Ben Aloe Lodge: 2012

Thursday, 11 October 2012

"Just want to thank you for a great weekend, you really have a wonderful spot and we all enjoyed ourselves very much especially the kids. All in all we had a great weekend and will definitely like to go back in the near future. Thanks a million." Wesley Smith

"It is an amazing glimpse into heaven here!" Gail Pearman

"Great weekend ... over 50 bird species! Rock paintings! Boating! Needlework! Canasta! Fishing! Walks! Walks! And walks!" Mike Lamusse

"We had a great time at Ben Aloe, thank you. The house was great, everything you needed was there. Lovely hikes, we want to come again for longer this time. The dogs loved it so much, we tried to keep the dirt to a minimum! Hope we succeeded. The scenery was fabulous. It was great to be away from the rat race of Jo'burg." Dr Charlotte Brennan

Mountain of Aloes

Dog Friendly Accomodation 250km from Johannesburg - situated 12km from Belfast, 25km from Dullstroom in Mpumalanga Province.

Ben Aloe is set at the foot of the Steenkampsberg Mountains between Dullstroom and Belfast. This property of +- 90ha has pristine waters including three manicured dams near the house, a waterfall and two streams which are tributaries to the Elands River.

The large farm house is a well-constructed timber frame built on brick foundations. It can accomodate up to 14 people in 5 spacious bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and open plan living areas. There is Eskom on the property.

More impressive is the location, the house is surrounded by lovely views of the mountain, dams and farmlands and you can hear the waterfall from the house which is approximately 150m’s away.

Ben Aloe has an interesting place in history. The Steenkampsberg mountain range and Ben Aloe itself has Boer encampment sites used by the boers in the war. There are also two interesting instances of rock art in the mountain.