Botlierskop - A Natural Connection

NVDL: I step into the tent. The floor is pine, there’s a four poster bed softened with mosquito nets, and tastefully arranged whicker chairs — leather bound — with rustic metal lamps giving off a warm glow. Behind the bed, set in a nice nook, is a solid earthenware bath. Toiletries are on hand for all sorts of bath- time pampering and a refrigerator is fully stocked. Candles and heaters provide the finishing touches for a perfectly natural atmosphere.

And that’s what it is.

All natural.

It’s a delight to be so connected to nature. Lions roar and an elephant trumpets.

Botlierskop is a gentle and magical experience.

clipped from www.thetimes.co.za Mountains to the north, ocean to the south, elephants and rock art in the middle — Botlierskop is a unique escape, writes Nick van der Leek Despite an ignominious flight number — MN 911 — I emerge alive from the rear of the green, missile-shaped McDonnell Douglas. The purple Outeniqua Mountains behind George Airport push against the deadweight of stress that has built up inside me. I feel it beginning to shift and, in its place, life emerges; grass roots stir in the still, dry, soil of my soul. I’m happy to escape.