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Why South Africa's Babylonstoren Hotel and Farm Is the Ultimate Food Lover's Paradise

What makes South Africa's Babylonstoren one of the world's great food lover's destinations right now? See for yourself.
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Why should you head to Babylonstoren, the luxury hotel and farm that sits on 1,400 acres of South Africa's Cape Winelands? Besides the fact that you can harvest your own honey, garden your heart out, and have outdoor wine tastings all day long, it's one of the most visually stunning food lover's retreats in the world right now. Take a look for yourself.

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    Babylonstoren is tucked in the Cape Winelands outside Cape Town, on 1,400 breathtaking acres.

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    You know you've arrived when you spot this sign.

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    Checking on satsumas in the hotel's orchard.

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    Enjoying a glass of wine and a snack outside.

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    Babel, the hotel's award-winning restaurant, serves produce grown yards away.

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    A guest strolls among the cacti.

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    The charming hotel rooms at Babylonstoren feature stylish whitewashed quarters inspired by centuries-old farm cottages.

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    A casual outdoor wine tasting, one of many food- and drink-related activities you can partake in on the grounds.

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    A little locally-sourced breakfast to start the morning off right.

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    Fresh-picked flowers.

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    One of Babylonstoren's resident roosters.

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    The stunning view of the Cape Winelands mountains.

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