Misty Mountain Reserve

Eastern Cape


This rural resort is a terrific place to kick off your shoes for a few days. It has a string of individual A-frame cottages set back from a bluff over the ocean as well as five rustic cottages and four safari tents overlooking a small lake. Access is via a good gravel road from the N2.

Meals are available, and on-site activities include walking and mountain-biking on trails through the forest.


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