These range from the original homestead in the Eastern Cape to tented camps and thatched rondavels which also have good facilities and are extremely comfortable.

The homestead which was built in 1840 which has been refurbished to include bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, electricity and all the modern conveniences including hairdryers, heaters, electric blankets and fans. Some of the frontier wars were fought out of this homestead, it was burnt down in 1842 and then renovated in 1844.

Enjoy home cooked gourmet meals which include various types of game meat with superb South African wines.

Your food preferences will be catered to where possible. Just let us have your details of your special requirements and we will do our best to satisfy you.

All laundry is done on a daily basis.

 

 

 

Kudu are spiral horned antelopes. The horns on males can grow up to 6 feet (181 cm) and are used to wrestle with other bulls. Enemies are the lion, cape hunting dog, leopard and cheetah. Weight: Male, 495-787 lbs. (225-315 kg), Female, 396-517 lbs. (180-235

The only african animal with a white ring across the rump. The female waterbuck does not have horns. Waterbuck are gazers and will eat most grasses. The males are very aggressive towards each other, specially in the mating season. When Waterbuck bulls fight, it is usual, for more than two to be involved. Fatal wounds can be inflicted when two bulls are locked together facing each other, a third Waterbuck bull attacks from the side, inflicting a mortal wound to the stomach area. It is not unusual for many to die in this kind of fighting.

The Impala is a very graceful, antelope is found from the Congo Republic, in the north, to the Orange river in South Africa. The female has the same colouring as the male but has no horns. Both are browsers and grazers. Impala feed on short grasses, leaves and fruits. Impala are capable of leaping 10 feet into the air and jumping 30 feet in length. One male will have a harem of 10-100 ewes. Bachelor herds keep near the breeding herds and continuously harass the herd ram, trying to take over the herd. Leopard, Caracal and Jackal are Impala's principal predators.