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Bitou River Lodge

Bitou River Lodge Hotel / Lodge accommodation in Plettenberg Bay Western Cape

Description

Plettenberg Bay Bed & Breakfast accommodation in heart of the South African Garden Route. Plettenberg Bay is a popular Garden Route vacation destination in South Africa for tourists. The Garden Route s Plettenberg Bay is characterised by sweeping, unspoilt golden beaches, rocky peninsula, intriguing lagoons and estuaries, indigenous forests and unpolluted rivers and sea. Plettenberg Bay is in the heart of the Garden Route and therefore perfect for tourists interested in exploring the South African Garden Route. Bitou River Lodge, Plettenburg Bay. This is one of the most soothing locations in South Africa. Restful rooms overlooking a tranquil garden and quiet, bird-filled river. And at the resonable B&B rates, you can afford to spend a week or two here just chilling. But the hub of Plettenberg Bay is a mere 10 minute s drive.

Watch the birds on the river from your bed. Explore the wetlands by canoe. Swim in the pool or at one of Plettenberg Bay's beautiful beaches. Enjoy traditional farmhouse breakfasts and hospitality at this Provençal-style guest house.

Bitou River Lodge is both a destination in its own right and a central base for exploring the area - golf courses, forests, beaches, game farms, shops and restaurants are all just a ten-minute drive away.

Sue speaks English, Afrikaans, French and some German.
We welcome children who are 10 years and older.

Bitou River Lodge is a farmhouse-style guest house on the banks of the Bitou River. All the rooms lead into the garden and down to the river, with its water lilies and birds.

Each spacious, tranquil bedroom has its own private entrance and its own patio for enjoying sunsets. The rooms are all en-suite, with a bath and shower. Two rooms have twin beds and three have king-sized beds; there is also a sleeper couch in each room for an extra guest if necessary.

Each room has an overhead fan and underfloor heating as well as a TV with M-Net.

The guest lounge has comfy sofas and lots of books and magazines, as well as chess and solitaire. In winter, underfloor heating and a log fire make it a cosy place to sit and read.

The breakfast room opens out onto the garden & river. During summer the scent of honeysuckle drifts in to mingle with the smell of fresh coffee, while in winter the underfloor heating & the log fire keep guests warm & cosy.

Bitou River Lodge

Contact Details:
Reservations
Tel: 086 127 6237

Attractions

Sea & River:

join a dolphin - & whale-watching boat trip with Ocean Blue Adventures or Ocean Safaris
try sea kayaking
go diving from the Beacon Island Hotel
take a fishing charter out to sea
go on a Keurbooms River ferry trip
go hiking on Robberg Nature Reserve or at Nature’s Valley
hike to the suspension bridge over Storms River at the Tsitsikamma National Park
plunge in – go swimming or surfing at one of Plettenberg Bay’s beautiful beaches

Animals:

feed, ride & walk with the elephants at the Knysna Elephant Park & the Elephant Sanctuary
enjoy the monkeys at Monkeyland & the birds at Birds of Eden
see wild animals on a game drive at Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve or Buffalo Hills
visit African wild cats at Tenikwa
experience raptors at The Heath
go bird-watching
Birds seen at or from Bitou River Lodge

Forest & Veld:

go mountain biking on the forest trails
ride a horse on the Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve
visit the Big Tree in the Tsitsikamma forest
enjoy the Garden of Eden forest boardwalk

Adrenaline:

go sky-diving
do a bungy jump from the Bloukranz bridge, highest in the world
try abseiling
visit the supertube at Wild Waters

Sport:

play golf at the Country Club or at Goose Valley
watch a chukka of polo at Kurland
swim lengths at the 25m pool
work out at a gym
play tennis at Plettenberg Bay Country Club
learn to surf with Jamin

Bitou River Lodge

Accolades

:Tourism Council of SA Star Grading

TGCSA Star Grading

Directions

Five km from Plettenberg Bay, the N2 to Port Elizabeth crosses the Bitou River. Straight after the bridge, take the road to the left, the R340 to Wittedrift. 4.2km along this road you ll find the turnoff to Bitou River Lodge - A long white farmhouse with a pale blue roof & trees growing in front of it.