Romantic in South Africa

Romantic travel in South Africa rests on three pillars: wine, sunsets and seclusion. The wine valleys outside Cape Town offer the simplest script for two — a private five-hour day in Stellenbosch for 106 dollars, or a trip to Franschhoek or Paarl lasting eight hours at 120 dollars, with farm tastings and stops in valleys hemmed by mountain ranges.

The sunset line runs on trikes, open three-wheeled motorcycles. The climb up Signal Hill takes two and a half hours at 127 dollars; the road along Chapman's Peak above the ocean, three hours at 159. A full loop of the Cape Peninsula stretches to eight hours. A category of its own is the shoot with a professional photographer: an hour at the city's viewpoints, 414 dollars.

For those after quiet there is a private castle in Hout Bay with a full day's stay, and a horseback safari for two lasting seven and a half hours at 311 dollars. From Johannesburg, couples head to the Cradle of Humankind and Pretoria. GetExperience lists 16 romantic programmes in South Africa, from 106 dollars and an hour to a full day long; pages set out what the price covers.