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At Hillwatering we offer our guests 5 very spacious bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms, from your bedroom you can step outside through the French doors onto your own verandah where you can sit and enjoy the clean mountain air and the spectacular views of the mountains, the forest clad slopes and the 70 metre high Bridal Veil Falls.

We have 5 spacious bedrooms, two rooms have queen beds, one has a double bed and two have twin beds (three-quarter size) all these rooms have their very own bathrooms which have showers and/or baths.
From your bedroom you can open the French door and walk outside onto the verandah, where you will be greeted with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, forest clad slopes and the famous Bridal Veil Falls.
This verandah is also a place where you can sit and enjoy the clean mountain air (our elevation is approx 1100 meters) and have a sundowner whilst you watch the sun set over the mountains.

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The little forestry town of Sabie is situated on the Mpumalanga Drakensberg escarpment and is malaria free. From Sabie there are numerous sights to see and things to do, the most popular being the Panorama route.
The Panorama Route is an easy days outing from Sabie, the whole round trip is less than 200 kms and includes attractions such as Mac Mac Falls, The Pinnacle, Gods Window, Berlin and Lisbon falls, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the world famous Blyde River Canyon, where you can view the 3 Rondavels and then finish off your day with a visit to historical old mining town of Pilgrims Rest.

Other major attractions within a days drive include visiting the Kruger National Game Park which is only 50 kms away (have a early morning start with one of our picnic breakfasts), Long Tom pass, Kaapsehoop (famous for it's wild horses and blue swallows), Lowveld Botanical Gardens (cycads lovers will be impressed) and Sudwala Caves.
Don't forget to visit the 3 local waterfalls, Lone Creek, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe which are only a few kilometers away, these are very different from the other waterfalls in the area as you approach the waterfalls from the base of the fall.

For the more venturous there is Horse riding (1 hr to 2 days) Mountain bike rides, Abseiling, Bridge swings, River rafting and flights in helicopters, micro lights and hot air balloons.
For the not so adventurous there is Golf, walking trails, silk farms, swimming or a walk around the local curio shops.
Or just relax on your own verandah and read a good book or magazine.

For overseas visitors who are arriving at Johannesburg Airport, take the Boksburg Highway (R21) and then turn onto the N12 towards Witbank, this road then becomes the N4, continue on passed the Middleburg turnoff and after another 60kms take the R540 (R33) to Belfast, Dullstroom and Lydenburg.

If you are coming from Lydenburg over the "Long Tom Pass" road, as you come down the hill into Sabie, you'll see our Hillwatering sign. TURN LEFT. Follow the road for about 100 meters and then TURN RIGHT into Marula Street, (there is another Hillwatering sign post there).
Follow the road down the hill and around the corner for about 200 meters, you will then see a large beige coloured house on your left, 50, Marula Street, this is Hillwatering. (It has a sign outside).

PS. If you miss the first turning, continue down the hill and take your next LEFT TURN, Hillwatering is also sign posted from there as well.

If you are coming from another direction (i.e. Hazyview, Graskop etc) then you will have to drive through Sabie and take the R532 road to Lydenburg.
As you leave the town you will go through a 3 - way STOP street, after this, follow the Lydenburg Road for about 1 kilometer, passing on your right a Caltex garage and the golf course, take the SECOND TURN to your RIGHT (Hillwatering is signposted from here), this crosses a small bridge, about 50 meters further on TURN RIGHT at the T junction, follow the road up the hill until you come to a 3-way STOP street, TURN LEFT into Marula Street and No 50 is about 200 meters further on, on the right.
Sabie is approx a 4-hour drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Hazel and Richard welcome you to their home at Hillwatering Country House and hope you enjoy your stay with us, we have a few rules but otherwise please make yourselves feel at home:
- Guests are requested not to smoke inside the bedrooms, but smoking is permitted on our verandahs
·-Secure parking for all guests' cars is available, with the main gates being closed at night. A safe is also available
·-Breakfast is between 8 and 9 am (unless prior arrangements have been made) and is served on the verandas (weather permitting) or the main dinning room
- Breakfast picnic baskets are available for those guests who wish to depart early for the park, please advise us 24 hours beforehand.
- Refreshment trays are in all rooms, additional items available at no cost are, Herbal and Rooibos tea bags, fresh milk and jugs of cold water
- Guests may use our phone, fax and Internet at a nominal charge
- There are a number of board and other games available. Magazines are also available.

Hazel or Richard are only too happy to assist you in your day trips or booking other local activities, apart from the local maps, we have information on Waterfalls, Walks and Scenic drives in the area.
There are a wide range of restaurants in Sabie, to cater for our guests, including some which do the local cuisine.
PS we also do 2 and 3-course meals but these are strictly on a prebooked basis
- We do accommodate children but request that the parents control them at all times

Whether you stay at Hillwatering Country House or some other establishment, we hope you will enjoy your stay in Sabie, South Africa and look forward to your return to this wonderful scenic country sometime in the future.

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