- Natal Midlands
- Valley of 1000 Hills
- Drakensberg
- Zululand
- Lesotho
- Wild Coast
- North Coast
- Wild Coast
- Maluti Route
- Swaziland
- Garden Route
- Knysna
- Plettenberg Bay
- George
- Underberg
- Nottingham Road
- Klein Karoo
DescriptionThe Antbear Guesthouse is a thatched, whitewashed cottage built high on a natural platform overlooking the Bushmans River and Giants Castle. This cottage is a bit off the beaten track and is more of an insider tip than just another bed and breakfast. We cater for small intimate groups and never have 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, 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.
Special offersLong StaysStay for longer than 6 nights and get a 10% discount Rates
Ensuite double R540 per person per night sharing which includes dinner and breakfast Luxury suite R760 per person per night sharing which includes dinner and breakfast Children 10 years and under are half price Babies under 2 are not chrged for.
Ensuite double R610 per person per night sharing which includes dinner and breakfast Luxury suite R860 per person per night sharing which includes dinner and breakfast Children 10 years and under are half price Babies under 2 are not chrged for.
What do our users think04.04.2008 by Peter and Jackie Terkow from USA - 5/5- Andrew and Conny, Jackie and I have made it back to Maine after four wonderful and exciting weeks in South Africa. Our stay at the Antbear was truly a highlight of our trip. We realized later we forgot to sign the guestbook. We did take the dirt road you suggested toward Zulu Nyala. After a couple of wrong turns we managed to get straightened out. One turn took us to a dead end at a big knob called Die Kop. It was quite scenic. We enjoyed the scenery along the route, thank you. Yours truly, Peter Terkow 31 Knox Lane Lebanon, Me 04027 14.02.2008 by Rosemary and Mike Lambert from UK - 5/5- Just a quick e mail to thank you for a wonderful stay at Antbear. We had a great few days and are really pleased we chose Antbear. You are excellent hosts, your accommodation is very spacious and relaxing, breakfasts and dinners combined super food and a convivial time. Your recommendations for areas to walk were much appreciated, and we loved the walking itself. I suspect from your comments re e mail capacity you may not open these attachments, but they are representative images of our stay. We also enjoyed the rest of our trip to South Africa. Best wishes for a busy season with the right sort of guests, and enjoy developing your new projects. Kind regards, Rosemary and Mike Lambert PS Should you be visiting the UK/Devon, we'd be pleased to see you here in Branscombe/Beer 28.01.2008 by Maggie Linden and Donna Berry from UK - 5/5- Hi Andrew and Connie Just a quick e-mail to say thank you for a fantastic stay at Antbear. We really enjoyed it fantastic countryside and accommodation and really welcoming hosts. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay it was one of the highlights of our trip. We followed your alternative directions Andrew to Amphitheatre - it was fantastic drive albeit we got lost! Scenery was great though - even if drive a little hairy at times! We would certainly recommend Antbear to friends but the best testament you can have I suppose is that yours was the only establishment full in an out of season period - so there you go you are doing things right! Good Luck and hope to see you again some time - hope the map is a great success - we did inform Springbok about wrong number!! Regards Maggie Linden and Donna Berry 08.10.2007 by Oskar Lafag from Germany - 5/5- Thank you andrew and conny for a wonderful 3 days in the Drakensberg Mountains. Your help with maps, routes and general advice was more than we could have wished for. We will visit you again if we come back to South Africa 03.04.2007 by Caroline Richards from UK - 5/5- 'Antbear Guest house is everything it says on it's website. Andrew and Connie are charming and very friendly hosts and help you get the most out of your visit. The situation is dramatic, poised on a hillside overlooking a large valley and cliffs, and away in the distance the Giant's Castle. It has not got all singing dancing mod. cons or haut cuisine, but is very comfortable and relaxing, dinner is round one big table with good home-cooked food, every night a different theme! and a variety of dinning companions. 01.04.2007 by Rosaleen and Peter from UK - 5/5- Andrew and Connie. We cannot stop talking about our stay with you now nearly a month ago. You are such good hosts in such an idyllic spot we just wished we could have stayed a little while longer in your company. The wedding at Providence was a great success and your recommendation, The Whistling Duck’ did very well from the assembled company as we breakfasted there every morning. We took your recommended route through Greytown, Dundee and Vryheid to the Tembe Elephant reserve. Fantastic. We have to say that we have been stunned by your country and we are so glad that we opted for car travel and that the routes that we decided to take, much against the wishes of the rest of the party who flew to Durban and then stuck to motorways. In doing so they missed a really interesting trip through Zulu land. We would love to return and do the battlefields but probably would find it difficult to get past the Drakensberg, those stupendous mountains. We both cannot thank you enough for making us so welcome. We will not easily forget your amazing site with those unbelievable views and your ready friendship. DirectionsTravel along the N3. Take the off ramp 152 between Estcourt and Mooi River. Travel in the direction of Hidcote. After 7 km you will encounter a T-junction. Turn right towards Giants Castle. After 14 km turn right towards Moor Park onto a dirt road. After 5.3 Km you will pass a right hand turn off called "The Rise". 300 meters passed this road is the farm entrance on the right. The Antbear Guesthouse is 2km along the farm road up the hill and is the thatched cottages that you can see from the road. |
Andrew Attwood
+27 (0)36 352 3143
+27 (0)36 352 3143
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