Assendelft Lodge and Bush Camp

The upmarket Assendelft Lodge offers luxury-lodge or safari-style bush camp accommodation in the Great Karoo near Beaufort West, Leeu-Gamka, Laingsburg and Prince Albert. Come and experience one of the world's most unique arid zones and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Karoo. Rest, relax, refresh and recharge your batteries.

It is the ideal overnight stop for long-distance travellers. It offers four elegantly decorated double, air-conditioned bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. Each room has its own private entrance with an outside patio where you can sit and enjoy a drink while you take in the surroundings of the Karoo or do some star gazing at night. You can snuggle down in front of the fire in the cosy lounge during winter evenings or enjoy a meal in front of the fireplace in the dining room.

For those with more time at hand and want to be a bit closer to nature, you can stay at Assendelft Bush Camp. The bush camp has five luxury tented chalets with en-suite facilities and solar-powered lights. Hot water is generated by two traditional hot-water "donkeys”. Each chalet has its own braai area where you can sit at the fire and watch the starry heavens at night! There is also a well-equipped communal kitchen with cooking and braai utensils as well as a gas fridge, a freezer and a small oven. Larger groups can enjoy their meals under the wooden lapa.

Close-by activities include the Karoo National Park, the quaint little town of Prince Albert, Gamkaskloof, Meiringspoort with its breathtaking scenery, the world-renowned Kango Caves, the lonely grave of a British soldier, killed during the Anglo-Boer War and buried beneath flat Karoo stones and a guild cross, fossil trails, braaing and picnicking at the Vlakkraal river, and birdwatching.