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The Getaway with the best views in the Eastern Free State

Posted on Wed June 5, 2019.

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.

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We thought they wouldn't come........

Posted on Wed February 20, 2019.

The white stork ciconia ciconia, that beautiful soaring bird of myth and fable, one of our absolute favourite birds here at Amohela ho Spitskop, and we await their arrival from Europe each year with excitement and anticipation. However a prolonged drought with very little rainfall here in the Eastern Free State seemed that, for the first time in many years, we would not be visited by any White Storks this year when they began their South Africa pilgrimage in December..January....and we were sad sad sad......

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Greeting the Sun

Posted on Thu January 24, 2019.

When resident locally the awesome Secretary Birds stand atop their tree roost and greet the newly risen sun.
Stretching and preening with amazing balance they ready themselves for the flight back to earth & another day of hunting ........

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Hot work this ...

Posted on Mon July 9, 2018.

Hot work this ....!!!

Burning firebreaks and clearing old lands at Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat and registered Conservancy.

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The Best Birding Getaway in the Eastern Free State

Posted on Sat May 12, 2018.

These boots are made for Walking - the iconic Secretary Bird.

They are unique to Africa, and no other bird of prey looks or hunts like they do, purposefully striding across the veld in search of prey - insects,rats and mice, small birds and reptiles especially snakes, hence the name "serpentarius" With large strides they rapidly cover vast areas of grassland, when they do find something there is a flurry of excitement and activity, much stomping with wings raised and then the moment of success.

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