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Looking for a getaway with views to rival anything you have ever seen, a place so awesomely quiet you can hear the air speak, with views so vast it takes your breath away?

With spacious accommodation, remote yet accessible, private, secluded, well appointed? We have that here at Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat & Conservancy in the Eastern Free State Highlands.

Only 1 ½ hours from Bloemfontein and 3 ½ hours from Johannesburg.

Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat & Conservancy is absolutely the best winter getaway in the Eastern Free State, the best place to experience the beautiful Highland autumn, the winters with views of snow covered mountains, a perfect escape from the noise of the city.

Looking for the best school holiday Getaway in the Eastern Free State? The very best views across the vast beautiful valley to the majestic Maluti Mountains beyond? The best country swimming pool with 360 degree views for cooling swims on long hot summer days? And for beautiful Autumn and Winter days the best huge crackling fires to be found in the Eastern Free State? The best snowy winter mountain views?

In summer, from around December when the White Storks, Ciconia ciconia start to arrive, through to mid and sometimes even late March, before they start their epic journey of some 11700 kilometres back to Europe, the White Storks visit us in great numbers, seen in fields and following the plough.

SkyWind Cottages, designed to fill a unique niche in our self catering accommodation, are without a doubt the best romantic getaways in the Eastern Free State. In today’s busy, noisy, hectic pace of life, many couples seek accommodation for just two, where they can spend time with each other in solitude and privacy.