Blyde Canyon, A Forever Resort

Отель понравился тем, что у него огромная территория, есть, где прогуляться. Домики чистые, но чувствуется старина, специфический запах в номере. Обед и завтрак вкусные. Расположение удачное для тех, кто на машине, на такси -не самый удачный вариант. Смотровая площадка в пешей доступности, виды очень красивые

Logement spacieux mais vieillot. Restaurant très sommaire mais pas cher. À faire en famille avec l’intention de cuisiner ( grand frigo ; bbq).L’intérêt est le point de vue sur les 3 rondavelles du canyon.

This review is relatively objective being my 18th annual road trip, this time staying at 17 properties over 37 nights. I stayed solo for 2 nights in March. Easily found. Friendly & efficient reception staff. This is a large resort, and fortunately I was allocated a LCK2 chalet (88);, which was located at the end of a roadway at the edge of the resort with an unobstructed view from the braai area over a side canyon. Other chalets in the central area do not have the advantage of such a view. Chalet was spacious if basic, but clean and well enough equipped. Bed linen and towels were of a good quality. A good (sports!) DSTV installed. In the event of a power outage (there was one) only candles are provided. Covered parking alongside and a large braai area. Room service staff very friendly. Food in the restaurant was as to be expected when mass catering for conferences and coach parties. Decent enough at the price. The small shop stocked basics. Much play is made of ‘no noise’ - however, due to a government conference these rules seemed not to apply and loud music filtered up from the restaurant area in the evening. Fortunately the power outage put a stop to that! The hiking trails are well maintained and marked. Re- assuring that there is an ‘ in and out’ log available at reception. WiFi (only near reception and the restaurant) was patchy, perhaps due to the demands on the system from the conference delegates.

The quality of the service was good. Staff especially Lucrecia and Ruth, provided excellent service. However, please provide Wi-Fi in the chalets.

I have learned that photos don't do such paces justice. I was blown away by the spectacular views and convenience of the resort. I will ve visiting again.

We recently made a day visit to the Forever Resort - Blyde Canyon which is around 5km north of the famous Three Rondavels viewpoint to enjoy the hiking trails situated within their property. To make use of these grounds, simply pull up to the reception office just before the entry gate. At the office, you can sign in for Day Visitor access (R150 per person as of July 2024). The staff at the desk will provide you a map which includes a handful of trails and show you where you can park and how to access the trails. On the day, we combined the Leopard Trail and Guinea Fowl Trails which made for several hours of very nice hiking (9.5 km) and total upward ascension of around 150 metres. The vast majority of the trails are natural and in pretty good condition but plenty of up and down climbing so best to have good shoes on the day. Expect a fair bit of exposure so have sufficient sunscreen, a good hat, towel and plenty of water, especially on hot days. During the hike, we started with the Leopard Trail which affords several excellent viewpoints into the Blyde River Canyon and of the Three Rondavels. With good sky conditions, these are 'WOW' stops along the trail. We spotted quite a few hyrax and different bird species. Heard an antelope barking but were not close enough to spot it. Once you descend into a spring area of the Guinea Fowl Trail, you encounter two really nice natural pools. Seems you can swim in these but the water was too cold during our winter hike so we just pressed on. The terrain between the Leopard and Guinea Fowl trails is quite different, giving a unique feel to both trails. Combined these trails took us around 3.5 hours to complete including a fair number of stops along the way for picture taking and rest/water breaks. Would gladly return to repeat this hike next time we are staying in the region and looking for good hiking opportunities.