Private Retreat

Exclusive use
Slow down off the beaten path

For a few days, Bliss & Stars is completely yours. Set across 1,350 hectares of untouched wilderness in the Doring valley, the property welcomes no other guests while you are there.

There is no phone signal, and little reason to reach for a screen when the alternative is late-afternoon light spilling off the mountains, deep quiet, and a night sky dark enough to reveal the stars clearly.

Move when you feel like moving, rest when you want to rest, and eat well throughout your stay.

And this land, while private, is far from empty: it holds eighteen rock art sites created by the San people thousands of years ago, plants found nowhere else, and leopards that pass through mostly unseen.

The place

Remote and private

We believe travel is about far more than sleeping in a different bed and eating somewhere else. It is about regeneration, stepping away from routine, and immersing yourself fully in a new environment. That is exactly what awaits you at your private retreat at Bliss & Stars.

With the entire property to yourself, you can truly unwind and enjoy the privacy and solitude you have been longing for. Whether you want to dance at sunrise, breathe in the fresh mountain air, soak up the starlight, or explore new body and mind practices, everything is here for you.

Your hosts

Hosted by the people who built it

You are not simply handed keys and left with staff. Instead, you are welcomed by the two people who built the place themselves and named it after what they were each seeking.

Daria Rasmussen
Founder & Owner

Daria spent twenty years in the corporate world, drawn to the human mind for the usual reasons: how to make it faster, sharper, and more productive. The interest outlasted the reasons. What stayed with her was the deeper question beneath it all — whether the mind can truly change, or whether most self-improvement is only rearranging the furniture.

Heine Rasmussen
Founder & Owner

Heine has spent his life looking up. The natural world and the night sky have fascinated him for as long as he can remember. Most evenings, he is out with the telescope, introducing the sky to whoever is willing to stay awake.

FROM R70,000 per night · whole-property booking · three nights minimum

What is included

• — Exclusive use of the entire property and its 1,350 hectares
• — Accommodation across the chalets, tented chalets, and the villa
• — Two private chefs preparing every meal
• — All meals and refreshments
• — Return transfers from Cape Town and Cape Town International Airport
• — Daily housekeeping and laundry
• — An on-site massage therapist

Facilitation with Daria, telescope evenings with Heine, guided walks, and any additional experiences you would like are arranged and quoted in advance.

Come as you are. We take care of the rest.