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Kwandwe Main Lodge
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Malaria-free safari accommodation: Set along the steep banks of the Great Fish River in the scenic Eastern Cape, this extraordinary safari lodge affords spectacular views of the wild yet gentle African landscape.
• Nine air-conditioned suites
• En suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor showers
• Private plunge pools
• Expansive game viewing decks
• African gift gallery
• Reception in historical fort
• Member of Relais & Chateaux
Kwandwe Main Lodge is stylishly furnished in Frontier Settler style, integrating local African culture with colonial settler history. Elegant thatched stone and glass suites feature floor-to-ceiling doors which fold back to reveal uninterrupted wilderness vistas. Guest areas have a large fireplace with massive stone chimney, and a soaring thatched roof with imposing chandeliers.
Sophisticated, glass-fronted sitting and dining areas boast expansive viewing decks with breathtaking river views. Delicious Pan-African cuisine is served on the private decks, in the candlelit dining room, or enjoyed in the boma (outdoor dining area). Kwandwe is renowned for its spectacular bush banqueting in surprise settings.
Heatherton Towers is the main reception building, which is situated 40 minutes from the Lodge. It is, in fact, a Frontier War-era fortified homestead, complete with dramatic gun turrets and private chapel.
Kwandwes exciting safari activities: From interpretive twice-daily game drives in a Big Five game wilderness, guided river-walking/hiking and canoeing, to a Specialist Historic Safari Frontiers Kwandwe you will be spoilt for choice. |
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Uplands Homestead
| Your private safari villa This intimate lodge is a sensitively restored 1905 farmhouse set in a remote and tranquil valley, offering the ultimate personal safari in Kwandwes extraordinary African wilderness.
• Three air-conditioned, spacious bedrooms
• En suite bathrooms and private terraces
• Exclusive use of 4x4 safari vehicle
• Private butler, ranger and chef
• Large swimming pool and gazebo
• Member of Relais & Chateaux
Perfect for the sole use of a group or family of up to six guests, Uplands Homestead is situated half an hour from Heatherton Towers (Kwandwes reception building) and 45 minutes from Main Lodge. Antiques and memorabilia reminiscent of an 1820s Settler home elegantly blend with comfortable, modern finishes. The sitting and dining areas feature high ceilings, wooden floors and beautiful fireplaces. A deep and shady veranda leads out to the large swimming pool and gazebo.
In the modernised farm kitchen, Uplands Homesteads private chef prepares delicious Pan-African cuisine and local specialities. Nothing beats a true CC Africa bush banquet in a surprise setting under the magical African sky.
Kwandwes exhilarating safaris: With its own dedicated ranger, tracker and private 4x4 safari vehicle, Uplands offers a range of exceptional safari activities in Kwandwes superb Big Five wilderness. |
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Kwandwe Ecca Lodge
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Innovative safari accommodation: Set in spectacular African wilderness surrounds, this unique safari lodge boasts a revolutionary design stone-and-mesh gabion walls, sliding glass, timber and gauze doors and corrugated iron roofing. Exquisite guest areas overlook spekboom valleys with a backdrop of the distant cliff-faces of ecca shale.
• Ideal for family safaris
• Six intimate suites
• Air-conditioning and en suite bathrooms
• Spacious sitting areas
• Gorgeous rim-flow lap pool
• Interactive kitchen
• Unique interpretive centre
Ecca Lodge is fun, flamboyant and fabulous, with a funk-meets-futuristic-farmhouse ambience. Nestled into a gently sloping, densely vegetated hillside, the Lodge is airy and open with barely a barrier between indoors and the African bushveld.
Each suite features an en suite bathroom with spacious, plate glass-enclosed shower, bath, private w.c and twin hand-basins, as well as a sitting area which can comfortably convert into accommodation for children 11 years and younger. Overlooking rolling spekboom valleys, guest areas comprise a spacious sitting room with fireplace, dining room and bar area and deep veranda with expansive viewing decks. Delicious fresh farm cuisine is prepared in the modern, open-plan kitchen and an interpretive centre provides hours of entertainment for children of all ages.
Kwandwes unparalleled safari experience: Situated in the historically and culturally rich Eastern Cape in an extraordinary big game wilderness, Ecca Lodge offers various exciting South African safari activities including twice-daily game-drives and guided river walking/hiking. |
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Melton Manor
| An exclusive private safari villa overlooking the Fish river and afromontane forests set to open on 20 April 2007.
• Four spacious ensuite bedrooms
• An interactive kitchen
• Private butler, ranger and chef
• Member of Relais & Chateaux
Set in a beautiful location overlooking the Fish river and afromontane forests Melton Manor has a large swimming pool and central courtyard and is the perfect escape for a family safari; accommodating 8 guests. The elegant and simple design will incorporate earthy, organic finishes; deep inviting sofas; gorgeous Nguni rugs; dramatic photography; and will celebrate the style of early frontier days.
The four ensuite bedrooms will feature innovative "butler hatches" for discreet room service and the interactive kitchen will be a cosy place where guests can muck in with Melton Manor's expert chef.
Kwandwe's exhilarating safaris: With its own dedicated ranger, tracker and private 4x4 safari vehicle, Melton Manor offers a range of exceptional safari activities in Kwandwe's superb Big Five wilderness. |
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