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Mount Ingwe Lodge borders the Baviaanskloof World Heritage site and is nestled on the farm Middelwater, in the Elandsriver Valley surrounded by the Winterberg Mountains. Find your lost rooms and explore a world of vast open spaces and horizons while Mother Nature inspires your senses with her sights and sounds. Here you will find indigenous wilderness, touched only by abundant game species and birds roaming in the silence of the mountain tops and valleys deep. In this diverse ecosystem you will also find well-preserved Bushman paintings with its historical intricacies of our Ear
Here you will find indigenous wilderness, touched only by abundant game species and birds roaming in the silence of the mountain tops and valleys deep. In this diverse ecosystem you will also find well-preserved Bushman paintings with its historical intricacies of our Earth’s past.
Mount Ingwe Lodge is located 120 km from Gqeberha and 35 km from Patensie, a small country town in the Eastern Cape. It is also an easy drive from Jeffreys Bay and the Tsitsikamma National Park. With only nature all around, you will still find luxurious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms which were designed to bring Mother Nature into your resting place.
Mount Ingwe Lodge offers two types of self-catering accommodation, namely the Country House and the Ingwe Chalet. The Country House features four cosy bedrooms, while the Ingwe Chalet is an intimate and relaxing retreat for a couple. Both accommodation options offer bed linen and towels, a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with toilet and shower, fan, heater, hairdryer and a braai facility.
The more adventurous couple can go for a quad drive through the farm and neighbouring farms. Choose a lovely picnic basket to enjoy or a braai can also be arranged. Enjoy a glass of wine on the stoep and view the spectacular sights of ribokke, kudu, bosbokke and Fish eagles at your doorstep.
Best Route to Establishment:
Should the weather change on your journey to Mount Ingwe Lodge, resulting in wet rainy weather, and you are not driving in a 4X4 vehicle. It is preferred to come from Gqeberha/ Rocklands direction. Should you need any assistance feel free to contact the owners to confirm the weather and which route would be the best option.
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Patensie is a town in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just south of Noorshoek. The Kouga Dam is located several kilometres to the west. The name is Khoi in origin, and means “cattle resting place”. The town is a centre for the citrus, tobacco, and vegetable farms in the area.
atensie is the last stop before entering the Baviaanskloof Wilderness area. Guarded by the majestic Cockscomb Mountain, this little Town’s activities revolve around the Citrus Industry. It has become a very popular tourist destination with many B&B’s and self-catering establishments, as well as fuel-stops, banks and shops to choose from.
Tourism Information can be obtained from the Tolbos Country Shop and Tea Garden. Visit the impressive Kouga Dam built in 1967 – the first double-arched Dam engineered in South Africa.
The Farm “Patentie” of 3000 morgen was awarded to David Keyser jnr. In 1852 the Farm was sub-divided and in 1858 Patensie was declared a Town. The name Patensie has a Hottentot origin and means “lêplek van die beeste” (where the cattle lie). At first, because all of Patensie was privately owned, Town development was difficult and the Citrus and Tobacco co-ops had to develop their own Residential Areas.
The first oranges were exported in 1907 by Mr Bean and in 1929 the Patensie Citrus Co-op. was founded. The first packing facility was built in 1937. The Co-op is today known as the PSB company and is the biggest citrus packing facility in the Area. Export citrus is the main crop of the Patensie Area! The season runs from April to October.
The Tobacco Co-op. was founded in 1936 and played a vital part in farming of tobacco in the Area. It has since been sold to KaapAgri. Although tobacco is still planted the Tobacco Co-op no longer exists!
The narrow gauge railway, was extended from the Town of Loerie to Patensie in 1914, the improvement of access Roads and the construction of the Kouga Dam in the sixties, sped up the development of Patensie through the stimulation of agriculture and supporting industries. Despite the ever present threat of flooding, the Community is thriving and apart from citrus, vegetables, chicory and tobacco are also planted. Game Farming is growing into a lucrative business and the Area is fast becoming a big tourist attraction.
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