ACCOMMODATION:

BUNGALOWS:
Here you'll be pampered in spacious thatch-roofed single or double bungalows each with en suite bathroom and private open-air shower. The bungalows nestle among lush gardens where frangipani, hibiscus and bougainvillea grow in tropical profusion, complementing the extensively indigenous landscape.
The days here are all yours to enjoy. While the more active may be tempted by beach walks and activities, simply relaxing in comfortable and private surroundings remains a substantial temptation. We describe (and price) our bungalows according to location and categorise them as Fish Eagle (sea view); King Fisher (river view) and Sunbird (garden).

HONEYMOON BUNGALOW:
A honeymoon you'll remember for the rest of your lives. Lazy days on deserted beaches – the perfect way to start your new life together.
Relax in our special, secluded honeymoon cottages, with spa baths and double outside showers with views to die for. With our unique honeymoon bar service and superior furnishings and fittings, we’ll ensure nothing stops you from enjoying every moment together.
And don’t let it end there. Return to celebrate anniversaries, special occasions or simply for a romantic interlude to rekindle the glow in your relationship.
Come, we'd love you to stay with us. And remember, nothing but nothing is too much trouble at Umngazi.

RICH IN HISTORY:
According to ancient Pondo history, when Faku their legendary King executed his enemies at Mlengana (Execution) Rock, overlooking the Umngazi River valley, their blood "igazi" literally ran down the streams into the river. In the 19th century, troops from the British Garrison in Grahamstown established a fresh water supply point at Umngazi, which still supplies the hotel today. It was originally used for the soldiers moving between Grahamstown and Port Natal. In 1842, Dick King watered his horses at Umngazi during his historic 1000km ride between Durban and Grahamstown.

During the Frontier Wars in the 1840s, British soldiers camped on the present hotel site, raising the Union Jack at Port St. Johns in 1871. In 1929 the Leach family established a trading post on the site, building a few small bungalows for visitors from the gold mines. It was this outpost that formed the nucleus of the present day hotel. Umngazi River Bungalows was substantially re-developed in 1994 by the present owners who descend directly from 1820 settler stock. Their families have lived and worked on the Wild Coast for the past 135 years.

CONFERENCES CENTRE:
The perfect venue for small management seminars, team building programmes, workshops and business events. The Umngazi Conference Centre is an attractive and comfortable, away-from-it-all meeting venue with all the modern amenities one requires for a successful and enjoyable conference. Add to that Umngazi's laid-back atmosphere and unique scenery and you have the formula for a memorable meeting.

Facilities include the following:

- Seating for 12 delegates
- Technical facilities include an overhead projector, big screen, video monitor, satellite TV etc
- Morning and afternoon teas
- All hotel facilities available to delegates

TRANSKEI WILD COAST:
The Wild Coast, as its name suggests is rugged and treacherous, with numerous shipwrecks along its deserted beaches. It is the heart of unspoilt rural South Africa, almost untouched by time and particularly untouched by the infrastructure that the rest of South Africa is accustomed to.

This is because it was a black homeland within apartheid South Africa that was not deemed worthy of development. Today it remains a poor area dotted with villages of traditional mud and thatch huts. Cattle are grazed on the grasslands and the land is toiled by hand and oxen to provide a subsistence living.

The essence of the Wild Coast is that nothing happens in a hurry, which is definitely the case in the small coastal towns of Port St Johns and Coffee Bay. Several lodges have sprung up along this coast to afford visitors a glimpse of the lovely scenery along the rocky coastline interspersed with long empty beaches. There are still patches of thick forest and some remote coastal reserves with unique flora.
A notable resident of this region is the illustrious Nelson Mandela, who comes from the inland village of Qunu near Umtata.

NATURAL HISTORY:
Wildlife is sparse along this stretch even though great tracts of the coast are deserted. The reserves have been created mainly to preserve the indigenous flora, such as the endemic Pondo coconut palm in Mkambati Nature Reserve. If you venture along the coast you are certain to see fish eagles as they perch on the skeletons of wrecked ships. In the vegetated and wooded areas the birdlife is prolific.

WILD COAST GAME RESERVE SPECIALITIES:
· Remote rural Africa
· Endless coastline
· Shipwrecks
· Fishing
· Hiking or horse riding along coastal trails

FACTS:
This is a malarial area
The roads are often quite bad after rains