UPLANDS HOMESTEAD AT &BEYOND KWANDWE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA
The gracious Uplands Homestead at &Beyond Kwandwe offers an alternative safari experience. Available only for the sole use of a group or family of up to six people, it is a sensitively restored 1905 farmhouse featuring three spacious ensuite bedrooms with private balconies.
This homestead is situated in a remote and tranquil valley festooned with hundreds of aloes and ringed by beautiful, undulating hills. It is the perfect place for a private safari, with a romantic Out of Africa farmhouse ambience.
Uplands Homestead is furnished with antiques and memorabilia reminiscent of a Settler home from the 1820s. Rugs and fine damask linen, antique mirrors, yellowwood kists and wardrobes, antique silver and porcelain dovetail effortlessly with stylish modern elements such as exquisitely appointed bathrooms, air conditioning and a contemporary farmstyle kitchen. There is also a full size swimming pool and gazebo. Uplands Homestead includes a dedicated ranger, tracker and chef team, as well as a private open 4x4 safari vehicle.
Why Stay at Uplands Homestead
- Set in a malaria-free Big Five game reserve in the Eastern Cape, the ideal safari ending to a journey along the Garden Route
- Rich cultural and historical area, with a carnivore programme
- Sole-use private villa for groups of up to six
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle, butler, chef, and ranger and tracker team
Genteel elegance
With rolling lawns dominated by a stately home cradled in a valley among the untamed hills of Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Uplands Homestead strikes a perfect mix between the genteel and the wild. The elegant and refined interiors, with their damask linens, antique silver and porcelain, create the ideal foil for the windswept bush and wildlife outside. High ceilings remind guests of the Cape’s open spaces, while wooden floors and roaring fireplaces echo the warmth of Africa. Private verandas off each suite open up to the slopes beyond, decorated with hundreds of aloes.
Heart of the home
The heart of any farmhouse is its kitchen and Uplands is no exception. With its wrought iron chandeliers and pristine tiled walls, the room is a quaint and welcoming core. Modern catering equipment masquerading as a traditional cooking range, manned by a skilled chef, creates both old family favourites and new dishes. Delectable meals are served in the dining area, where friends and family gather to share the day’s adventures. Clusters of comfortable chairs in the sitting room invite hours of relaxation, while the green lawns and sparkling pool create a perfect outlet for youthful energy.
Journey of discovery
Three suites with private bathrooms create an intimate haven for personal moments that combines modern comfort with old-fashioned trimmings. Antique mirrors and claw-foot tubs in the bathrooms, along with yellowwood chests and wardrobes in the bedrooms, blend seamlessly with air-conditioning, in-room safes and hairdryers. Your dedicated 4x4 safari vehicle awaits outside, ready at any time to take you on a voyage of discovery through Kwandwe’s wild spaces and return you to the warmly lit comfort of Uplands Homestead.
If you have always longed to boast of having a farm in Africa, the genteel Uplands Homestead is the place for you!
This elegant, restored 1905 farmhouse retains all the charm and grace of its period without losing any of its country warmth and ambiance.
Set in a remote and tranquil valley, and available for the sole use of families and parties of up to six, Uplands will soon have you feeling master of all you survey.
With a full contingent of friendly staff, including a private chef and butler, you’ll experience all the comfort and convenience of a genuine home.
