Put your feet up and relax under huge Fever trees to the sound of the murmuring Sabie River. Slowly sip a sundowner as you watch a Kingfisher hovering and diving for its last catch of the day.

If this sounds like the perfect escape from city life, then your dream breakaway is Riverside Cottages, an affordable, self-catering resort.

LOCATION
Only four hours drive from Johannesburg, Riverside Cottages offers the city dweller the ideal tranquil setting from which to explore the Lowveld and escarpment. Riverside Cottages is ideally situated on the Hazyview/Sabie Road (R536) between the Panorama Route and the Kruger National Park, 11km from Hazyview and 33km from Sabie. The cottages lie on the banks of the Sabie River, at the confluence of the Mac Mac and Sabana Rivers.

FACILITIES
Riverside Cottages is a small, privately owned resort with 10 cottages. We have four- and six-sleeper thatched cottages. Four-sleepers have one bedroom with a double bed and en-suite bathroom, and two single beds in the lounge. Six-sleepers have two bedrooms, each with a double bed and en-suite bathroom, with two single beds in the lounge. The resort can sleep up to 48 people.

Our cottages are self-catering and equipped with two-plate stove, refrigerator, microwave oven, kettle, toaster, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and bed linen. Just bring your own food and towels. Each cottage has its own veranda, cozy outdoor braai facility and shady carport. Cottages are serviced daily.

There is a lapa and communal braai area near the pool for groups and small conferences.

Riverside Cottages also offers a swimming pool, trampoline, tennis court, and volleyball court, all next to the babbling Sabie River. Volleyballs and cricket equipment are available for residents’ use.

ACTIVITIES
The Matumi hiking trail, a beautiful route along the banks of the Mac Mac River, is close by - a real treat for bird and nature lovers. Reach it by crossing the river via the pedestrian bridge.

You can also go quad biking or mountain biking through plantations and stop at a spectacular waterfall for a picnic. Horse riding among wild animals, river rafting, abseiling, kloofing, tubing, hot air ballooning, river fishing, and game drives in the Kruger Park and private reserves are some of the adventures on offer nearby. We shall gladly book you on the adventure of your choice.

We are centrally situated on the well-known Panorama Route, with picturesque waterfalls such as Lone Creek and Bridal Veil, as well as God’s Window, only a stone’s throw away. Numbi gate is 25km and the Kruger gate 50km away. You can take scenic day trips to explore tourist attractions such as the Sudwala Caves, Pilgrims Rest, Bourkes Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, the Shangana Cultural Village and the cheetah breeding project at Kapama. Picnic hampers can be arranged at reception for day trips.

When you grow tired of your own cuisine, there are several restaurants nearby that are highly recommended in the EAT OUT magazine.

A number of good golf courses are a short drive away, including the one at Skukuza in the Kruger Park.

Hazyview is the nearest town (11km) and offers shopping centres, a Post Office, doctors and banks.

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