Deals in Johannesburg

Create family memories with a one-hour studio photo shoot (Sandton) for just R285 (value R1 250) [EXTENDED]

Update your family portraits with a one-hour professional studio photo shoot for up to five people, courtesy of Paul van Rensburg, for an udderly incredible R285!

This deal includes 10 jumbo-sized edited photos.

Paul is a professional photographer with 25 years' experience. He has a studio in Sunninghill, where he works with his wife, Chantelle, a professional make-up artist, to make sure you look flawless and beautiful for your photos.

He has photographed more than 4 500 weddings, events, beauty pageants, modelling competitions, fashion shows and hair shows since 1989. He also worked as a South African Police Services crime photographer, between 1981 and 1988.

Some of his career highlights include:

• Miss SA cocktail functions at Sandton City (1999-2003)
• Miss Million Dollar pageant at Sun City (2002-2011)
• Miss Junior SA pageant (2004-2008)
• Miss Rivonia pageant (2002-2011)
• Audi Fashion Week – Mandela square (2000-2001)
• Chrysler Launch Gauteng (2002-2003)
• Official photographer for Dance Illusions dance school, Bedfordview (1997-2011)
• Official events photographer for Hairdressers Journal magazine (1996-2008)
• Eastgate shopping centre fashion and events photographer (2007-2011)

Other notable clients include Edith Venter Promotions, Jenna Clifford (socials) and Valerie Begbie – Vogue catwalk models (Pretoria).

Paul and his wife also specialise in wedding make-up and photography; model portfolio make-up and photography; beauty pageants; family and kids photo shoots; events photography; physique photography; and glamour make-up and photography.

Full body massage, including hot stones treatment, at the Orange Skin Body Massage Studio for R289 (Value R450) (Jukskei Park, Jhb)

For just R289 treat yourself to a 75-minute vanilla balm full body massage, including a bamboo sticks and hot stones treatment plus a salt back scrub – at the Orange Skin Body Massage Studio in Jukskei Park, Johannesburg.

This deal includes a medley of treatments from Orange, a favourite with the Collective Cow herd, starting with a relaxing vanilla balm full body massage to ease your tension. This is followed by a bamboo sticks and hot stones treatment, and ended off with a salt back scrub to exfoliate and revive your skin. Total pamper time: 75 indulgent and luxurious minutes!

We only take two clients per session to enhance the enjoyment.

We also do these massages by candlelight at night – 17h45 and 19h15 on Tuesday and Thursday nights only.

Seven-night getaway for two at the luxurious Golden Tulip Mangosteen Resort in Phuket, Thailand, for only R4 300 (value R13 700)

Share an unforgettable holiday (or surprise your partner with an incredible honeymoon getaway) – spend seven nights in a Superior Garden Villa at the Golden Tulip Mangosteen Resort & Ayurveda Spa in Phuket, Thailand, for only R4 300 per couple!

This deal includes:

• One introductory buffet breakfast for 2
• One candle-lit dinner for two
• One Ayurveda Spa treatment for two
• A welcome fruit basket
• A welcome drink each on arrival
• Free shuttle bus to nearby beaches
• Free discover diving course

This unique Ayurveda Spa resort near Phuket's best beach features 41 villa-style rooms. Guests are made to feel at home and pampered with luxury amenities. All units have a private terrace or balcony with stunning views of the Andaman Sea and surrounding bays. The resort's extra-large pool offers stunning sea views and boasts a number of waterfalls.

All villas are equipped with:

• Satellite TV (international, over 40 channels)
• Free broadband wireless internet in the resort
• Large terrace with coffee table, armchairs and hammock
• Minibar, coffee/tea maker, complementary drinking water and ice, hairdryer, safety box, bath robes, private CD player, IDD telephone, in/outside slippers, mosquito spray.
• High ceiling, dimmer lights, in/outside bathrooms 

This deal excludes flights to Thailand and drinks at the hotel!

Professional photo enlargements by Colour’s Unlimited for just R140 (value R240) – delivered to your door

Turn your favourite photographs into wall art. Get professional photo enlargements courtesy of Colour's Unlimited for just R140 – delivered to your door!

This deal includes:

• Two A3 enlargements (colour or black and white)
• Four A4 enlargements (colour or black and white)
• Delivery to your door in Gauteng, Western Cape and KZN

Colour's Unlimited has been servicing the Umhlanga and surrounding Durban areas for more than 12 years. It has evolved from a mere copy shop to a full digital-, print- and copy-solution store, specialising in multiple digital formats.

The store has a full-time graphic designer to accommodate customers' needs to graphically represent their brands and ideas. We also have the very best digital print equipment.

Visit the Maropeng Visitor Centre (Cradle of Humankind) and relax afterwards with a great cappuccino for only R50 for an adult or a child (value R140) [EXTENDED]

Explore and enjoy the incredible Maropeng Visitor Centre for just R50 per person and enjoy a delicious cappuccino after your tour!

What do you say to your kids when they ask where they come from? If you’ve ever been stuck for a response in this situation – or if you’re simply interested in our ancient past – the Maropeng Visitor Centre has all the answers!

Maropeng is a state-of-the-art, interactive exhibition that showcases the development of humans as a species in a fun and exciting way that’s accessible to kids and adults alike.

Situated in the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site which has been home to humans and our ancestors for more than 3-million years, Maropeng takes visitors on a journey of discovery through 2 500 m² of exhibition space and an adventurous underground boat ride.

The exhibition itself includes displays of fossils and stone tools found in the area, telling the enthralling story of how humankind was born. 

The Cradle of Humankind is about an hour’s drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria.

Top tip: While you’re in the area, be sure to pay a visit to the Sterkfontein Caves as well – it’s just a few minutes’ drive from Maropeng.

The Maropeng Visitor Centre is open to the public from 09h00 to 17h00 every day. The last boat ride departs at 16h00.

Get a couple’s retreat at Whalesong Hotel & Hydro (Plettenberg Bay) for just R750 per couple, per night (value R1 500)

Put your feet up, unwind and enjoy the ocean breeze! Enjoy an incredible couple's retreat at the Whalesong Hotel & Hydro (Plettenberg Bay) for just R750 per couple, per night, including breakfast - This is a really low rate of R375 per person, per night!

The Whalesong Hotel & Hydro is a unique holiday destination, and is situated in one of South Africa’s most charming coastal towns, Plettenberg Bay, on the world-famous Garden Route in the Western Cape. It is close to pristine beaches, golf courses and a wide range of activities, including marine encounters with dolphins and whales. The lodge, a short distance above the town centre, has fantastic views of the bay, the mountains and the ocean beyond.

Accommodation is in thatched rooms, and features include a boma and ethnic artwork.  Each of the 24 bedrooms is spacious and comfortable, setting new standards for the discerning traveller. To make the most of the scenery, each bedroom room has its own private viewing deck.

Facilities include swimming pool, two lounges and a boardroom.

The Von Zoe Salon & Spa offers rejuvenating facials, laser treatments, hot stone therapy, aromatherapy massages, manicures, pedicures and a host of other specialised beauty treatments, while the Greenhouse Hair Specialists invite you to relax in a tranquil setting while being pampered by qualified and experienced hairstylists.