Introduction to Palms Wilderness Retreat

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Region: Eastern Cape, South Africa Situated 15km’s from George airport.   Latest Specials  - none

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In the scenic seaside village of Wilderness, along the beautiful Eastern Cape Coast and Garden Route you will find the tranquil Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant - Situated 15km’s from George airport. The Garden Route is famous for it’s spectacular mountain ranges, glorious beaches, lake areas, indigenous forests, National Parks and sought-after golf courses. Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant offers cozy accommodation, scrumptious meals, the only temperature controlled wine cellar in Wilderness & warm, unforgettable hospitality!

Accommodation at Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant

The Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant offers cosy accommodation with warm African colours and textures in beautifully decorated rooms & suites. Each room/suite has its own private entrance into the gardens. Added details include percale linen, coffee stations with home baked biscuits, bathrobes, Charlotte Rhys toiletries and beautiful crystal decanters with award winning Boplaas Port. Rooms are also equipped with telephones and safes. The house offers a homely lounge with satellite television. Here you will also find the library with a wonderful selection of books on South Africa, local guide books & maps, wildlife of South Africa and Africa, African Art, Wines, Food and Travelling. Lush indigenous gardens are an absolute haven with a cool swimming pool for those relaxing days when you are tired of driving around.

Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Wilderness, and has been for several years. Now, with the re-furbished kitchen and restaurant, two young and enthusiastic chefs and a whole new approach to offering patrons true South African/Contemporary fare, created from wholesome, fresh produce sourced daily, it is an experience not to be missed. The restaurant offers sublime 4 course dinners. There is a choice of starters, mains and deserts, which change daily depending on available produce, and the whims of our chefs. Enjoy a dinner in the cozy restaurant, outside on the veranda or on the patio. Add to this a selection of South African wines from the Palms Wine Cellar and you will have an unforgettable evening! The temperature controlled wine cellar offers a great selection of South African wines. Home baked products and preserves are on offer. Arrange a picnic for your day on the beach or to take with on your hike. Beach chairs, umbrellas & towels available from reception.

Attractions and Activities at Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant

Palms Wilderness Retreat and Restaurant is well situated to accommodate guests visiting the Garden Route. The guest house is situated a mere 5 minutes walk from the beautiful unspoilt beaches of Wilderness or the boardwalk along the lake. For a closer look at the beauty of Wilderness and what the surrounds have to offer, don your hiking boots and head off with a well packed picnic and enjoy a day canoeing up the Touw River, hike to the waterfall or one of the several hikes through breathtaking indigenous forests within the 2500ha Wilderness National Park. A birders paradise. Take a day drive to Knysna & Plettenberg Bay, or visit Monkey Land, Elephant Sanctuary or Birds of Eden. Enjoy a game drive at the Rhino Base Camp – viewing wild life from an open Land Rover with a qualified guide. Stop off at “the Big Tree” in the Millwood Forest, take the ferry to Featherbed reserve, or do some dolphin and whale watching.

Play golf at any of the world-renowned golf courses within driving distance from the Palms. George Country Club, Fancourt, Oubaai, Knysna Golf Club, Pezula Championship Course, Plettenberg Bay Country Club or Simola Country Club. For the more adventurous you can do some paragliding or bungee jumping! The real bonus of staying at the Palms is that they are situated in close proximity of the most spectacular mountain ranges and scenery.

Personally sourced African Artefacts, local art from underprivileged groups and artists, hand made candles and tableware, table linen, jewellery and much more is on offer in the Art Gallery. Here You will find unique pieces from Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali, Nigeria, The Ashanti Tribe in Ivory Coast, Taureg Nomads of the Sahara, also Swazi, Zulu and Ndebele tribes of Southern Africa.

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