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Dusk to Dawn - Accommodation near Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Dusk to Dawn - Accommodation
near Piet Retief, Mpumalanga. Johann and Gudrun Engelbrecht have turned
their family home into a friendly and welcoming half-way stop for tourists and visitors en
route on the N2 from the Kruger National Park or Gauteng to the Kwa-Zulu Natal North Coast
or vice versa. Dusk to Dawn is situated on the N2, 35 km south of Piet Retief and 65 km
north of Pongola. Since 1993 Dusk to Dawn has offered home from home accommodation
for tourists and travellers from more than 36 different countries.
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| Price: 3 |
| Bed and breakfast |
| 2 family units 2 doubles |
There
are 2 cosy family units known as "Barbets Corner" and
"Egrets View" and 2 en-suite bedrooms "Sunbirds
View" and "Hadedas Nest".A full English and Continental
breakfast is served in the beautiful dining room or on the verandah with
a stunning view onto the large garden and the wide open spaces of this
well managed 1800 ha farm. The "Crows Nest" craft shop
offers for sale: Hand-embroidered items made by Zulu women on the farm,
beadwork and other local crafts.
For
children the garden is an absolute amusement park featuring a solar
heated swimming pool, tree house with adjoining jungle gym and hammock,
pony rides in the garden and horse riding for the more experienced. Walks
on the farm and hikes to the unspoiled picnic spot will offer the keen
birder an opportunity to see some of the more than 160 bird species
frequenting this farm. Furthermore, Dusk to Dawn is within easy reach of
some of the Northern Natal Battlefields, Itala or Mkuze Game Reserve or
even for a day visit to the Kingdom of Swaziland. Enjoy a leisurely
walk through lush pastures and grazing cattle towards a bird hide
overlooking a reedbed and a dam. Break away to the private picnic spot
where indigenous trees and abundant birdlife and the sound of rolling
water from the river will calm your soul. Facilities at the picnic
spot include boma, braai-area, bush toilet and view point. Hammocks are
available for an afternoon nap. The picnic spot can be reached on
horseback or by car.