Beacon Vlei Guest Farm

*Five charming self-catering dwellings exist on the farm, The Boat House, Crane Cottage, Otter Cottage, Heron Cottage and The Farm House *Guests need not leave the farm to enjoy Bass fishing, birding, boating or a picnic after a leisurely walk around beautiful Beacon Vlei *Other outdoor activities that can be arranged in the surrounding countryside include mountain biking, horse riding, canopy tours, battlefield tours and even paragliding

Area Info

We are dedicated to providing our guests with a relaxing and therapeutic stay. Whether this means taking it easy at one of the top quality day spas in the area or challenging yourself to something more adventurous, such as mountain biking, horse riding, canopy tours or birding the Natal Midlands Birding Route, Beacon Vlei and the KwaZulu Natal Midlands has it all

We can arrange bookings for these and other activities in the region, as well as advise on the many arts and crafts shops found on the Midlands Meander. We are also surrounded by a selection of great restaurants and can make these reservations as well

Units and Rooms

Crane Cottage

Guests: 6

Consists of two king bedrooms both en suite with showers, a large open plan kitchen, dining room and living room. It has a large fireplace, a double sleeper couch in the lounge and Dstv. It comes equipped with braai facilities

Otter Cottage

Guests: 4

Consists of two king bedrooms both en suite, one of the bathrooms has a large walk-in shower and the other bathroom has a bath and separate walk-in shower. Open plan kitchen, dining and living room which opens onto the veranda. Fireplace and DSTV.

The Farm House

Guests: 10

The Farm house is our Flagship unit which can sleep 10 - 12 guests. It has spectacular views over our 23 hectare private dam and the house is fully equipped and kitted out for all your catering needs.

The Boathouse

Guests: 4

The cottage consists of a king bedroom en suite which has panoramic views over the dam. Fully equipped kitchen, a large open plan living/ dining room which has a big Jetmaster fireplace and DStv. Two single beds in an alcove in the living room

Heron Cottage

Guests: 5

The cottage consists of two king bedrooms both en suite. The central room is an open plan kitchen, dining and living room which opens out onto the veranda looking over our 23 hectare private dam. The central room has a large face brick fireplace and Dstv.