Clivia Hill Bed & Breakfast
 CLIVIA HILL BED & BREAKFAST
Bed & Breakfast/ Guest House/ Guest Lodge Accommodation
in Champagne Valley, Drakensberg & Surroundings,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Clivia Hill, situated on the banks of Bell Park Dam in the Central
Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal, offers bed and breakfast accommodation for
up to six guests in a tranquil and breathtakingly beautiful setting within the
ambit of the Drakensberg World Heritage Site.
Clivia Hill is on The Drakensberg Experience route, one of the newest tourist
routes in the Open Africa network.
Accommodation:
The thatched double-storey guest unit comprises a well-equipped open-plan living
area and three double bedrooms, each with its own bath- or shower-room adjacent
or en suite. The two north-facing upstairs bedrooms open onto a balcony offering
scenic views through 180 degrees.
All the rooms are provided with wall heaters for cold winter nights and ceiling
fans and mosquito burners for summer. The living area, which has DSTV and a log
fireplace, opens onto a secluded covered porch equipped with a built-in braai
and a Weber. Stone steps lead down from the porch through an indigenous rockery
into an extensive clivia-filled garden from which a gate gives direct access to
Bell Park Dam, known for its exceptionally pure water and its bird life. A
two-seater canoe is available for hire.
Depending on the weather and guests' preference, breakfast is served either in
the open plan living area, on the covered stoep, in the garden or in the
adjacent breakfast room. Menu available on request.
Activities and amenities at or near Clivia Hill
- Water sports of various kinds on Bell Park Dam, which lies just
beyond the garden gate (swimming, canoeing, sailing, motor-boating, and
water-skiing).
- Fishing. The dam is well stocked with bass, carp, Natal
yellowfish and grass cob.
- Bird watching. The abundant bird life around Bell Park Dam
includes fish eagles, ground hornbills, crowned cranes and a wide variety of
waterfowl.
- Walking in the Bell Park Dam area. Options range from 30 minutes
to four hours in duration.
- Mountain walks. There are mapped trails and walks from Bell Park
Dam into the Little Berg and beyond.
- Horse riding. Horse trails through beautiful, little-known
Bergscapes available within 2 km of Clivia Hill and pony rides for children
within 8 km.
- Quad biking, paintball, zip lines, and white water rafting within
10 km of Clivia Hill.
- Canopy tours. The Drakensberg Canopy Tour is 20 minutes' drive
from Clivia Hill, the Karkloof Canopy tour less than an hour away.
- Battlefields and historical sites. The haunting battle site of
Spioenkop and the key Boer War town of Ladysmith are both approximately 45
minutes drive from Clivia Hill, while a visit to Isandhlwana and Rorke's
Drift is a comfortable day trip.
- Tennis, golf and bowls. Courts, courses and bowling greens are
all to be found in the general neighbourhood.
- Game Reserves. The Spioenkop and Weenen Game Reserves are both
within easy reach.
- Music. The renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir School presents
mid-weekly concerts during term time and hosts the annual Music in the
Mountains festival at the end of April.
- Eating out. The six hotels, three restaurants and four coffee
shops situated within eight to 25kms of Clivia Hill provide a range and
quality of food to satisfy all tastes.
- Shopping. There are two small shopping centres each within 12 kms
of Clivia Hill. Cedarwood has a supermarket, bottle store, laundrette and
coffee shop as well as several speciality shops, while Thokozisa, set in an
indigenous garden with a play area for children, has an information centre,
restaurant, delicatessen, wine cellar, hair salon, art gallery and a variety
of boutiques. Breads and baked treats can be bought at the Valley Bakery,
which also has an art gallery and coffee shop. Winterton, 20 minutes drive
from Clivia Hill, has two supermarkets, two petrol stations, a coffee and
gift shop, a butchery, pharmacy, bottle store and post office. The Midlands
Meander, which starts approximately 75 km from Clivia Hill, affords an
outing that combines lovely scenery with an interesting variety of shopping
and eating options.
- Medical. GP in Winterton, dentists in Estcourt and Bergville, two
hospitals in Ladysmith.
Seasonal highlights
- Music in the Mountains at the Drakensberg Boys' Choir School in late
April.
- Snow on the High Berg in winter.
- Clivia season in early spring (end of August to mid-September) when this
spectacular indigenous lily is in full bloom throughout the Clivia Hill
garden.
Clivia Hill Facilities
Canoe for hire
Ceiling fans
DSTV
Electric under blankets
Garden vegetables when available
Homegrown herbs
Large garden giving access to dam
Log fireplace
Microwave
Parking on site
Pet friendly (by arrangement)
Private entrance
Tree house for children
Wall heaters
Weber & built-in braai
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