The jewel in the Klein Karoo’s crown – ‘Caracal’ – a 12-sleeper mountain top villa, set within the 175-hectare private Cabine du Cap estate, is finally complete.

Caracal is 2,5 hours from Cape Town (just outside Montagu, off the R62) and is off-the-grid, with purified water, high-speed Internet, Africology toiletries, 300-count linen by LINON, JURA coffee machine, SONOS sound, SMEG appliances, hidden streaming TV with Netflix, bronze cutlery, cliff-dangling swimming pool, suspended fireplace and custom Sherwell Interiors pieces.

Architecture by Migs+Drew architects, landscaping by Tone Alexander, interiors by Malawi Cane and Sherwell Interiors, and ceiling fans by Timber Fans.

Caracal Mountain villa is 100% sustainable, and built with local rocks and sustainable wood from Rare Woods.

Breakfast is included, with a private chef on hand for pre-planned meals or dishes on the fly.

It’s basically a hotel, on a mountaintop, in the middle of nowhere.

BEDROOM CONFIGURATION

• Bedrooms 1 and 2 both have their own private terrace, with en-suite bath and shower. Both bedrooms have king-size beds. Bedroom 1 is extra-length.
• Bedroom 3 has its own private terrace, with en-suite bath and shower. The bed configuration can either be a king-size XL or two singles XL.
• Bedroom 4 is a bunk room with 6 single XL bunk beds and en-suite bathroom with shower.
• Bedrooms 3 and 4 are in the same wing of the house.

Check out the rates and availability here. It looks like you score nicely with bookings in the week. See below.

• SPECIALS – 10% discount for three nights or more. 10% discount if booking does not include a Friday or a Saturday night. 15% discount if booking is three nights or more and does not include a Friday or Saturday night.

PROXIMITY

Caracal is atop a ridge, just a five-minute stroll up from the equally private main camp, which sleeps another six – made up of three dwellings, including the original cabin – ‘La Cabine’, a deluxe safari tent ‘Goshawk’s Nest’ and then ‘Weaver’s Nest’ – a luxury camping tent with a brass bed.

Find out more about the main camp here.

It’s all terribly civilised!

Check out cabineducap.com for gallery, info, rates and availability and the online booking system.