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The Club and Trout Villa

Clarens Free State - South Africa

Email The Club and Trout Villa Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

The en-suite bathroom has both a bath and a shower. The second bedroom is on the entrance level and has twin beds. This bathroom has both bath and shower facilities.

The Club and Trout Villa Facilities

The open plan living area is situated on the ground floor and has sliders to a large patio fitted with a gas braai. The lounge has a gas fireplace for those chilly winter nights, in addition to the under floor heating which is fitted throughout the entire house.

There is also a six seater dining area for relaxed holiday meals. The patio also has a table and chairs for the summer months when meals can be enjoyed outside.
The kitchen is fully fitted (under counter oven / hob, microwave oven, washing machine and tumble drier) and has granite counters. The villa is serviced daily (excluding Sundays). All linen (including towels) is supplied.

ATTRACTIONS / ACTIVITIES
The Clarens Golf Course was originally a 9 hole course but was recently upgraded and extended to an 18 hole championship course by Pinnacle Point Holdings, the developers of the popular Pinnacle Point in Mossel Bay.

The par 72 golf course, designed and constructed by Golf Data, is bound to excite every level of golfer. All 18 holes meander along and across the tranquil river and its splendid series of trout dams and cascading waterfalls. The new Club House is well appointed and offers wonderful mountain views.

For the non-golfers there are plenty of other activities available. Hiking trails, mountain bike and 4 x 4 trails are all available in the near vicinity.
White water rafting is a popular activity in the warmer months and for those who love to ride there are some truly magnificent horse trails.

Apart from the breathtaking vistas and natural beauty of the nearby Golden Gate National Park, the Clarens region also makes claim to some of the finest trout fishing waters in South Africa.

For the strollers, there are a plethora of art galleries, restaurants and coffee shops in Clarens - you can just sit at a pavement café and watch the world go by.
There are also some very interesting speciality shops for the ‘shopperholics’ – in fact the village of Clarens has something to suit every taste.

Festivals
There are a number of festivals held in the area annually - The Clarens Visual Arts Festival, The Asparagus Festival in Fouriesburg, The Cherry Festival in Ficksburg (November) - all of which are worth a visit. It is also an easy day trip from Clarens to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho but please remember that your passport will be required.

How To Get To The Club and Trout Villa

From Johannesburg
Take the N3 "Heidelberg / Durban" road. Directly after crossing the Vaal River (after the Engen One Stop before Villiers), take the slip-way to the left, which puts you onto the R26.
Turn right to cross the bridge (crossing the N3), follow the R26 to Frankfort and just before Frankfort, turn right at the T-junction. Pass Frankfort, and cross the Wilge River and about 300m further, watch for a sign board "Reitz / Tweeling" and turn left.

Follow the R26 pass Tweeling and Reitz. Drive straight through Bethlehem on the Durban road N5. About 5 km out of Bethlehem, turn right onto the Clarens / Golden Gate road (R712). Travel for about 35 km to Clarens.
The Clarens Golf and Trout Estate is on your left just past the entrance to Clarens. At the security entrance advise the security officer that you are staying at Villa 170 and he will direct you.

Email The Club and Trout Villa Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com