HOG HOLLOW COUNTRY LODGE - GARDEN ROUTE:
Hog Hollow is a 4-star lodge set on the edge of an indigenous forest in a private nature reserve with panoramic views of the surrounding indigenous forests, valleys and mountains, in one of the most beautiful parts of Africa - the Garden Route.

Our 15 suites all have private decks overlooking these vistas and offer guests relaxed luxury in an unforgettable setting.

The Main House forms a communal dining area surrounded by a long blue swimming pool that visually flows into the valley below and a boma where nightly fires are lit.

Other attractions include a forest sauna and privately sited forest shower with incredible views over the valley.

Expect outstanding cuisine, numerous activities to suit each guests need, and truly memorable hospitality from our team. For the adventurous, the lodge is the perfect base from which to explore and experience numerous adventure activities.

We are renowned for our personalised service and assist you with the planning and booking of daily excursions.

All guests cars are washed daily with the compliments of Hog Hollow.

Hog Hollow welcomes children. We organise babysitting, special turn downs with a glass of fresh milk and a Gingerbread Man, children's stories and CDs, buckets and spades, boogie boards and cater for special menus and meal times.

Please note: we are set on the edge of a gorge so our landscape profile is very steep. We also have unfenced dams and an unfenced pool on the premises, so parents are kindly requested to accompany their children at all times when around these areas. Hog Hollow is closed for the month of June. However, we are open for reservations all year round!

ACCOMMODATION:
Our 15 suites all have private decks overlooking forest vistas and offer guests relaxed luxury in an unforgettable setting. King size beds, earthy tones, fireplaces, hammocks and hand-crafted artifacts are just a few of the comfortable touches that welcome guests to their private retreat.

Guests sleep comfortably in crisp linen and each night there is a special turndown. On chilly winter nights, we slip a hot water bottle between the sheets just in case the cosy fireplace isn't enough. Rooms are fitted with mini bars and mini hi-fis but no TVs or telephones.

The Main House:
Overlooking the Matjies River Gorge, this congenial hub is where it all happens.

Kick off your shoes, grab an icy drink from the bar and relax. There are three lounge areas to escape to with a book, a pair of binoculars, or just your thoughts.

The pool lounge leads out onto cool blue waters where you may find others lazing about on comfy recliners.

DINING:
Hog Hollow is well known for its delectable food. On crisp clear days farmhouse breakfasts are served on the wooden deck overlooking the forest or near the huge fireplace when it’s cooler. In the evenings, guests enjoy scrumptious dinners around the communal table in the candle-lit atmosphere of the main house.

Meals are prepared using only the freshest of local produce. The set menu includes a selection of main course of which fish, prawns and crayfish are daily features.

Activities:
- Qolweni Theatre Group - Xhosa theatre and dance group
- Blue Lounge River Cruises
- Keurbooms River Ferries
- Cycling trails through Harkerville Forests
- Motorised glider flights around the bay
- Boating trips up the Keurbooms river with a Hog Hollow picnic basket
- African Ramble - aerial flights around bay and day trips to Shamwari
- Ocean Blue Adventures: eco boat-based whale & dolphin tours of the bay
- Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary
- Bungi Jumping at Bloukrans Bridge - the highest in the world!
- Elephant Park
- Horse riding through the valleys and mountains
- Snorkelling, scuba diving, canoeing and kayaking
- Tandem sky-diving
- Massage Treatments and Therapies
- Snake Sanctuary
- Fishing & Salt Water Fly Fishing
Restaurants & Coffee Bistros:
- Fynboshoek Cheese Farm - Tsitsikamma Forest (lunch only, booking essential)
- Enrico's- beachside a la carte - Keurbooms Beach
- Cornutti Al Mare - pizzas, pastas and salads with a difference - Plettenberg Bay
- Miguel's Restaurant - Seafood & Steakhouse & Fusion foods - Plettenberg Bay
- 57 on Kloof - International cuisine- Plettenberg Bay
- Pansy Country Kitchen - Light lunch and breakfast fare - Plettenberg Bay (Old Nick's)
- Blue Chilli - Mexican food - Plettenberg Bay
- Blue Bay - Mediterranean - Plettenberg Bay
- Lookout Deck - light meals and snacks on the beach - Plettenberg Bay
- Second Cup of Coffee - Plettenberg Bay (coffee bistro)
- The Oyster company - Fresh oysters and seafood - Knysna

HISTORY:
In 1993, what was to become Hog Hollow Country Lodge, was an alien wattle plantation set in the semi wilds of a little known area called the Crags. Twenty five years ago, farmers were encouraged to do away with the rare, indigenous forest and fynbos which grow only in this small Tsitsikamma area, to plant the fast-growing, invasive and alien strangling species of Australian Wattle which produced commercially viable tannin and pulp for the leather industry.
Andy Fermor, after a six year sojourn in England and South East Asia, decided to use his skills and energy to invest in the fledgling democracy of the New South Africa. With not much financial backing but lots of enthusiasm, what started out as a dream has become a paradise within paradise.

While Hog Hollow rose from the wattle wasteland, Debbie Reyneke was considering her options. Years of hard work put her at the top of her profession in the hotel industry, but always at the back of her mind was the idea of being involved in the creation of something within tourism in a more meaningful and hands-on manner.

A great walker and enthusiastic lover of nature, Debbie invited a friend to walk the Otter Trail ~ a five day trail on the edges of wild coast of the Tsitsikamma. Tired and hungry at the end of a successful walk, her friend suggested they have dinner in a newly created lodge she'd heard about, built on the edge of a gorge ~ a place called Hog Hollow.
A fine idea! And when Debbie met Andy ... well, the rest, they say, is history.

Both South African-born and bred, one of their strongest desires was to employ and train local people from the surrounding communities to work at Hog Hollow in the various facets of the tourism industry. People, who had spent most of their lives either unemployed, in menial jobs and overlooked in the fields of advancement, were now on the threshold of a new experience. Right here, within our community, was a new and vital energy with lots of exceptional talent waiting to be unleashed.
It’s an interesting journey Hog Hollow is embarked upon, not without it’s hiccups, but ultimately, very satisfying.

THE HOG TEAM:
As a South African business, Hog Hollow is 100% committed to transformation and employment of previously disadvantaged people and only employ local people from Plettenberg Bay. Each new staff member is put through a rigorous training programme to ensure we continue to meet international standards of service excellence.
We are especially proud of our team who go out of their way to make our guest’s stay a memorable and relaxing experience. It’s often the same friendly faces who welcome guests back on their return.