It's not every day that a girl gets that undeniable freedom of a bachelorette party. But instead of the conventional drinking and club-hopping, why not treat your bosom buddies to something different...

Try the Santé Winelands Hotel and Paarl-Franschhoek Valley outside Cape Town.

If prestige is what you're after, look no further. The spa's attainment of the USA Spa Finder 2006 Readers' Choice Crystal Award - 'Favourite Spa of Africa', should speak volumes.

They also received the 'Best in the World' by continent at the champagne awards function in New York in 2006.

This wellness centre is the second in the world to offer Vinotherapy. It's a specialised treatment that offers grape seed therapy, in the midst of the vineyards.

Launched by the French spa, Les Sources de Caudalie, near Bordeaux, this unique treatment combines crushed grape seeds and grape-seed oil. They're applied in massage, hydrotherapy and body scrubs. This treatment protects against oxidative stress.

You can look forward to treatments such as Hamam, Serail, Kneipp, Tepidarium/Laconium, as well as a Vichy shower and waterbed therapy. You'll love the Rainbow Hydrotherapy Bath, which offers a unique experience of colour, sound and magnetic field therapy.

Pilates, Tai Chi and Yoga classes are available to you and your chums. There's also a modern gym, if you're looking to tone that physique. If you're feeling outdoorsy, there are outdoor activities such as horse riding, jogging, hiking and walking.

Santé Winelands Hotel and Wellness Centre, Klapmuts.
Tel: 021 875 8100

Lanzerac Hotel and spa

The Lanzerac Manor & Winery is located on a private working wine estate in the world-famous Jonkers-hoek Valley surrounded by the dramatic Helderberg Mountains. It's listed amongst the most prestigious luxury hotels of the world and is a member of the Gatsby International Hotel group.

They offer a wide variety of specialized services and facilities. Their therapists treat you with unique African-based treatments from top to toe, or you can just relax in the steam room, sauna or Jacuzzi.

Look forward to the following treatments:
• Theravine
• Hydrotherapy
• Theranaka Body Treatments
• Individual Treatments
• Body Massages
• Single Massages
• Stone Therapy
• Spa Packages

Take advantage of the Lanzerac bridal package for R950. This includes a manicure, pedicure, back massage and body exfoliation. Sounds like quite a treat! Or the Lanzerac folks can tailor a package that will suit your individual needs.

Remember, treatments are subject to bookings and availability of products and/or therapists.
Tel: 021 887 1132

The Camelot Spa at Le Franschhoek is located in the mystical Franschhoek valley. Treatments include a Grecian flotation room, an aromatic herbal sauna, a colour-therapy room, a Swiss shower and a deluxe double treatment suite.

You and your favourite babes can escape to a private outdoor massage garden that offers moonlight massages. Enjoy your healthy meals in the courtyard. There's also a relaxation room and meditation area.

The spa is housed in a thatched cottage, made in the style of the houses of the first Dutch settlers. Unwind in treatment rooms which include a pitch black floatation room and an individual steam room.

Experience products such as Thalgo, which "draws on the riches of the ocean to find the essential elements for authentic and effective cosmetology". It's widely available and is good for skin which is sensitive and prone to eczema.

To use the spa you don't have to be a hotel guest, and there is no day entrance fee, you just pay for treatments. You can also walk leisurely around the estate's magnificent gardens. Dinners can be spent with your gal pals at the five renowned restaurants. Or practice your ace at the 18-hole golf course. There are also three tennis courts, a cheetah conservation project, Raptor Rehabilitation Park and an equestrian centre.

Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa, R310 Lynedoch Road, Stellenbosch.
Tel: 021 809 1100
E-mail: camelotspa@spier.co.za

So ditch the proposed hen's night and treat yourself and the girls to a spa deal!

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