Big Five Game-viewing on our doorstep. Addo Elephant National Park has its gates a mere 2 km away.
Easily reached from the N2, Happy Jackal Guest House is in the perfect spot for game, river or coastal activities. Extensive lawns stretch down to the riverside while unspoilt, natural bush is the habitat of kudu on the opposite banks. Port Elizabeth and its airport is only half an hour away and in the opposite direction, the historic, university town of Grahamstown would take the traveler a mere 45 minutes. The Happy Jackal is therefore in the perfect position for a wealth of day trips.
The guest house offers a choice of 5 luxurious double en-suite rooms, all with stunning river views. Guests may choose from ground floor rooms with private entrances and garden patios or impressively large and comfortable thatched upstairs rooms, one of which has its own roofed deck. All beds are of the highest quality and dressed with percale linen and goose down duvets. Each room has satellite TV, ceiling fans, safe, bar fridge (stocked), hairdryer, hospitality tray and complimentary soaps. The rooms are serviced daily.
Rooms 1, 2, 3:
Double ground-floor rooms, river-front view, queen size or twin beds, sliding door to patio and river bank, en-suite bathroom with large shower.
Room 4:
Luxury first floor room with stunning river view. Spacious, thatched roof, en-suite bathroom with tub and shower. Extra length, king-size beds, mosquito nets, day bed (can be used for a child). This is a really huge room.
Room 5:
Luxury, thatched, first floor room with stunning river views. Sliding door to private, outside thatched deck furnished in rustic timber. Extra-length, king-size bed, mosquito nets, en-suite bathroom with tub and shower.
ROOM 6
Thatched, ground-floor room with garden view, en-suite bathroom with shower. King-size bed and extra single bed.
GARDEN COTTAGE
Self-catering cottage comprises 3 bedrooms, one king (en-suite, separate entrance), one queen, one twin beds., 2nd bathroom with bath and shower, open plan kitchen/lounge, thatched patio with built-in barbeque.
Breakfasts cater to all tastes and include English and Health breakfasts. Home-made bread, marmalades and jams and, of course, our own blend of strong filter coffee always feature. Packed lunches and evening meals are by arrangement. Evening meals are 3-course, candlelit, personally prepared suppers where conversation and good wines flow. Alternatively, a light supper on a tray can be delivered to your room.
• Game drives and Safaris at nearby Game Parks and private game reserves.
• Trips and tours arranged for elephant-back safaris, or horse-back safaris.
• Spacious dining room that opens out onto thatched lapa
• Fishing rods - the river abounds with fish.
• Beach towels and umbrellas on request
• Take our steady, 2-man canoe out on the river, complete with lifejackets .
• Boats can be hired locally - take a cruise up river - birds and river and sky.
• Swimming and water sports - the river is tidal - safe and clean, with nothing to bite you
• Extensive first-aid box
• Walking is safe around the village and further afield e.g. The Woody Cape Reserve and dunes
• The river mouth is breathtakingly beautiful, park and walk across the dunes to beaches that stretch for miles and miles! Pure bliss.
• Addo Elephant National Park is only 2km away - elephant sightings guaranteed. It has a restaurant and super gift shop too.
• Trips and tours can be arranged for: horse riding in the hills; seeing elephant from horseback or elephant back; adventure trails: Health Spa and more
• Port Elizabeth and the city lights is only 30 minutes away - cinemas, casino, seafood restaurants, dolphinarium, whale-watching, day cruises, etc.
• Friendly pub down the road
• Great selection of reading material in our double volume lounge.
• Airport shuttles (Port Elizabeth Airport).
Easily reached from the N2, Happy Jackal Guest House is in the perfect spot for game, river or coastal activities. Extensive lawns stretch down to the riverside while unspoilt, natural bush is the habitat of kudu on the opposite banks. Port Elizabeth and its airport is only half an hour away and in the opposite direction, the historic, university town of Grahamstown would take the traveler a mere 45 minutes. The Happy Jackal is therefore in the perfect position for a wealth of day trips.
Accommodation
The guest house offers a choice of 5 luxurious double en-suite rooms, all with stunning river views. Guests may choose from ground floor rooms with private entrances and garden patios or impressively large and comfortable thatched upstairs rooms, one of which has its own roofed deck. All beds are of the highest quality and dressed with percale linen and goose down duvets. Each room has satellite TV, ceiling fans, safe, bar fridge (stocked), hairdryer, hospitality tray and complimentary soaps. The rooms are serviced daily.
Rooms 1, 2, 3:
Double ground-floor rooms, river-front view, queen size or twin beds, sliding door to patio and river bank, en-suite bathroom with large shower.
Room 4:
Luxury first floor room with stunning river view. Spacious, thatched roof, en-suite bathroom with tub and shower. Extra length, king-size beds, mosquito nets, day bed (can be used for a child). This is a really huge room.
Room 5:
Luxury, thatched, first floor room with stunning river views. Sliding door to private, outside thatched deck furnished in rustic timber. Extra-length, king-size bed, mosquito nets, en-suite bathroom with tub and shower.
ROOM 6
Thatched, ground-floor room with garden view, en-suite bathroom with shower. King-size bed and extra single bed.
GARDEN COTTAGE
Self-catering cottage comprises 3 bedrooms, one king (en-suite, separate entrance), one queen, one twin beds., 2nd bathroom with bath and shower, open plan kitchen/lounge, thatched patio with built-in barbeque.
Cuisine
Breakfasts cater to all tastes and include English and Health breakfasts. Home-made bread, marmalades and jams and, of course, our own blend of strong filter coffee always feature. Packed lunches and evening meals are by arrangement. Evening meals are 3-course, candlelit, personally prepared suppers where conversation and good wines flow. Alternatively, a light supper on a tray can be delivered to your room.
Facilities & Local Activities
• Game drives and Safaris at nearby Game Parks and private game reserves.
• Trips and tours arranged for elephant-back safaris, or horse-back safaris.
• Spacious dining room that opens out onto thatched lapa
• Fishing rods - the river abounds with fish.
• Beach towels and umbrellas on request
• Take our steady, 2-man canoe out on the river, complete with lifejackets .
• Boats can be hired locally - take a cruise up river - birds and river and sky.
• Swimming and water sports - the river is tidal - safe and clean, with nothing to bite you
• Extensive first-aid box
• Walking is safe around the village and further afield e.g. The Woody Cape Reserve and dunes
• The river mouth is breathtakingly beautiful, park and walk across the dunes to beaches that stretch for miles and miles! Pure bliss.
• Addo Elephant National Park is only 2km away - elephant sightings guaranteed. It has a restaurant and super gift shop too.
• Trips and tours can be arranged for: horse riding in the hills; seeing elephant from horseback or elephant back; adventure trails: Health Spa and more
• Port Elizabeth and the city lights is only 30 minutes away - cinemas, casino, seafood restaurants, dolphinarium, whale-watching, day cruises, etc.
• Friendly pub down the road
• Great selection of reading material in our double volume lounge.
• Airport shuttles (Port Elizabeth Airport).
ACCREDITATIONS (as claimed by the establishment)
gps co-ordinates
33° 41' 47" S
25° 47' 48" E
children policy
Children by arrangement only.
closest airport(s)
Port Elizabeth Airport - 40km
travellers' reviews
"Happy Jackal, what a place! Arriving after a long drive, me an... "
- Mark Wijsman, Cape Town
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Check-in: from 14h00
Check-out: by 10h00
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