Stress!
If stress is corroding you, then you need a place to go to and just relax, take in the stunning views, enjoy great food, be pampered like royalty, and and learn what it feels like to be human again.
Magalies Mountain Lodge, in the capable hands of owners Leo and Lettie van der Walt, is situated a mere hour's drive from Johannesburg in the scenic Magalies Mountains. It offers a whole host of options to the visitor.
Accommodation is in 9 well equipped and very spacious rooms, one of which is a honeymoon suite! If you are on the lookout for a great venue for functions or wedding receptions, then the restaurant offers a buffet and a-la-carte menu option and can seat up to 120 guests indoors and ±100 guests on the wooden deck (from which you can also enjoy the spectacular view! )
4 x 4 tours and bushwalking are on offer for the more adventurous souls. The walk up the mountain is recommended to get a bird's eye view of awesome surrounding scenery. I managed to run all the way to the top, and then re-enacted the famous Rocky scene under the watching eye of a pair of breeding turtledoves. I admit to feeling a little bit cheated - it should have been at least eagles, but there you have it.
That was more or less when I woke up with a start and realised I had fallen asleep in my (delicious) soup! But I got out of breath just dreaming about it! No really, I did. So, if clean air and good excerise is your thing, you should try it out.
The lodge is ideal for conference and teambuilding facilities - Conferencing equipment includes an overhead projector with screen, telephone, faxing facilities and internet access. Should you require anything in particular, this can be sourced for you on request.
And last but not least - the spa. Ah, the spa! With various treatment rooms and fully qualified therapists, this is where you need to end up if you really want to treat yourself. They do it all, right from basic facials to mud wraps and hydro treatments. I am told that ending your day at the spa is a good idea, but that it is even better to start your day there! And let's not forget about the Indian Head Massage. I have always wondered about this treatment.
In my mind I conjure up visions of Chief Sitting Bull and his happy band of warriors standing in front of a "paleface" captive, and informing him "Chief will now give'um paleface Indian Head Massage" and then giggling hysterically behind their painted hands.
So, when I heard that some of my fellow guests were on their way to the treatment centre for Indian Head Massages, I was filled with great trepidation for their safety. I swallowed hard and admired their courage as they bravely walked down to what I perceived as their fate. Much to my amazement they came back half an hour later, still with their hair, literally falling down on the couches, all wearing silly little grins and making strange noises like "ooh" and "aah"!
I can now vouch that you will also come back from your Indian head massage smiling that silly smile and going "ooh" and "aah", so do take the drive out to Magalies Mountain Lodge and get those batteries recharged!
Click here to view theire website - Relaxation & Body Spa Magaliesburg
