Shisa welcomed

Joe (left) from Shisa Guest Farm with Llewellyn

Lazy days around the pool in the tranquil setting

Open plan, chic decor

Welcoming Joe from Cape Town's Shisa Guest Farm, is Llewellyn (right) co-owner of the east coast gay Guesthouse Durban View on Joe's recent trip to Durban.

It is important to network amongst the gay-only guesthouses in South Africa - there are only about 10 of us and Shisa Guest Farm, about 80mins drive north of Cape Town in the Tulbach area is on a must-visit list. It is a men-only establishment and is where the Cape Town locals go to relax and play in a beautiful setting in the winelands area.

Stellenbosch Wines @ Tokara

Well worth a visit while imbibing superior wines in the Cape Stellenbosch area, is Tokara Wine Estate with both superb wines and olives. Modern decor combines with age-old tradition in wine-making - a fabulous wine estate and restaurant a stone's throw from the picturesque village of Stellenbosch.

JC in Cape Town

There's an awesome wine farm in the Stellenbosch wine district in the Cape - JC le Roux, South Africa's first wine farm that produces only sparkling wine - both the commercial wines with co2 injected as well as the time honoured Cap Classique method, the traditional french method of making Champagne.

We took a range of their sparkling wines to Durban on the east coast of South Africa and held a little sparkling wine and nougat tasting. In the pics are Capetonians Yvan and Quinton and in the second photo Dave and Llewellyn from Durban View Guesthouse.