Tankwa Lodge
Tel: 027-341-1512
book@tankwalodge.co.za
Web: http://tankwalodge.co.za/?gclid=CL_XiaKlkcYCFeLLtAods3AAEg
Address: 48 Hoop St, Calvinia, 8190
When entering the Tankwa Lodge, visitors are still welcomed with true warm country hospitality.
The Lodge offers 25 rooms all with en-suite showers & bathrooms, a Splash Pool to cool off in the summer heat, Conference facilities for up to 80 pax, a Beer Garden, Secure parking and Restaurant & Bar which is currently independently owned and operated.
CTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS:
• 4×4 Routes: There are various routes, some steep in Anglo Boer War history, along the escarpment with picturesque views and San paintings, or along the riverbed with huge Namaqua fig trees clinging to the rock surfaces. A must during spring when thick carpets of flowers adorn the countryside.
• Akkerendam Nature Reserve: Offering walks for the fit or the frail. Afford you to take in the magnificent scenery, study the Sterboom and up to 65 species of birds.
• Dutch Reformed Church: Design by Gaysford, a Potchefstroom architect, the church is in neo-gothic style and cost 1,200 pounds to build.
• Grave of Abraham Esau: Anglo-Boer War martyr
• Museum: House in the art deco Old Synagogue built in 1920, exhibits portray the lives of the early European settlers. A cedarwoodhorsemill and old locomotive train relate the history of the area.
• Spring Flowers: Durning the Flower Season (September – October) each year, up-to-date maps direct flower-lovers to the best shows.
• Hantam Meat Festival: (Last week-end in August) A local farmers festival, well known all over Southern Africa.
Tankwa Lodge
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