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Steynshoop Mountain Lodge

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Guest House

Capacity: 18 people
Check-in: 14:00 to 19:00
Check-out: 11:00
Address: Steynshoop Farm, Hekpoort, 1790, Gauteng
All ages welcome
From R1 955 per night, for 2 ppl

Description

Steynshoop Mountain Lodge, formerly known as Kashan Country House, is a luxury house on a private estate, beautifully situated on an elevated site in the scenic Magaliesberg valley near Hekpoort. It has superb views of the magnificent mountain range, cliffs and bush surroundings of the Magaliesberg Nature Reserve, of which it forms part.

The lodge is available for exclusive hire all year round on a full service, chef catered basis, accommodating up to 18 guests. The minimum number of guests required for a booking is 8 people. The lodge's 9 en-suite bedrooms and luxuriously appointed with air-conditioning, TVs with DStv channels and DVD players. It is an exclusive and intimate guest lodge with understated, elegant interiors. It is ideal for individual and small group getaways, as well as small conferences. It has a natural, peaceful and refreshing ambiance.

The lodge, an hour’s drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria, falls within a world heritage site. The entire estate is situated within the proclaimed Magaliesberg Nature Reserve. It is full of natural bush vegetation, including thousands of wild protea trees, and has extensive natural game including bush buck, nyala, mountain reedbuck, warthogs, baboons, monkeys and leopard. Bird life is extensive. There are frequent sightings of eagles and vultures from a nearby cliff colony. Jackal and hyena cries, baboon barks and sounds of the surrounding wildlife are prolific.

Guests have access to a kilometre of the magnificent mountain range on the estate, which is ideal for walks and hiking. Arrangements may be made for longer hikes over the adjoining extensive area owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa which includes famous sites such as the Castle Gorge, provided that they are accompanied by a guide from the lodge.

Steynshoop Mountain Lodge provides the ideal break from city life and stress, where guests can drift off to the sounds of the African bush and awaken to a chorus of birds. Enjoy a quiet drink and look out for bushbuck or mountain reedbuck coming to drink at the game waterhole, overlooked by the gazebo. If you wish to discover tranquillity with superior service Steynshoop Mountain Lodge is a rare find.

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