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Bears Cottage

Gonubie Eastern Cape - South Africa

Email Bears Cottage Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Come and experience the ultimate luxury of our up market fully equipped self-catering unit at affordable rates. Bear’s Cottage is situated in 16th Avenue, Gonubie, an increasingly popular holiday destination near East London. The Gonubie coastline and the Gonubie River mouth offer several suitable fishing spots for fishermen. The river and swimming beach are ideal for families with children. Gonubie is well known for the annual Surfer’s Marathon as well as the Half Iron Man Competition. The coastline also makes for great fishing in the winter months, especially during the Sardine Run. We are situated right next to the golf course.

Enjoy a relaxing drink on your private deck overlooking the sea. Bear’s Cottage is the perfect venue to stay for holidays or for a business trip. We do offer breakfast on request.

Bears Cottage Accommodation

The self-catering unit with lounge, fully equipped kitchen, bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a double sleeper couch in the lounge. There is a private deck overlooking the sea.
The open plan lounge / kitchen has DsTV and a sliding door opening up onto a deck, two sleeper couches, four plate stove, microwave and fridge freezer. Linen and towels are supplied. This unit has its own entrance, and under cover parking is available.

Bears Cottage Facilities

• Provided: towels (beach on request), bedding, full range of crockery, cutlery and glassware
• Kitchen equipment: toaster, kettle, two plate counter top stove, standard size fridge with freezer section and microwave oven, kettle.
• Tea / coffee available
• DSTV, M-Net and SABC 1, 2, 3 and ETV available
• En-suite bathroom: shower, basin and toilet (shower gel provided)
• Units are serviced every day
• Breakfast (only on request)
• Swimming Pool
• Gas Braai
• Washing and dry cleaning (available at an additional fee)

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
• Surfing at Gonubie Point and Black Rock
• Fishing deep sea, surf and river mouth fly fishing
• 15 minute drive to East London and the start of the Wild Coast Jikeleza Tourist Route
• Jikeleza route: Murambi roses, have a cup of tea amongst the roses and then cut a bunch yourself to take home.
• Michaelas Restaurant on top of the dunes at Cintsa East.
• Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve that serves meals to the public on Wednesday evenings.
• Lion Park where breeding of the valuable white lions takes place as well as an animal sanctuary and picnic spot.
• Mpongo Park Game Reserve which serves a magnificent Sunday Lunch overlooking the Hippo Pool.
• Four golf courses nearby (Gonubie 9 hole next door)
• Close to East London for business visitors.
• Dros and KFC two kilometres away.

How To Get To Bears Cottage

From Port Elizabeth Airport:
From Port Elizabeth on the R72 / Settlers Way, pass the EL airport on your left. Follow R72 for a long way, you will go over the harbour bridge eventually and then through East London, don’t turn off yet just keep going. Go straight over the Oxford Street circle until you reach Fitzpatric Road.

Turn left, this road will take you onto the North East expressway (R72)Keep going on the R72 until you see signs to the N2, Mthata direction.
Take the onramp onto the N2 and go until you reach the Gonubie turnoff, take the Gonubie turnoff and turn right at the traffic lights at the bottom of the off ramp. This is the Gonubie Main Road (continue directions from “all routes”).

From Johannesburg & Bloemfontein:
Take N3 to traffic circle at EL. First left off circle, first turnoff left to Gonubie (well sign-posted).This is the start of the Gonubie Main Road, drive until you reach the intersection of the N2, then follow directions below as all routes join here.

From Mthata (N2)
Take the Gonubie off-ramp.Turn left at the bottom of the off-ramp, this is the Gonubie main road.

All routes join here:
The Gonubie main Road is very long about 10kms. Go over first traffic lights (kwik spar on left), at the second set of traffic lights, 3rd Street, turn right. Go down 3rd Street, till you get to 16th Avenue, Turn right, we are last house on the right, nr 93.

Email Bears Cottage Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com