Redefining The Dining Experience

When dinner and a movie won't cut it, these restaurants and extreme dining experiences will impress even the most seasoned of dinner dates.

Dinner and a Show

In the middle of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in Botswana, an endless, white, cratered expanse as large as Switzerland, Uncharted Africa Safari Co. lay a table with a view obstructed only by the clearly visible curve as the edge of the earth as the nothingness stretches as far as the eye can see. An otherworldly experience and the best show on earth.

Siem Reaping the Rewards

In Siem Reap, Cambodia, guests of luxury tour operator Jacada Travel can privately dine under the stars at their own Angkor Wat temple equipped with a butler, a single violinist (or traditional Cambodian music, if they please), pre-dinner drinks under a canopy with authentic Cambodian dance as entertainment, and a locally sourced, five-star menu. Enjoy the sacred temples in total luxurious privacy, culminating with a blessing by a Buddhist monk.

Fire and Ice

In Iceland, Jacada Travel offer helicopter trips to the Thrihnukagigur volcano. This is where guests can have a private dinner in the magma chamber (the volcano is dormant!). Jacada can now combine the helicopter trip to Thrihnukagigur with a trip to a glacier and the recently built ice tunnel, and set up a dining experience in either of these places.

Do you, Fondue?

At the Tschuggen Grand Hotel, guests are invited to enjoy fondue, raclette or other traditional Swiss dishes inside one of two igloos located just steps from the hotel's entrance. The menu includes savory Swiss fondue made with local cheeses and infused with truffle and champagne, if you'd please. This cozy alcove also features an ice bar, blankets and innovative isolation to ensure guests are warm!

Eat Like No-One is Watching ...or Stay In!

At Cape Town's Ellerman House make yourself at home, take a bath, slip into a fluffy robe and head down the art-laden hallway to The Pantry. Open 24 hours and fully stocked with freshly baked sweets and treats, eat chocolate for breakfast or whenever your heart desires, as no-one is judging you here. A Cape Edwardian-style mansion with one of the most impressive private collections of South African art, and converted into an iconic clifftop property with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, The Pantry compliments Ellerman House's complete dedication to welcoming guests home.