Getaway Mazagine January 2010
South Africa’s vast landscapes are an explorer’s paradise, but reaching beautiful spots often requires an off-road vehicle and some deft driving ability. Here is Getaway’s ...
"Once upon a forest – Stutterheim in the <span class="highlight">Eastern</span> Cape" ...
... We all pull together here,” Di says of the Eastern Cape town that received international acclaim in the early 1990s – before apartheid was abolished – for building bridges and mending relations between ...
"Flyfishing in the <span class="highlight">Eastern</span> Cape Highlands" ...
... trout of your life, as Gubu’s relatively low altitude keeps the water’s oxygen levels high; it’s almost like the trout are living in an oxygen tent.
Gubu Dam is at the eastern end of the Amatola’s trout ...
A Short History of Stutterheim
Stutterheim is situated at the foot of the Eastern slopes of the Kologha Mountains, a spur of the Amatola Range, in the area of the Eastern Cape formerly called British Kaffraria.
Xhosa groups moved ...
Cyrtanthus
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Members of the Cytanthus family are endemic to the southern and eastern parts of Africa and is represented in all nine provinces of South Africa, with the highest concentration of species occurring in ...
"Mountain of Healers"
... Gubu Dam near Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape. It was named after St. Thomas Aquinas by the first missionaries. It must have had an older name. It was at a prestigious angling event at Gubu Dam recently ...
"3 ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S ESCAPES"
... of the eastern Soutpansberg, it is an ideal base from which to explore the area.
Alternatively, you can just chill together on the private deck or in the plunge pool with a bottle of bubbly and watch ...
"South Africa's top Green Hotels"
... Eastern Cape. On the property is also a nursery that goes indigenous bulbs and trees and stunning eco-furniture made from black wattle and Australian blue gum can be found throughout the lodge.
Contact: ...
"Romantic Valentine's Escapes"
... minutes) or walk from the Upper Cable Station. Fortunately your bags and cooler box will be waiting for you on arrival. – Fiona McIntosh 021 712 7471, www.tmnp.co.za
2. The Shire Ecolodge, Stutterheim, Eastern ...
River Lily
... t is named after Peter MacOwan (1830-1909), English botanist and teacher who collected and studied plants extensively in the Eastern Cape. Out of all the crinum family the Crinum Macowenii is believed ...
Wriggleswade Dam
Tel: 083 752 4545
One of the Eastern Cape’s best hidden treasures, Wriggleswade Dam lies nestled between the rolling grasslands of the Amabele farming area. Stretching across 17km and covering ...
Bird Watching
... region encompasses 5 different biomes. These biomes are Southern Mistbelt Forest, Amathole Montane and Mistbelt Grassland, Kei and Eastern Cape Escarpment Thicket. Each of theses boasts rare and endemic ...
Eagles Ridge Country House
... as much as possible. The old Esse stove keeps the restaurant warm during the cooler winter months and local and Eastern Cape art work adorn the walls. Most of the ceramics on display have been made by ...
Old Thomas River
... as River Historical Village is a holiday destination not to missed, offering history, beauty, nature and fun filled days in the Eastern Cape.
* All information and images supplied by the establi ...
Old Thomas River
... as River Historical Village is a holiday destination not to missed, offering history, beauty, nature and fun filled days in the Eastern Cape.
* All information and images supplied by the establi ...
Old Thomas River
... as River Historical Village is a holiday destination not to missed, offering history, beauty, nature and fun filled days in the Eastern Cape.
* All information and images supplied by the establi ...
Welcome to the Escape Route
The Escape Route is a tourism initiative driven by members of the community. Stutterheim is the central point of the Escape Route. Nestled at the foot of the Amatola Mountains in the Eastern Cape province ...