{"id":8509,"date":"2020-08-12T08:25:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T06:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:41:53","slug":"a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"A blooming marvellous NAMAKWA RETREAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Intimate, hidden, isolated retreats are those worth exploring right now. With now-you-can-travel-now-you-can\u2019t regulations, self-catering options for families wanting to get away for a while are the way to go &#8230; if not now, then as soon as we can. One we think is marvellous is the <strong>Naries Namakwa Retreat<\/strong> in the Northern Cape.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4485\" style=\"width: 836px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front.jpg 836w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Naries-Manor-House-front-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are three options at the reserve \u2026 each as lovely as the other. Stay in the Cape Dutch-style Manor \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This privately-owned 6000ha farm, dedicated to conservation and sustainable living, is situated between Springbok and Kleinzee. A beautiful and romantic hideaway, it\u2019s well positioned for exploring the greater Namakwa region \u2013 from the Richtersveld in the north, to the shipwrecks in the west as well as, in season, the wild flowers. Perched on the top of the Spektakel Mountain, its views of the spectacular Namaqualand landscape, and the dramatic sunsets over the Atlantic seaboard some 60 kms away, are unsurpassed.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8509 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As a retreat, it offers space, peace and tranquillity &#8230; and three excellent accommodation options. There are classic rooms in a Cape Dutch-style Manor, as well as self-catering cottages, and, for a real spoil, luxurious Mountain Suites \u2013 domed, exclusive, thatched units built into the magnificent granite boulders, each with a view of the plains below. Besides the Wildflower Tours in season, there\u2019s also Orange River rafting, hiking, birdwatching, stargazing and game viewing. Or you can just relax next to the swimming pool.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8512\" style=\"width: 1673px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1673\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road.jpg 1673w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-696x364.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-1068x559.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Mountain-Suites-Setting-with-road-803x420.jpg 803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1673px) 100vw, 1673px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2026 or the luxurious Mountain Suites \u2026 domed, thatched suites built into the granite boulders \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naries, accessible from Springbok via a 27 km tarred road, is one of the <strong>Cape Country Routes<\/strong> properties, so you know it\u2019s going to be excellent. Rates from R1210 a person sharing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8509 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/a-blooming-marvellous-namakwa-retreat\/namakwa-gallery7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Namakwa-gallery7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecountryroutes.com\/\">capecountryroutes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compiled by:<\/strong> KYM ARGO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intimate, hidden, isolated retreats are those worth exploring right now. With now-you-can-travel-now-you-can\u2019t regulations, self-catering options for families wanting to get away for a while are the way to go &#8230; if not now, then as soon as we can. One we think is marvellous is the Naries Namakwa Retreat in the Northern Cape. This privately-owned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":8514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,35],"tags":[1268,1265],"class_list":{"0":"post-8509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle","8":"category-travel","9":"tag-cape-country-routes","10":"tag-naries-namakwa-retreat"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A blooming marvellous NAMAKWA RETREAT - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Intimate, hidden, isolated retreats are those worth exploring right now. 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