JHB South East - May 2022

To be honest, a tent, a canvas camp
bed and a potjie just doesn’t appeal.
The word camping brings us out in a
rash. But then we heard about these
Canvas Collective Africa Posh Tent
and The Field Kitchen wilderness
experiences ... and we’re all in.
The company, founded earlier this
year by luxury camping and specialist
event veterans Dez Lundy and Samara
Stern, is said to be a truly unique
camping and cuisine offering, all in
some of the Western Cape’s most
breathtakingly beautiful regions.
Guests on The Posh Tent and The
Field Kitchen wilderness experiences
will journey into gloriously remote
locations, merging haute camping
with fine cuisine and the great
outdoors. So what awaits intrepid
road trippers, they say, is an immersive
experience where locations will be
determined by the sunshine quota,
and where bountiful biomes are flush
with forage-worthy ingredients.
There are ten Posh Tents that create
the intimate mobile camp site - all
constructed of canvas and elegantly
appointed ... so they’ll be perfect for
adventurists and nature enthusiasts
who relish camping but also
appreciate a little pampering and
don’t mind skipping the schlep work
(hello ... did we hear our name?).
When you step through the tent
flap you’ll find a high-end haven - a
two-sleeper complete with state-ofthe-art
camping amenities (think an
en-suite bathroom with a rain shower
and even a private fancy flushing
loo). The living area is intimate yet
roomy and centered by a Queen-sized
bed. Around the periphery, you’ll
find handcrafted furniture, rugs, and
freestanding lamps, all contributing
a cosy and contemporary space. The
tents have also been constructed
to allow for plenty of head room.
Outside, nature watching is the
order of the day, best observed from
comfortable outdoor loungers and
deep cushions.
Just as exciting, and enticing, is The
Field Kitchen, South Africa’s first trulymobile
fine-dining restaurant, which
launched at the same time and is
in the masterful hands of authentic
food forager Greg Henderson. Chefin-residence
Henderson, who has
travelled extensively throughout
Africa, draws from the diverse
ecosystems and biomes of each
location. Gastronomes can expect
adventurous yet approachable dishes
that will incorporate his veld finds
and other hyper local ingredients,
paired with nearby estate wines and
locally distilled spirits. Set inside a
mobile glass, steel and canvas cabin,
The Field Kitchen has been designed
as a bespoke moveable fine dining
restaurant and open-plan food studio,
so you’ll be privy to the creation of the
foraged foods and ingredients as it’s
transformed into delicious dishes.
If you fancy this opportunity to go
off grid without any compromise
on comfort, gastronomy, and style,
bookings are now open, and you can
choose from three different locations
for the remainder of this year. The
launch camp is located on an idyllic
tranche of farmland in Botrivier in
the Overberg region and will be
available to über campers until June
30, then from July 7 to September
30, it migrates to the fertile Biedouw
Valley, just beyond Clanwilliam for
the winter and spring seasons. This
is flower season when the landscape
becomes a magical palette of colour
unique to South Africa. Later in the
year - October 7 to December 15, it
all moves over to the lesser known
Witzenberg region, home to valleys
of lush vines, orchards and majestic
mountain ranges.
Rates are R8000 per tent per night
- with tents accommodating two
people; a minimum of two nights
booking is required, and the rate
includes breakfast in bed, a delicious
lunch picnic hamper, high tea in
the veld, dinner and lastly, midnight
snacks to enjoy under the stars.
Also included are all non-alcoholic
and alcoholic beverages (except
international wines and spirits).
Guests must be 18 years or older and
no pets are permitted as the camps
will be erected in nature reserves
and farmlands.
Details and bookings:
stars@canvascollectiveafrica.com,
canvascollectiveafrica.com and
@canvascollectiveafrica on Instagram
This is the food.
And this is the tent.
Impressed yet?
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