Amatola Mountain View Guest House

We usually do1 night here to start the tour...as we offer you  a wide variety of lodging on these Cultural tours...The Owner of the house has a vast knowledge of the area, and the dinner meals are sit down family style.

Set in tranquil surrounds with bird filled gardens and uninterrupted views of the grand Amatola Mountains, this family owned guesthouse offers an artfully blended mix of luxury, comfort and traditional hospitality.

The guesthouse offers single and double rooms and features an extravagant executive suite, which opens onto a private patio and pool. Each room is en-suite and equipped with all amenities including satellite TV.

Enjoy pre-dinner drinks at the bar, wonder in the gardens in the cool of the evening or simply relax with a book in the homely lounge.

» Value for money clean and comfortable accommodation in architect designed house
» All rooms en-suite tastefully furnished and with DSTV, wall heaters and ceiling fans

FACILITIES & SERVICES:
» Swimming pool, cash bar, pool table, books to read, old maps to peruse
» Secure off street parking and a fine garden with lovely views yet good privacy in nice area
» Good home cooking, lunch / supper and takeaways can be provided
» Within easy walking distance of pub, restaurant, hospital, schools, business centre and museum
» Tailor made tours, hiking, game viewing, skin diving and other activities can be provided by prior arrangement.

ATTRACTIONS: The main attractions in the area are the unspoilt beaches, the numerous game reserves, the many heritage sites, (the early missionary history, frontier war history, liberation struggle, etc all of which helped shape the South Africa of today). Then there is the Xhosa culture, the rock art sites, the once famous institutions of learning like Healdtown, Lovedale and Fort Hare etc all with missionary backgrounds and places where people like Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Sir Seretse Khama were educated.

An ideal base from which to venture out on such tours whether self drive or on a guided tour is from King William's Town, which started as a mission station and became the most important garrison town in its time. To meet the needs of tourists who wish to stay over in King, the Speirs family have just opened up a Bed & breakfast in King Williams Town with magnificent views of the Amatola Mountains where much of the fighting during the frontier wars took place.

Situated in a quiet setting with a beautiful garden and pool, visitors can plan their next days outing with people who have an intimate knowledge of the area and what there is to see and do.

King William's Town is also the ideal base from where to spend the night at bed & breakfasts before taking on the challenging 6 day Amatola Hiking Trail rated by Getaway Magazine as the finest in South Africa.

Here too, like with the Frontier War history tours, Rob played the role of trailblazer having helped plan and lay out the Amatola Trail Network.

Fortunately visitors to the area will still be able to draw on Rob's knowledge of the area and the trails.

 A trail that Rob and Ralph highly recommend for both hikers and non-hikers alike is the Wolf River Trail where one can enjoy the best of the Amatola's without having to carry a heavy kitbag.

For visitors to our country, being able to interact with local people is important. With the Wolf River Trail one can spend a night with a Xhosa family in clean accommodation specially set aside for visitors in a beautiful setting and enjoy the magnificent forests and mountain pools of the Amatola's during the day.