Tides River Lodge

Our lodges are all metres from the water, have braai facilities, verandahs and fully equipped kitchens. We provide all linen. All you need to bring is yourselves and your food!

Zebra Lodge
Sleeps 9, Minimum of 6

Ideal for a larger group Zebra Lodge has four bedrooms and sleeps 9. Set amongst the milkwoods and aloes and metres from the water, all rooms have river views. You can enjoy sundowners in the birdwatching lapa nearby or braai on our wind sheltered, covered verandah. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms both en suite with Queen size beds. The main bedroom has a stunning deck that has river views’ forever’. Downstairs is another double room with Queen size bed and a ‘singles’ room with three single beds. The kitchen is fully equipped, there is DSTV Premium and a huge fireplace for winter.

Kingfisher
Sleeps 2 or 3

This open plan studio apartment has a queen and single bed, kitchenette and sitting area, private bathroom, DSTV select only, own patio and outside braai. Stunning river views.

Heron House
Sleeps 7, Minimum of 4

A spacious ‘easy living’ house, perfect for a group, sleeps 7. Open plan kitchen/lounge, DSTV premium, outside braai, verandah with river views. Upstairs there are two bedrooms, one with a Queen size bed and a single, the other with a double bed and two singles. The two rooms share a bathroom. Downstairs is another bathroom with shower and bath. All rooms have views of the river.

Cob Cottage
Sleeps 8, Minimum of 5

Cosy and full of charm Cob has four bedrooms, two en suite with Queen beds and two each with two single beds. Downstairs is another bathroom with a wet room shower. The open plan kitchen is fully equipped and there is a fireplace for winter.

The Breede River is a popular location for river rafting tours. The gently flowing water and the absence of crocodiles, hippos and mosquitoes make this a popular weekend destination. Several tour operators launch about 20 km south of Swellendam in two-man blow-up boats.

Frequently Bull Sharks enter the estuary and dwell in the waters of the Breede River, having been recorded as much as 5 km upriver. These sharks were featured on the second season of the series River Monsters. The bull sharks of the Breede River are larger than average due to their unique habit of stealing fishermen’s catches, allowing them to feed and gain weight without expending much energy. This and the healthy nature of the river’s ecosystem in turn has led to a record of very few to no shark attacks on humans in the area.