18 Kingfisher

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à partir de R6500Champre

Capacité: 12 clients

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18 Kingfisher offers a comfortable and inviting self-catering retreat in the Gamtoos River Mouth Resort estate. Nestled in a private residential village, this holiday home is surrounded by unspoiled natural beauty, featuring breathtaking river views, golden dunes, and access to the ocean.

We offer the following discounts:
3-6 nights minimum stay - 6% discount per night
7-14 nights minimum stay - 10% discount per night

This spacious retreat comfortably accommodates up to 12 guests, featuring six well-appointed bedrooms and four bathrooms. The first bedroom has a queen-size bed, the second offers twin beds, the third boasts a king-size bed, and the remaining three each include a double bed. Two bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, while the other four share two additional bathrooms. Some bathrooms feature both a bath and a shower, while others have a shower only, ensuring convenience and comfort for all guests.

The fully equipped kitchen includes a stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, cutlery, crockery, and coffee and tea-making facilities, ensuring a hassle-free self-catering experience. The spacious open-plan sitting and dining area features comfortable couches, a dining table, and a TV with DStv. For entertainment, guests can enjoy both an indoor braai area and a deck with an additional braai space. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property, providing modern convenience in a relaxing setting.

For fishing enthusiasts, the property features a dedicated outdoor hand basin and a chest freezer specifically for bait storage. Anglers often find great success using artificial lures. After a day by the river or ocean, refresh in the convenient outdoor shower.

The Gamtoos River Mouth area in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is renowned for its rich avian diversity, particularly among wader species. Birders can encounter a variety of sought-after birds throughout the year, with certain species being more prominent during specific seasons.

Notable Bird Species: Palearctic Migrants: During the summer months, the area hosts large numbers of Palearctic migrants, including: * Bar-tailed Godwit * Common Whimbrel * Curlew * Marsh Sandpipers * Common Greenshank * Little Stint * Ruff * Common Ringed Plover * Kittlitz’s Plover * Grey Plover * Eurasian Curlew * Greater Sand Plover * Red Knot * Terek Sandpiper

Best Time to Spot These Birds: The optimal period for observing these migratory species is during the Southern Hemisphere's summer months, from November to March. During this time, the Gamtoos River Mouth area becomes a crucial stopover for these birds, offering excellent opportunities for birdwatching.

Resources for Birdwatching: For comprehensive checklists and recent sightings in the Gamtoos River Mouth area, eBird provides valuable information. Their platform offers detailed bird lists and recent observations, which can enhance your birding experience. (ebird.org) Additionally, BirdLife Eastern Cape offers insights into birding spots in the region, including the Gamtoos River Mouth Reserve.

Their website provides information on the types of birds you can expect to see and the best times to visit. (birdlife-ec.co.za)

Lying adjacent to the Garden Route, just over an hour's drive from Gqeberha, the Gamtoos Valley is home to the three little villages of Hankey, Loerie and Patensie, and is a vibrant mix of citrus, potato and tobacco farming that forms a collage of cultivated fields and Orchards. Regarded as the gateway to the Baviaanskloof Wilderness area, the valley is a treasure trove of beautiful scenery and interesting landmarks that stretch up to Komdomo, where the Baviaanskloof route begins.

Jeffreys Bay is approx 25km from the Gamtoos River Mouth. This bustling town is bordered on both sides by nature reserves and rivers—the Kabeljous and Seekoei estuaries—and within Jeffreys Bay—the Noorsekloof Nature Reserve. This town is world-renowned for its safe beaches and surfing waves, with many different surf breaks, each possessing its own magic.

The little town of Loerie hosts the Naartjie Festival in September and Hankey is not only the oldest town in the valley but also claims to have the largest sundial in the southern hemisphere - 36.4 metres across. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is an hour's drive away in Gqeberha.