Akademie Street Guesthouses
Akademie Street Guesthouses is a collection of separate and individual houses in the heart of the Cape Winelands village of Franschhoek.Each house is adjacent to the next, and each has a private pool and garden. They are linked through beautiful, fragrant gardens to the main house, Twyfeling, where breakfast is served on the patio. It is perfectly quiet, apart from the birdsong, yet only a two-min...
Amakhala Woodbury Lodge, Shearer's Lodge, Leeuwenb
Amakhala Game Reserve is a 7000-hectare private game reserve of great natural beauty. It is about an hour's drive east of Port Elizabeth, on the southern boundary of Shamwari Reserve. The reserve was founded by five families, who each run their own lodge. Consequently, hospitality is a special feature of these lodges. Game is plentiful and includes lion, rhino, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe,...
Amakhosi Safari Lodge
Amakhosi Safari Lodge is a charming 5-star lodge is set on the banks of the Mkuze River near Pongola inside the beautiful, mountainous, 12,000-hectare Amazulu Private Reserve. The six spacious river suites are luxurious, very well-appointed and decorated in muted natural tones. They have a separate bedroom and lounge, so are suitable for families. Two ultraluxurious Umntwana honeymoon suites have ...
Amangwane Camp
The unique Kosi Bay lake system, part of an estuary that runs into the Indian Ocean at the Mozambique border, is one of the most pristine environments in Southern Africa.A long term favourite at Rainbow Tours, we recommend a two or three night stay. You can kayak, learn to trap and spear fish and snorkel with game-viewing in nearby Tembe Elephant Park.Accommodation is in simple en suite reed chale...
Ant's Nest & Ant's Hill
Ant's Nest and Ant’s Hill are private bush homes located on their own game reserves in the Waterberg and run by passionate conservationists, Ant and Tessa Barber.Ant’s Nest has four bedrooms, as well as two onebedroom detached cottages, sleeping up to 12. Both lodges can either be booked by one group at a time, or you can book just one room, making it a wonderful destination for fa...
Arathusa Safari Lodge
Arathusa is a relaxed and intimate lodge in a tranquil setting by a lake, which serves as waterhole in the game-rich Sabi Sand Wildlife Reserve.Arathusa Safari Lodge is relatively inexpensive, yet provides all you would expect from a high quality lodge, including very good food, a friendly staff and excellent game viewing. It has proved to be a popular choice for everyone, and especially honeymoon...
Avalone Guesthouse
The little town of St Lucia, by Lake St Lucia, at the southern end of the wetland beaches, is a hub for all kinds of outdoor activities.You can cruise on the lake, go fishing, kayak, ride horses on the beach and explore the coastal forests, now a nature reserve with over 500 bird species. There is boatbased whale-watching between June and November.Offering a ‘home from home’ experience...
Babylonstoren
Babylonstoren is a beautifully restored Cape Dutch farm, owned and managed by the ex-editor of South Africa’s Elle Decoration, is already creating quite a stir.Situated on the cross roads between Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, the farm is right in the centre of South Africa’s Winelands. The eight-acre fruit and vegetable garden is at the heart of this working farm. It was orig...
Belvidere Manor
Belvidere Manor is an owner-run, four-star luxury retreat in an idyllic setting in the heart of South Africa’s Garden Route.Accommodation is in charming Cape-style cottages set among ten acres of beautiful parkland running down to Knysna Lagoon. The village of Belvidere is an historic settlement on the lagoon and about 9 km from Knysna. The estate dates from 1834; the manor house from 1850. ...
Birkenhead House
Birkenhead House is perched on the cliffs between two of the best beaches in the area.Once immersed in the atmosphere of this stylish boutique hotel, you feel utterly carefree and allow yourself to enjoy the pleasure of whatever your South Africa adventure may bring. Just as the décor combines modern with antique in a successful eclectic mix, so the staff carry off relaxed yet exemplary ser...
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