Region
Overview
Situated on the edge of the indigenous Xholora forest in the Amatola Mountains in the Eastern Cape.
Sites
6 Sites on grass. Bring a net ground sheet to protect the grass.
Site Essentials
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• Power for each site. Bring a 15+m extension cord.
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• Water point available near each site.
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Bring your own braai.
Amenities
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• Unisex bathroom unit with hot water, shower, basin and flushing toilet.
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• Scullery for washing dishes.
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• No laundry facilities.
Food, Drinks, Supplies
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• No onsite restaurant. Restaurants and takeaways in Stutterheim 6kms.
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• No onsite shop. Stock up with groceries in Stutterheim 6kms.
Activities
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• Canoe hire on Gubu dam • Trout fishing • Bring your own gear for all activities
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• Horseback Trails • Birding • Mountain Biking • Hiking • The Shire Wild Bulb Nursery • Rock climbing • Bouldering • Abseiling • Own equipment required for all activities
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• Playground
Access
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• Suitable for all types of typically accepted camping vehicles and ways of camping.
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• Tar and then 4 or 5kms of gravel, depending on the route you take.
Contact the campsite for directions - they do not suggest you follow your GPS
Other
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• Pets welcome by prior arrangement
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• Malaria-free
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• Cell signal - Signal weak across all networks - enough to make a call but not to stream data.
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• No WiFi
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• Visitors have not reported any security concerns or incidents.
As a general precaution wherever you travel, keep valuables secured away.
In Town
• Stutterheim 6kms: Places to eat - Supermarkets - Fuel - ATM's - Pharmacy - Common services
Contact Details
- Tel: 043 683 2452 |
- rob@shire.co.za
- https://www.shire.co.za/
- -32.53539 27.38720
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