights
A beach at sunset beneath a mountain
II

Atlantic Seaboard

Sunset at Llandudno, oysters at Hout Bay harbour and a beach that is closed to everyone but you.

3 nights
A hot air balloon above zebras on the plains
III

Into the Wild

A dawn balloon over the plains, a tracker of your own and a suite with no walls on the river side.

4 nights
A yacht seen from above on turquoise water
IV

Islands of the East

A 40-metre yacht off the Bazaruto archipelago, with a dive master and a chef on board.

5 nights
Leather seats in a private jet cabin A view over a city from a helicopter cockpit An aerial view of a city skyline

03 — Sky-High Adventures

1h 40

Private jet to the Sabi Sand

Wheels up from our private terminal, landing on the reserve's own airstrip.

22 min

Helicopter to Franschhoek

From the V&A helipad over the Hottentots Holland to a vineyard lawn.

300 m

Above the Twelve Apostles

A doors-off flight along the coast at golden hour, with champagne on landing.

A pool lit up at night

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