The house was built in 2008 and is situated in the historic town of Alicedale in the heart of game reserve territory in the Eastern Cape. The house itself is a unique blend of modern features and finishes combined with the traditional style of the Victorian Karoo.

It incorporates 3 double bedrooms, an open plan living area, outdoor braai, stoep and swimming pool. Furthermore, the house is situated just 100 metres from the 1st tee of Bushman Sands golf course and is a 2 minute walk from Bushman Sands hotel.

The hotel has numerous facilities including a gym, spa, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, jungle gym and indoor children’s play area.

The interior of the house has been designed to exceptional standards and includes all furnishings and appliances including washing machine and dryer, dishwasher, flat screen TV etc.

The property is perfect for a getaway in the Eastern Cape, a retreat for golfers and game enthusiasts alike or those who want to experience the quiet pace of Karoo country life.

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Bushman Sands Hotel, Golf Course and Game Reserve lies in the heart of Alicedale, a historical town nestled between surrounding hills and set in a horseshoe of the Bushmans River. The town owes its existence to the development of the railways in the early 1800’s.

In October 1854, a British settler, John Richard Wilmot, purchased land on which Alicedale now stands. In 1873, four years before the outbreak of the last Frontier War, the Cape Colony decided to establish an efficient transport route between Port Elizabeth and the diamond mines in Kimberley. With this in mind, the colonial government commissioned a Scottish construction company to build a railway line in 1875. At the junction to Grahamstown, South African Railways purchased part of the land which the project’s chief engineer christened Alice Dale, after his fiancee. With the completion of the railway line and station building in 1877, Alicedale thrived under the administration of South African Railways.

The area is also one of significant cultural importance. Some of the earliest inhabitants were the Khoi and San people as displayed in the many rock paintings (many of which are three thousand years old) in nearby sites. This is Eastern Cape’s Frontier Country, both a meeting ground and former site of battlefields of the Khoi San, Xhosa, English and the Afrikaans.

In more modern times, the Eastern Cape has played an important role in shaping the new South Africa. The region is the birthplace of prominent apartheid struggle heroes including Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko.

Today, Alicedale offers a warm and friendly welcome to all its visitors.