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Witsand Nature Reserve - Accommodation near Postmastburg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Witsand Nature Reserve - Accommodation near Postmastburg, Northern Cape. Few eco-destinations in the Northern Cape are as scenic as the Witsand Nature Reserve and even fewer boast the luxury accommodation they offer the visitors. Sensual, flowing white dunes surrounded by red Kalahari sand, Camelthorn woordlands and the Langberg Mountain, clear cobalt-blue skies and and abundant bird life such as the Pygmy falcon, await its visitors. Sunsets shroud the landscape in shades of gold, nickel and mocha. The evening is broken only by the calls of nocturnal birds and animals

Price: 6

Dinner bed and breakfast

10 chalets each with 3 bedrooms

Accommodation is provided in spacious, thach-roofed, self-catering three bedroomed chalets, each with one and a half bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and air-conditioning throughout. The beautiful and rustic interior decoration carries a seal of class and true luxury. One of the chalets has been desighed to accommodate the physically disabled. The chalets are well-placed in thick bush under large shady camelthorn trees which enhances privacy. There are two swimming pools on the reserve, one for the exclusive use of the lodge guests and the other for use by all other visitors. and a quaint kiosk where locally made curios are sold. A carefully concealed ground-level bird-hide provides one with and eye-level view of a well located watering point. Trails provide the hiker with a unique opportunity to experience the essence of the desert. In simple terms, Witsand Nature Reserve is a paradise for hikers, birdwatchers, photograghers and all who enjoy the great outdoors.

Dunes, twenty to sixty metres high, 9 km long and 4 km wide, cover a vast quantity of sub-surface water, which through continual leaching has washed the red iron oxide coating fron the quartzite grains. This produced the white sand which stands in sharp contrast to the green vegetation, the dramatic smoky blue backdrop provided by the surrounding mountains and the typical red Kalahari sand. Desert winds chisel out strange and eerie patterns on the dune faces while dune grasses draw circles in the sand to complete God's awe-inspiring art work. The Witsand Nature Reserve is also home to the roaring dunes or "Brulsand" of the Kalahari. The dry air, uniform sand grains and lack of iron oxide coating may carry the key to this phenomenon.