Sewula Gorge Lodge - Cottage / Chalet, Country House / Lodges, Self Catering accommodation in Estcourt, KwaZulu Natal

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Attractions

The delightful shaded river walk can be extended so as to spend time at the Bald Ibis nesting site. A fine example of an iron-age (12th Century) 'fortified hill site' is immediately behind Sewula. Of interest is the Rensburg Koppie National Monument where in 1838 a small group of Voortrekkers escaped being killed by Zulu soldiers by fleeing to the stony hillock next to the iron-age hill.


There is a steep but gentle walk to an Anglo-Boer War defensive position with its dry-packed stone 'sangas' clearly visible. The surrounding area and tracks also offer pleasant and easy walks. If one wants to get into a motorcar then there is a treasure trove of activities nearb. Estcourt town has all sporting facilities, good supermarkets and other services.
 

Special Features

Staying at SEWULA GORGE CAMP actually means you don't have to do anything except absorb the peace of the amazing environment, sleep, read, socialise, loaf and recharge your batteries. The river in front of the camp is bilharzia free so sunbathing and swimming in the pools is easy. If you want to walk, Sewula offers much. There are clearly marked paths and guides. A Botanist's Dream, with its rich and diverse Flora.


The Drakensberg is an hour away and the Midlands Meander only half an hour. Battlefield sites on the Tugela line are an hour away. Picnicking and sunbathing on the river rocks after a leisurely swim in the river pools.

How to get there

Directions from N3 JOHANNESBURG

After Ultra City, the second off ramp is EXIT 168 ESTCOURT SOUTH, and MIDWAY, take this off ramp. Travel in the direction of Estcourt for 2km. Take the R103 MOOI RIVER turning to the RIGHT. Stay on this road for 6½km until you see the MALANSPRUIT/LOWLANDS signboard.

Turn LEFT here to Malanspruit. There is a smaller Sewula Gorge sign, on the turning itself.


PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU GET AS FAR AS THE WILLOW GRANGE HOTEL, YOU HAVE PASSED THE TURNING, GO BACK!


The Malanspruit Road is a dirt road. Travel on it for 1.8km. PLEASE CONTACT US BY PHONE NOW TO SAY WHERE YOU ARE, SO WE CAN MAKE IT IN TIME TO MEET YOU AT THE LODGE. Immediately after you cross a low-level bridge, turn into the driveway to the LEFT. There is another sign indicating the Camp, and a sign that says McIntosh, and a game fence. Follow this road for 6.8km following the signs along the way. Someone will meet you at the lodge.


Directions from N3 DURBAN

Take the off ramp for EXIT 143 MOOI RIVER / GREYTOWN. Here you will pay a toll, which is half of the full tariff.


SHOULD YOU GET TO THE MAIN TOLL PLAZA IN MOOI RIVER YOU HAVE PASSED THE OFF RAMP!


Travel into Mooi River. At the traffic circle proceed as if straight, you will now be on the R103 to ESTCOURT. (Further down this road you will pass the Willow Grange Hotel on the RIGHT.100m further on from the Willow Grange Hotel, is the following crossroad.)

20.3km from the off ramp, there is a marked crossroad, which says MALANSPRUIT / LOWLANDS. Go RIGHT here to Malanspruit. There is also a small Sewula Gorge Camp sign here. The Malanspruit road is a dirt road. Travel on it for 1.8km. PLEASE CONTACT US BY PHONE NOW TO SAY WHERE YOU ARE, SO WE CAN MAKE IT IN TIME TO MEET YOU AT THE LODGE.


Immediately after you cross a low-level bridge, turn into the driveway to the LEFT. There is another sign indicating the Camp, and a sign that says McIntosh, and a game fence. Follow this road for 6.8km following the signs along the way. Someone will meet you at the lodge.

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