The Best Family Getaway In The Eastern Free State

Posted on Thu March 7, 2019.
Perfect for family weekend getaways Mongoose Self Catering Cottage at Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat & Conservancy in the Eastern Free State between Ficksburg & Clocolan

Are you looking for the best family getaway in the Eastern Free State, a self-catering cottage with loads of space, awesome views, seldom found privacy and seclusion, remote yet accessible, that touch of something special?

Then Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat & Conservancy is exactly what you are looking for, we most certainly have the best family getaway in the Eastern Free State........we have the place, the space, the time, the silence, the solitude, the stars, the mountain, just bring you and the family, our EarthStone Cottages are superb, spacious, well appointed.  

For here you will FIND that something magic, that touch of special…our EarthStone Self Catering Cottages are beautifully positioned to enjoy the most spectacular view of the Eastern Free State. Here in the Eastern Highlands the long warm summer days lend themselves to barbecue evenings on the covered deck, cooling swims in the farm reservoir with sparkling clean borehole water and long beautiful evenings whilst watching a huge golden moon rise over the mountains.

 

 

The Retreat offers walks, hikes, climbs into the mountain, swimming, birding, small mammal viewing, cycling, scenic beauty, great day drives. Close by the  Retreat: Clocolan Golf Course with plains game wandering and a nice restaurant and pub, quaint villages, galleries and eateries,  proximity to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, steam train rides, crop festivals, San rock art, and in season those yummy cherries and cherry farm visits.

 

 

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Mongoose Family Self Catering Cottage with three bedrooms 2 bathrooms large open plan living/dining/kitchen fully equipped - weber braai on the covered deck.
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