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The Shire Eco Lodge

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Lodge

Capacity: 8 people
Check-in: 10:00 to 22:00
Check-out: 12:00
Address: Plot 158, Stutterheim, 4930, Eastern Cape
All ages welcome
From R795 per night (for 2 people)

Description

The Shire Eco Lodge is situated on the edge of the indigenous Xholora forest in the Amatola Mountains, 10.2 km from Stutterheim. The lodge offers an innovative design in a magnificent setting, and the ideal getaway for the nature-loving and adventurous types, business travellers and families.

Comfortable accommodation is offered in 2 self-catering chalets. Each open-plan chalet contains either a queen-size bed or 2 three-quarter beds and an en-suite bathroom fitted with a shower, toilet and a basin. The kitchen is equipped with a fridge, a microwave and tea- and coffee-making facilities, and guests have access to their own braai facilities. The chalets feature striking curved-glass corner windows where one can feel a part of the forest.

There are a number of restaurants in Stutterheim where one can dine in the evenings. Activities and attractions in the area include beautiful hikes to waterfalls, Lemonwood forests and Anderson Dam, horseback trails, bird watching, mountain bike trails, canoeing on the Gubu Dam, trout and bass fishing, archery, rock-climbing and bouldering, abseiling, motorbike tours, golf, tennis, and squash. One can also visit local artists and galleries, pottery workshops, the Stationary Engine Museum, Old Thomas River Historical Village with its rock art museum and tours, or Mqwali Xhosa Cultural Village.

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