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Cypress Cottage - Accommodation in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, 
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Cypress Cottage Accommodation in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa is a well established and a small bed and breakfast. It is a old building and gives you a scene of the old-ish way of living. This takes you back to the early 19th century. After a hot - and possibly bothersome - drive to this historic Karoo town, it is an immense relief to be welcomed by people as easy-going and instantly likeable as the Palmés… and to be installed in a beautiful, early 1800s Cape Dutch cottage… and to find yourself minutes later, cold beer in hand, on a stoep with magnificent mountain views.

Price: 4

Bed and breakfast

2 doubles 1 twin

The bedrooms in the cottage are understatedly decorated with a taste for the natural and comfortable, thus the high reed ceilings, solid pine and slate floors, antique chests, fresh flowers and free-standing baths. Breakfast is laid up outside on the terrace – free-range eggs from house chickens, succulent figs, peaches, prunes and apricots from the orchards. Everything is as fresh and natural as possible. Guests can swim in the bore-hole-fed reservoir, which has been converted into a swimming pool.

Graaff-Reinet is worth at least two days’ stopover. There is an excellent choice of trails through the surrounding countryside and mountains, which may be undertaken independently or in organized parties with a guide.
More than 22 species of birds have been recorded in the region. Expeditions and walks with local experts can be arranged.
Riding is a great way to explore the countryside, especially the higher ground and more inaccessible regions. There's no better place to see the drama of the landscape, to learn about its geological evolution or to view the amazing setting of the town, or to watch the sun rise or set over the Plains of Camdeboo than from these extraordinary cliffs and crags. You may also be lucky enough to see the resident pair of black eagles circling at sunset.