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Tsogo Sun’s Southern Sun Newlands is set in the lush garden suburb of Newlands, Cape Town. The hotel offers spacious, stylish accommodation and affords business and leisure travellers the opportunity to relax in an idyllic setting with a spectacular view of Devil’s Peak on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. The Southern Sun Newlands is situated in close proximity to Kirstenbosch, acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Kirstenbosch is also the proud host of the popular Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts, an annual highlight on the Cape Town events calendar. The 2012/2013 season runs from 25 November 2012 until 07 April 2013, with concerts on Sundays from 17:30-19:00.
Music lovers and visitors to the Cape can now enjoy a convenient stay at the Southern Sun Newlands after a leisurely evening within the botanical gardens. The hotel has put together full packages which include bed and breakfast, concert tickets to selected performances, a shuttle service to and from Kirstenbosch and a delicious picnic hamper to enjoy on the lawns sloping down to the concert stage.
The packages are available for the following concerts: Mango Groove (2 Dec), Zebra & Giraffe (9 Dec), Prime Circle (23 Dec) Arno Carstens (6 Jan 2013), The Parlotones (13 Jan), Jimmy Dludlu (20 Jan), Toya Delazy and Lindiwe Suttle (27 Jan), Freshly Ground (3 Feb), Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse (17 Feb), and Goldfish (3 March). The legendary Johnny Clegg rounds off the 2013 concert series on 7 April and packages are also available for this performance not to be missed.
Southern Sun Newlands packages are priced at R1 340 for one person, R1 585 for two and R1 705 for two adults and 2 children, inclusive of bed and breakfast, concert tickets, a shuttle service and picnic hamper.
For reservations, please call the Southern Sun Newlands on (021) 683 6562.
