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Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies photographed on the Berghouse and Cottages

Explore DrakensbergBy Berghouse Author January 16, 2023

Berghouse and Cottages is situated a short drive from Bergville off the R74 heading towards Royal Natal National Park. Co-ordinates:…

Drakensberg Gorge Trail – The Berghouse and Cottages

Explore DrakensbergBy Berghouse Author January 16, 2023

Gorge Hiking Trail – Royal Natal National Park (15km’s) Royal Natal National Park’s most popular hiking trail. The longest hike…

Introduction to The Berghouse and Cottages

Explore DrakensbergBy Berghouse Author January 16, 2023

The Berghouse and Cottages “a little mountain paradise” After a four year lease, the property was purchased in 1996 as…

Biking Trails

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Mountain Biking. The Berghouse Mountain bike trails offer mountain bike riders a challenging 16km’s of technical mountain bike routes.Bike hire…

Hiking Trails

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Magnificent 7 hiking trails. Hiking trails on site vary from easy to moderate in difficulty. Eland trail: duration 3 km’sStarting…

Horse Riding

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Horse riding in the Drakensberg Guided horse rides on Basuto crossbred ponies for R220 per person per hour. 1to 3…

Fishing

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

The Berghouse Fishing. We offer river and dam fishing. Bring your own fishing equipment. Fishing permit R100/day Catch and release,unless…

Rock Art

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Drakensberg Bushman Rock Art. The Ukhahlamba – Drakensberg Park was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. International recognition was…

Golfing Trips

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Golfing Trips from the Berghouse. Hlalanathi:9 hole golf course located at Hlalanathi Resort, 8 km’s from our entrance. Harrismith:18 hole…

Rock Pool

AttractionsBy Berghouse Author January 15, 2023

Designed and built with the help of a landscape artist, the rock pool was built to enhance the landscape and…

A truly stunning place to stay, absolutely everything has been thought of and everything is perfect, including (but I’m sure I’ll miss things):
– all of the staff were amazing and welcoming, including chatting to the owners, hearing about the history of the place and the area etc.
– the food was OUT OF THIS WORLD. Eat it. Eat all of it.
– the views are exceptional. We were in cottage 8 and I don’t think I’ve ever woken up to a more breathtaking view in my entire life
– the swimming pool is incredible (you’ll see what I mean if, I mean when, you go)
– great little hikes straight out of the gate
– perfect location for exploring the drakensberg (we did the Tugela Gorge Hike and the Cascades)
– great horse riding experience
– sold great coffee for our cafetière
– great recommendation of a nearby restaurant
– oh, and the actual cottage that we stayed in was just perfect. They are beautifully built, thoughtfully and tastefully designed, have everything you need and to be honest I wish that could be my actual home.

As someone who is lucky enough to have travelled to a fairly large number of countries over the years, I can genuinely say that this is comfortably in the top three best places I’ve ever stayed anywhere in the world (it might be number 1, I just need to let the dust settle a bit first…). Despite living in the UK, we will be back!

Corcky89

This place is simply majestic, has to be what heaven would feel like. The warm welcome one receives is wonderful, the views of the mountains are simply beautiful, the sunrise and sunset is definitely the best.

— Anand K

Our first time staying over at Berghouse and cottage. House is clean and classy. Our view of the Drakensberg is awesome. Very nice and friendly people, staff. Then our breakfast, wow dont have words. Will definitely come and stay here again.

— Zelda Muller

Such a beautiful place. A paradise with a gorgeous view to the mountains. The Owners at very friendly and the cottages so beautiful. Pool with a beautiful view. We stayed 3 nights and would have loved staying longer. Sure we will come back one day

— Natural Van life Lovers