Kwandwe

Near Grahamstown
6170  Grahamstown
South Africa

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OVERLOOKING THE GREAT FISH RIVER - THE LODGE IS MASTERFULLY CONTOURED TO BLEND WITH THE MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE. THE DECOR IS AFRICAN-INSPIRED WITH EARTH TONED FABRICS / INDIGENOUS TIMBER AND EARLY SETTLER ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS. EACH SUITE HAS A PRIVATE RIVER DECK WITH SALA OVERLOOKING THE GREAT FISH RIVER. PAN-AFRICAN CUISINE CAN BE SERVED ON YOUR PRIVATE RIVER DECK - OR ENJOYED UNDER A CANOPY OF STARS IN OUR FIRELIT BOMA -OPEN AIR DINING AREAS-. KWANDWE MEANS -PLACE OF THE BLUE CRANE- IN XHOSA - AND IS HOME TO A POPULATION OF THESE MAJESTIC ENDANGERED BIRDS. UPLANDS HOMESTEAD - THIS GRACIOUS VILLA OFFERS AN ALTERNATE EXPERIENCE AT KWANDWE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE. IDEAL FOR THE SOLE USE OF A GROUP OR FAMILY OF UP TO SIX PEOPLE - IT IS A SENSITIVELY RESTORED 1905 FARMHOUSE FEATUING THREE SPACIOUS BEDROOMS WITH EN SUITE BATHROOMS / PRIVATE BALCONIES / SWIMMING POOL AND SOLE USE SAFARI VEHICLE. KWANDWE ECCA LODGE INNOVATIVE, STYLISH AND INTIMATE, KWANDWE’S ECCA LODGE EMBODIES A “FUNK MEETS FUTURISTIC FARMHOUSE” AMBIENCE. EMBLAZONED WITH GIANT WARHOL-LIKE PRINTS, RETRO LIGHT FITTINGS, AND SHADES OF OLIVE, RUST AND BURNT ORANGE, IT IS WITTY, WELCOMING AND SKILLFULLY APPOINTED. SITUATED ON ROLLING SLOPES OVERLOOKING A BEAUTIFUL SPEKBOOM, ACACIA AND ALOE-STUDDED VALLEY WITH A BACKDROP OF STEEP SHALE CLIFFS, THE VIEWS ARE BREATHTAKING, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE SPEKBOOM TREES ARE IN BLOOM. SIX SUITES OF INVENTIVE ARCHITECTURE FEATURE WALLS OF WOOD PANELLING INTERSPERSED WITH MESH-COVERED STONE GABION, AND PAGODA-STYLE CORRUGATED IRON ROOFS. THE SUITES ARE EXTREMELY SPACIOUS,WITH GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED LIVING ROOMS, BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS. GLASS DOORS SLIDE BACK, LEAVING GAUZE DOORS TO ADMIT THE COOL INVITING BREEZES AND FRAGRANCES OF THE BUSHVELD. WRAPAROUND WOODEN DECKS LEAD OUT FROM THE SITTING ROOMS AND BEDROOMS, TO PRIVATE PLUNGE POOLS AND OUTDOOR SHOWERS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GUEST AREA ARE THE OPEN INTERACTIVE KITCHEN, A GORGEOUS RIM-F.