Generations

BLANCO. It is not often that a childhood memory of a holiday can stay with one for so many years. This has been the case with myself and the wonderful and special years spent at Blanco.

My first memories of Blanco was when I was 5 years old — our thatch cottage, the roughly painted walls, floral curtains on the windows and then how clever to use them as cupboard doors I always thought. Always a little vase of flowers in the bedroom, the bell ringing for meals and the singing of the workers, queuing to book your horse-ride.

The fresh air, the freedom to just take a walk or a hike to enjoy the Karoo air either alone or with new friends is truly a gift. You are able to just be — as there is no rush.

So it was not surprising that I then convinced my husband to give Blanco a try for one holiday and so the journey continued for us and our 3 children. For me to have been able to share my childhood memories with my family as we continued to never miss a year is something to treasure.

Chris and Kim have captured the old and the new so beautifully — so grateful to have had Blanco as part of my life and my family are certainly richer for the experience.

— The Hodge Family

You know the chosen holiday location is a hit when a day after returning home your child looks at you and asks 'Dad, how many sleeps until we go to Blanco again?'

Our annual pilgrimage to Blanco is written into the diary in indelible ink and is THE holiday that we plan the rest of our year around. From the moment you arrive, your kids run off followed closely by 'nannies' who are brilliant at what they do. Knowing your kids are happy and well fed allows you time to play countless games of tennis, squash, golf, bowls, go for a run, hike or simply relax by the pool and read.

The simplicity of knowing that every meal will be delicious, every evening you will sleep deeply and every moment is a happy one are only some of the reasons we have returned to the Blanco magic recipe.

— Alan Sherratt

OUR HAPPY PLACE … FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS!

No matter how much money you have, or wherever you can go in the world, there are very few places on this earth where the kids have as much fun as the grownups.

Which is why, after 36 years, we still keep going back to Blanco at Easter. My daughter who visited Blanco when she was two is now taking her children there too. Special mention must be made of the nannies they provide to each family to look after your children during the day, especially while you are at meals and in the evening. Also the amazing pub where you bring your own drinks and mixers and they provide everything else — no more nasty bar bills at the end of your holiday!

Chris and Kim, and in fact all the staff at Blanco, welcome us back every year like family and can't do enough to make our stay wonderful.

— John & Marion Coxall