Mr & Mrs Smith

Situated between Tsala Treetop Lodge and its sister property, Hunter's Country House, Zinzi (+27 (0)44 532 8228) offers a combination of African, Asian and European cuisines, served beneath the leafy canopy. The restaurants and bars of Plett (as Plettenberg Bay is known round these parts) are only a 15-minute drive away. Try the atmospheric restaurant at Emily Moon River Lodge (+27 (0)44 533 2982) overlooking the wetlands. Popular Italian eatery Cornuti ai Mare on Perestrello Street, Plettenberg Bay (+27 (0)44 533 1277), is handy for Robberg Beach, and a great lunch spot: go for a relaxed plate of pasta, pizza, salad or steak. Get a table on the verandah if you can – sea views are a big part of the attraction. In Knysna’s Thesen Harbour Town, Lush (+27 (0)44 382 7196) is an endearingly OTT bar and restaurant with dangling lights galore, studded leather walls and a cocktail menu bursting with trendy fruit combos. Good fun and great fusion food with plenty of fresh fish.

If lounging amid the foliage by your pool listening to the multitude of birds singing isn’t exciting enough, Tsala can arrange all manner of activities near and far. Choose anything from gentle forest picnics to quad-biking, horse riding, catamaran cruises, golf, canopy tours, elephant safaris and dolphin- or whale-watching expeditions. The beaches of Plett are also only a dozen kilometres away if you can’t do a holiday without a dose of sun, sea and sand. Robberg Beach is an attractive stretch.

Feel the need for a little pampering after a day at the beach? There’s a variety of holistic in-suite treatments to pick from – we like the hot-stone massages, aromatherapy and reflexology therapies.