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| Oppistoep offers a relaxing retreat in individually decorated en-suite bedrooms, suitable for families or single travellers. Oppistoep and its annexes can accommodate up to 30 guests, making it an ideal venue for breakaway weekends, family ... read more » |
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Lundi or Carol |
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+27 (0)51 773-0390 |
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+27 (0)83 674-1603 |
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+27 (0)51 773-0390 |
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48 Tobie Muller Street, Philippolis, 9970,
Free State, South Africa |
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DESCRIPTION:
Oppistoep Guest House in Philippolis in the Free State offers a relaxing retreat in individually decorated en-suite bedrooms, suitable for families or single travellers.
Oppistoep and its annexes can accommodate up to 30 guests, making it an ideal venue for breakaway weekends, family reunions and smaller corporate occasions.
OPPISTOEP GUEST HOUSE OFFERS
• Sitting room with SABC TV
• Continental breakfasts
• Swimming pool - farm dam on premises
• Secure parking.
• Restaurants nearby.
• Pets allowed by arrangement
• Guided tours and information about Philippolis and surroundings
• Bird watching - 200 bird species in the area
• Game viewing, fishing, horse riding, hiking, trips along the Orange River.
• Night time star gazing.
Oppistoep's hospitality has been sampled by many local celebrities, including Lucia van der Post, Lochner de Kock, Richard van der Westhuizen, Ruda Landman and other members of the Carte Blanche team, Franci Swanepoel, Kurt Darren, Dozi, Stef Kruger, Richard Cutler and Sewende Laan actors Connie and Petra.
ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS
• When you pay a visit to Philippolis why not visit the Tigers at Tiger Canyon - run by South African Conservationist, John Varty, who will tell you about the Tiger Experiment, followed by an exciting game drive in a specially protected vehicle where you can get up close to view these magnificent cats. The landscape and famous Karoo light provides perfect photographic opportunities to capture the tigers and abundant birdlife on film. Later, after the game drive there will be story telling, singing and drumming around the campfire followed by a delicious traditional Karoo style dinner
• Philippolis - Transgariep Museum, Adam Kok Griqua Ship Canons, Historical NG Church (national monument), Emily Hobhouse monument
• Waterkloof settlement - the local ghost town (it could have been a 2nd Nieu-Bethesda, had it been saved 20 years earlier)
• Orange River (fishing opportunities) - 25km
• Jagersfontein (biggest manmade minehole in world) - 55km
• Fauresmith (railway in middle of road) - 55km
• Bloemfontein 175km
• Horizon Tourist Route
ABOUT PHILIPPOLIS
Philippolis has seen a positive side of the re-routing of the N1 in 1972, serious crime is very rare, property is affordable, national monuments (the most in the Free State after Bloemfontein and Bethlehem) have remained protected. You can switch off in Philippolis with its tree-lined dirt roads and simple Karoo-style cottages. On surrounding erven you'll find springbokkies, horses, diverse birds life, peacocks, cows, sheep etc.
Philippolis was founded in 1823. As the oldest settlement in the Free State, it boasts a rich and colourful history. Among the attractions are the imposing Dutch Reformed church, quaint shops, a museum, Adam Kok's home and kraal, Kruithuis (gunpowder house), Sir Laurence van der Post's recreated study and memorial garden and Emily Hobhouse's first weaving and spinning school.
The surrounding countryside is as flat as only the Free State can be, with koppies interrupting the horizon every now and then. Occasional breathtaking rocky outcrops and natural grazing veld provide an authentic Karoo farming landscape and at night, the stars seem close enough to touch in the ink-black sky. While in the area, visitors usually also visit the Gariep Dam and Van Der Kloof dams, the Orange River and several nature reserves located close by. |
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