Country Getaway Cottage

This is the ideal relaxation and romantic country getaway for those hard-working people who really need some quality time together, away from the normal noise and traffic of the city life.

This is for those wanting to truly spoil themselves. The Feathered Nest is one of the best kept secrets and a place you will certainly want to revisit.

For those wanting the ideal getaway into the country, away from the hussle and bussle of city life, work, the kids and the in-laws, then this is the ideal romantic country getaway, set in the bushveld - tranquil and pleasant.

This is truly redefining togetherness. With attention to detail, your hosts will certainly spoil you as surely this is the their forté.

Sunbird Cottage

Sunbird cottage boasts 75m² open-plan design, with a king-sized bed, conversation area in front of an open fire place, relaxing bath for two, toilet, hand basin and vanity area. Completing this private experience is a spacious open-air shower, a definite must do. (In all our cottages, the outdoor shower areas have been created in a different style).

Cottages are strategically spaced amongst the trees to optimise your privacy. Look out from your varandah area at a small private garden to a fountain water feature.

Personalised Service

Take advantage - this is our specialty. Being privately owned, this is our hallmark. As we ONLY cater for small groups or couples we can focus on this area of your stay and hence make it most pleasurable.

View the Sunbird Photo Gallery here.

Open-plan room with conversation
area and fire place


King-sized bed


Bath and vanity area

Open-air shower - au" naturale

All cottages are equipped with a stocked bar fridge, radio, tea and coffee station and hair dryer. As a tranquil break-away and as a policy there are no TV's in the rooms - however, we have a lounge in the main farm house which has full DSTV viewed on a large LCD screen..

Gourmet meals are provided in our dining room where dinner and a full breakfast is served.

The dining room, swimming pool, open lounge and honesty bar are but a short walk from the cottage.

Did you Know?

The Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa is a small bird with two subspecies. This large sunbird is found in hilly fynbos, protea and aloe habitat and cool montane and coastal scrub, up to 2,800 m altitude in South Africa. It also occurs in parks and gardens. It is resident, but may move downhill in winter. Frequently found nesting in suburban gardens of the Highveld.

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. This sunbird will flycatch for insect prey.

Sunbird flight is fast and direct on short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. They have long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to nectar feeding.

The oval nest is usually suspended, as with most sunbirds, or built in a bush. The female incubates one to three dark-blotched greenish eggs for two weeks. The chicks are fed by both parents until fledging; they will continue to return to the nest to roost. Malachite Sunbird is often double-brooded, but may be parasitised by Klaas's Cuckoo or Red-chested Cuckoo.

The breeding male Malachite Sunbird, which has very long central tail feathers, is 25 cm long, and the shorter-tailed female 15 cm. The adult male is metallic green when breeding, with blackish-green wings with small yellow pectoral patches. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the male’s upperparts are brown apart from the green wings and tail, the latter retaining the elongated feathers. The underparts in eclipse plumage are yellow, flecked with green.

This species is common in the highlands. It is territorial and aggressive when nesting, but highly gregarious when not breeding, forming flocks of more than 1000 birds.

The call is a loud tseep-tseep, and the male Malachite Sunbird has a twittering song, often accompanied by pointing its head upward and displaying the yellow pectoral tufts with its wings half open. Males also have an elaborate display flight.

Source - Wikipedia