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Antbear Guest House - Accommodation in the Central Drakensberg near Giants Castle

Website www.antbear.co.za

The Antbear Guest House offers hospitable accommodation in the foothills of the KwaZulu Natal Central Drakensberg near to Giants Castle Nature Reserve. This guest house is an ideal place to base yourself while you discover the Drakensberg region of KwaZulu Natal South Africa. You are invited you to spend time here, the Antbear Guest House is a place for feeding your soul and rekindling your spirit. The quaint and charming cottage puts its arms around you and reminds you that there are things more important than normal everyday life.

Price: 4

Dinner bed and breakfast

4 doubles 1 luxury suite

The Antbear Guest House is a thatched, whitewashed cottage built high on a natural platform overlooking the Bushmans River with a view of Giants Castle. This accommodation establishment is a bit off the beaten track and is more of an insider tip than just another bed and breakfast. Small intimate groups and never more than 10 guests at a time. It’s a laid back, lovingly cared for kind of place where you feel a sense of happiness and peace. Honeymoon stays turn into anniversary commemorations just as guests become friends. Even foreign tourists return for a second and third taste.

The name “Antbear” comes from its previous resident who lived under the floorboards before its restoration just a few years ago. It’s filled with gorgeous hand crafted furniture, wonderful wooden sculptures and a seemingly never ending collection of artistic aspects to discover.

Plan for slow and decadent dinners by candlelight prepared by your hosts Andrew and Conny. Sometimes it’s a Moroccan spread including a genuine Moroccan tagine prepared on wood coals or maybe it’s a surprise of just how delightful Chinese food can be. Breakfast is served with freshly baked bread and scones and often it becomes a 2 hour affair. 

There is plenty to do in the area too. Walks in the Drakensberg mountains, visits to bushman paintings, horse trails though a private game reserve, canoe trips, Karkloof canopy tours and the Midlands Meander to mention but a few. 

So if your looking for a place where art, beauty and time away are important then Antbear Guesthouse is worth a second look.