Wilderness at the door.Warmth just inside.
5 minutes from the N2,
and then, silence.
Hog Hollow Country Lodge has kept its place inside a private nature reserve since 1993, close enough to Plettenberg Bay for an easy drive and far enough to forget it exists. Indigenous forest presses close on every side, and the Tsitsikamma Mountains hold the skyline above Matjies River Gorge. Nothing here is built to compete with that scale. It is built to let you stand inside it, and then come back to a fire.
Closer than you’d think.
Ours is not a lodge you pass on the way to somewhere else. Askop Road is tarmac the whole way, just 5 minutes off the N2, birdsong and the occasional bushbuck for company, indigenous canopy closing overhead until the lodge appears like a clearing kept just for you.
Two ways to sleep
deep in the forest
The Duplex Suites rise over two levels, room enough for a family to spread out or for two people to keep their distance from everything but the fire. The Forest Suites keep it all on one level, with private viewing decks built for slow mornings and long views, and some interleave for groups travelling together. Every Forest Suite has its own fireplace and a deck over the valley.
*For child safety, the family friendly Duplex Suites have electric heating instead of fireplaces.
Suites built around
fire and forest
gone out since the start.
Mornings, the Boma is where the lodge wakes up: coffee poured before check-in, birdsong instead of traffic, plans for the day made over a low flame.
Every evening, guests walk down to the Boma as the light goes copper over the gorge. Sundowners come out before dinner: communal benches, wood smoke, a drink in hand, and nowhere you need to be until the dining room calls.
Still water,
deep forest
The pool deck opens onto uninterrupted views of the valley and the Tsitsikamma Mountains beyond, the obvious place for slow afternoons between forest walks and sundowners at the Boma.
Before you
arrive
The questions guests ask us most often about Hog Hollow Country Lodge, answered plainly.
Where is Hog Hollow Country Lodge located?
Hog Hollow Country Lodge is in The Crags, 18 kilometres east of Plettenberg Bay on South Africa’s Garden Route, inside a private nature reserve overlooking the Matjies River Gorge and the Tsitsikamma Mountains.
- Distance: 18 km from central Plettenberg Bay.
- Access: 5 minutes off the N2 on Askop Road, tarred all the way and fine for any car.
- Setting: indigenous forest on every side, with the Tsitsikamma Mountains on the skyline.
Is Hog Hollow family-friendly, and what kind of suites are there?
Yes. Hog Hollow welcomes families and has two suite types: two-level Duplex Suites, suited to families and honeymooners, and single-level Forest Suites with private viewing decks and wood-burning fireplaces, some of which interleave for groups.
- Duplex Suites: two levels with room for a family to spread out. For child safety they have electric heating instead of open fires.
- Forest Suites: one level, a king bed, a private deck and a wood fire. Interleading options suit families or friends travelling together.
- More detail: compare the suites.
Is Hog Hollow a good base for exploring the Garden Route?
Yes. Monkeyland, Birds of Eden, Nature’s Valley, Plettenberg Bay’s beaches and Tsitsikamma National Park are all a short drive from The Crags, so Hog Hollow works well as a base for three or four days on the Garden Route.
- Wildlife sanctuaries: Monkeyland and Birds of Eden, about 5 minutes away in The Crags.
- Beaches and hiking: Nature’s Valley, about 15 minutes away, and Robberg Nature Reserve, just beyond Plettenberg Bay.
- Adventure: the Bloukrans Bridge bungy (216 m), about 25 minutes east on the N2, and the Storms River Mouth suspension bridge.
- On the water: Keurbooms River cruises and marine boat tours from Plettenberg Bay. See everything to do nearby.
The mountains here do not need to be tamed. They only need a fire nearby, and someone willing to sit beside it.
Come stay where
the forest begins.
Suites are kept limited to keep the reserve quiet. Write to us with your dates and we will hold your place by the fire.
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