DUNGBEETLE RIVER
LODGE Guesthouse is one of the only 4-star graded accommodation
establishments in the area. Our guesthouse boasts 6 up-market
large, Safari type en suite bedrooms, with old world furnishings
and subtly decorated to give you a classy colonial African feel .
Each room with its unique big five animal name comes with
television, honesty fridge, safe and a choice of single or double
bed. Included in our Bed and Breakfast rates is a traditional
farmhouse breakfast. Our Guesthouse is situated on the banks of
the Sundays River alongside the new Addo National Park entrance
and offers a magnificent deck with sweeping river views as a
perfect backdrop to your big five game viewing.
Happy JackalGuest House offers a choice of five luxurious double
en-suite rooms, all with stunning river views.
Guests may choose from ground-floor rooms with private entrances
and garden patios, or impressively large and comfortable thatched
upstairs rooms, one of which has its own outside thatched deck..
All rooms enjoy upmarket facilities.
Recline in the spacious, high-roofed lounge, well-stocked with a
collection of interesting books. Enjoy a game of chess or a board
game by the cosy open fireplace on those chilly winter evenings.
The Happy Jackal has a no-smoking policy for indoors.
On fine, calm mornings take time to enjoy at leisure a full,
English and health breakfast outdoors, whilst watching the antics
of our resident Egyptian geese and hoopoes. Stroll with your
coffee down the rolling lawns to the water’s edge and plan your
day.
Delicious evening meals, packed lunches and picnic baskets will be
provided on request and will always include a variety of
home-grown salads and vegetables. Home-baked bread, pastries and
pies; home-cured gammons; home-made preserves will often appear
alongside a variety of game dishes.
Our ‘coronary menu’ is of particular interest to those with tender
hearts! On request, these tempting dishes are cleverly prepared
and tastefully presented. Your continuing health is our greatest
concern.
breakfast and there is private dining in the wine cellar. Customized
River, Game, Sea and Dune Safaris are available in addition to
corporate packages and conference facilities.
Enter the
Addo Elephant National Park from the southern gate,
and enjoy this beautiful drive through the park. The Addo
Elephant National Park is a big 5 park, with an amazing group
of elephants, that have grown from only 9 elephants in 1931 to
the current population of over 450 Elephants. The park is the
most densely populated elephant habitation in the world. The
National Parks have taken great care, to repopulate the park
with animal species that are indigenous to the Eastern Cape
area.
Unlike other parks where culling must be carried out to
control populations, these gentle giants will be moved into
neighbouring areas, recently purchased by the government.
Go hike on the Alexandria Dune Fields, Or, go on a guided trip
to the sea, on 4 x 4 vehicles, and expect the unexpected. Now
up for National Heritage Nomination. 15 masters theses have
been done on the dunes, and this makes them the most studied
dune fields in the world. They are the longest, widest coastal
sand dunes in the southern hemisphere.
Experience the tidal, clean Sundays river. Safe to swim,
beautiful to canoe up river (18 km). Go on a boat cruise, with
a packed picnic.
Visit the local beach, where the river flows into Algoa Bay.
It is a place of peace, a place to soul search.
Birding: over 220 birds are recorded along this section, of
the Eastern Cape. Some endemic to this area.
Some of the Eastern Cape’s most well known game reserves are
within easy drive distance.
Port Elizabeth is a mere 25 minutes away, and if the bright
lights beckon, or you want to swim or sunbath on beaches with
Blue Flag Status, then this is the place to go.
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