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Two years ago I wrote that Keartland was neglected and the housekeeping not up to scratch, however we stayed at Waterkant 1, September 2011, and the complete opposite could be said. Housekeeping was excellent and we really enjoyed our stay

Thank you for the response. Did you have nice sightings infront of the unit?

Does anyone have additional photos of waterkant. I am so exited.

can we fit 10 people in this house?

Hi Rubicon as far as I remember the house have four bedrooms with two single beds in each room = 8 people. Next to Waterkant 1 is the Waterkant 2 cottage in which 4 persons can sleep and I think the two units form a nice place for a larger group. Enjoy you stay

Hi all

Does anyone have additional photo's of waterkant 1?

I agree with that, it is a treat to stay there

After we have unpacked on a warm sunny day last week and settled on the veranda in front of the house we were very unexpectedly visited by a very large Mozambiquan Spitting Cobra (I am not exaggerating) that came around the corner uninvited as we were not ready to receive slithering guests at all . I witnessed that afternoon two of our aunts who accompanied us on our Kruger visit, who told us in their own words that they are no longer as supple and flexible as they used to be, doing aerobics of olympic medal standards that afternoon to get of out of Ms Cobra’s way. Although not recommended at all, one of our aunts got, in a flash, on the veranda table without any assistance or any problem at all. Later that afternoon when we all settled for the usual evening braai we had a good laugh when our aunt told us that the view over the waterhole from a slightly raised point is not bad at all. But I have never seen a (organised) group of people, myself included, getting in different directions all over the show within a split second at the mere sight of a Ms Cobra

If as you stated you are actually staying in Wells...then look at this quote about the satara webcam kill recently...

Post subject: Re: Satara Cam HighlightsPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:39 pm

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Posts: 9 Great to see the pics posted of the lion kill at Satara on 15 May. My husband and I were staying in unit G167 right on the fence. I was making early morning coffee at 5.10am when I heard the sound of hooves - ran inside to get a torch only to find a buffalo surrounded by four lions. I had no sooner shone my torch when the largest of the four male lions jumped up onto the buffalo's back. Two of the lion did all the work, while the other two watched from a distance. The buffalo ran with the two lion jumping on it from behind. They ran the buffalo into the fence in front of the Wells Guesthouse a few times and then, the buffalo ran again, this time, in the direction of the webcam in front of the restaurant. The lions pulled the buffalo down in the waterhole and we thought this was the end, but the determined buffalo got up again and charged the lion. The next time they pulled the buffalo down was where it finally died. However, the buffalo was still alive when there was a distant roar from another lion. The buffalo eventually gave up and died about 5 minutes after the lion left. I think the buffalo died of shock and maybe blood loss. The lion all made off except for one, which was eventually driven away by hyenas who settled down to feast. Four of five hyena fed all day, until just after dark when the lion finally returned to take possession of their kill. We watched as they fed, and then a pack of 13 hyena returned at first dawn and the lion left once again. The vultures flocked in behind the hyenas having had a few scuffles with the hyenas over who was going to get the remains. The lions returned that night to what was merely a couple of shiny bones, but guarded them and chewed on them until early the next morning. Really was watching the whole thing come full circle.

What an amazing experience MaryMattMillie

We will be staying in waterkant 2 and would also like to know if anyone has some recent pics.

Could anyone tell me if the Elsie Clark Guest house is worth booking.
It looks really nice, but would appreciate any feed back from people who have stayed there.
Many Thanks.

Granny I would say yes, it is worth booking - it is comfortable and has a good view of the river

Bert agrees , Grantmissy

Great location and amazing views. Would book this unit any time again!

Waterkant 2 is in a wonderful position - stayed there in March 2012 - it has fence on 2 sides and animals are spotted from the lawn. A very sought after cottage