"NEW GUESTS!" is the cheerful call often heard in the lodge at Grootbos. Greeted with a smile and welcomed with a glass of fine South African sparkling wine, guests at Grootbos are made to feel instantly special.

Two lodges, one great experience! The classic Garden Lodge set in a lush indigenious surrounding is the ideal family getaway. The new Forest Lodge with its contemporary and modern style appeals to the cosmopolitan traveller.

Feel welcome at a truly unique place where conservation and relaxation have found the perfect home.

Space, light and the time to enjoy them. Set among the ancient milkwood trees, our large, private suites give the guest a chance to unwind, surrounded by the splendours of nature and pampered by all the comforts of home.

Each suite has its own secluded balcony from which you can admire the sunsets over the ocean or start the day in tune with the forest birds. Natural textures and colours bring the harmony of nature into your suite. Spacious, finely appointed bathrooms complete the feeling of utter luxury.

Strolling between your suite and the main lodge, winding pathways will guide you past the largest milkwood forests in the world.

1 restaurant and 1 bar, large swimming pool, ecological interpretation centre and research centre, library, gift shop and laundry service. NOTE children are very welcome.

160km from Cape Town (2 hours by car) and 35km from Hermanus (45 minutes by car).