On the road again: Emafweni, Cathkin Park, Central Drakensberg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

If you are fortunate enough to arrive on a sunny afternoon, make sure you enter the property slowly so you can take in the beautiful scene that greets you - sunlight filtering through the trees that line the driveway. We were so in awe we did not even think to look for our phones to take a picture. This was taken the day after from the other end, not quite as spectacular as the late afternoon sun when we arrived but beautiful nevertheless:

Property driveway

After a warm and informative welcome from Rita we made our way to the Lakeside Cottage. Colourful flowers greeted us at the door to this one bedroom, two bathroom cottage.

Flowers outside the door

Bedroom

Bathroom 1 - shower, toilet, basin

Bathroom 1 - bath, basin, bidet, toilet

The kitchen is amazing for a two-sleeper unit - very modern and large - probably one of the best we've experienced. Everything was spotlessly clean and all you needed for self catering was on hand.

The lounge with a fireplace opens onto the covered patio that overlooks the lake. We spent most of our weekend on the comfortable chairs taking in the peace and beautiful scenery.

Lounge with fireplace

view of the lake

Covered patio

We loved our visit to Lakeside Cottage in January so much we returned with family in March to stay in the bigger unit, Ema-fweni cottage.

This two bedroom, two bathroom unit is great for a small family or two couples. Although there is only one standing shower, the second bathroom has a massive bath with a hand-held shower.

While the view is even more spectacular view, the couches in the lounge and the stove are a little worse for wear. The kitchen is smaller than at Lakeside but there was nothing that would stop us returning for another visit.