Pine Forest Lodge

Pine Forest Lodge Guesthouse accommodation in Graskop Mpumalanga

Description

PINE FOREST LODGE is a 5 bedroomed Guesthouse located on the outskirts of Graskop in Mpumalanga. We operate all year round and provide a comfortable and warm stay to all our valued Guests. We strive to give our Guests the most value for their visit to the area in terms of providing GUIDANCE and INFORMATION in order to bring VALUE in terms of TIME and EXPERIENCE. 

We provide accommodation only, as we encourage our Guests to make use of the local Restaurants both in Town, Sabie and Hazyview. How about a breakfast alongside the Sabie River as it slowly meanders past the Skukuza Restaurant in the Kruger National Park? This will bring a unique experience to your trip. Seeing a Water Buffalo or Hippo popping out of the long grass across the river would give you something to write home about for sure.

Attractions

Graskop (grassy hill) is on the edge of the Klein Drakensberg escarpment, with spectacular views of the lowveld almost 500 metres below. Like many towns in the area, Graskop originated as a gold mining camp in the 1880's and still has something of the feel of a Wild West town.

Graskop is centrally situated close to all the tourist sites, attractions and activities in the area. This popular tourist route is known as the "Panorama Route" which includes quaint little towns like Pilgrim's Rest, Sabie, and Hazyview. These towns are all en-route to the famous Kruger National Park.

Attractions in the ESCARPMENT area include waterfalls, mountain viewpoints at the Blyderivercanyon, mountain hiking trails along the Escarpment face, Motorbiking, Quad riding, Kayaking / Ghekoiing on the Sabie River, Horse riding, Birding, Cycling and Kloofing (absailing), Microlight or helicopter sight seeing flips, or be brave enough to do a hot air balloon trip over a Game Reserve. There is a Cultural Village nearby where one can attend a dinner and see a dance display at the Shangana Cultural Village.

Alternatively, the LOWVELD offers places of Wild animal and bird rehabilitation Projects. Interact with Elephants or feed a Vulture while it perches on your arm. See Eagles and other Raptor bird species at close range, while 'Bigboy', the huge male lion roars in the background. See Hippos feeding on the grass alongside your table along the Sabie River at night.

We are endeavouring to provide our Guests and Public with Day Tours both to the Panorama Route area and the Kruger National Park as of early 2009. This will be with a THETA accredited South African Tour Guide. Do enquire on this availability in need.

Open Vehicle Tours can also be arranged for day trips into the Kruger Park. This is a worthwhile experience. Once again, do make sure that you have a reputable Tour Guide on this trip, as this will make your experience to the Kruger Park so much more valuable. The Kruger National Park has just celebrated it's 110th year of existance.  

Mozambique is also close by should this be one of your desired destinations for fishing or an interesting scuba diving experience!

Graskop is a good place to take a break from your Panoramic drive, as there are several tempting  aromatic coffee shops like the famous Harries Pancakes where you can lunch. The gold mining days are long gone, and Graskop is now home to a thriving timber industry.

The Graskop timber plantations are some of the largest man-made forests in the world. You cannot fail to notice endless rows of Pine and Eucalyptus trees as you cruise the hills and valleys of this beautiful area.

Facilities

Our facilities include:

Internet and email access. (email your 'photo of the day' home.)

Camera photo/file downloading to disk. (free up your camera memory space.)

DSTV including CNN, SKYNEWS.

Swimming Pool.

Braai/barbeque area at swimming pool.

Crazy Golf in large garden area. (Proven to be good entertainment for kids and aspiring Golfers.)

Laundry and tumble dryer. (Ironing on Thursdays only subject to arrangement.)

Winter and Summer linen in Season.

Electric blankets on all beds in Winter. (May - Sept.) This is a MUST.

Transportation to and from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) to Pine Forest Lodge by prior arrangement. A group of 7-8 passegers is possible in a VW Kombi type minibus. For insuranceand public liability purposes, we are restricted to passengers who are booked in at Pine Forest Lodge only. 

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