While it proceeds in a right-hand circle around the site, it also twists and turns all the time. But after a while the signs stopped and the main path branched off to here and there. It starts out fine with a couple of white arrow signs pointing in the right direction. The danger here is that the circular path through the stones is not well marked. A tall brown water tower stands next to it. There's a parking lot with a nice modern toilet. It's located off a gravel road 5 km north of the Quivertree Forest (same entrance fee). The owners need to spend a bit of their cash on upgrading this place.Giant's Playground is a maze of stone piles that seemingly stretches on forever. The following night we spent in Springbok, South Africa, also with quiver trees and it could not have been lovelier. Oh and did I mention that the host greeted us in the morning with 'Oh, so you survived?' Please, please, save your money and go elsewhere. Breakfast however was very sparse cold meats, cheeses and bread that had been mainly eaten up by a party of seven who were also there. Fair enough, my choice and there were veggies and rice I could eat. It is a fixed menu and what was offered was springbok casserole which meant I had none as I do not eat game.
An ancient shower curtain and an old paint container to catch the drips from the (not very efficient) aircon added to the overall charm. The curtains were ancient, the bathroom pretty disgusting to the point where I nearly asked for a scrubbing brush to tackle the floor myself. It looked as if a home handyman with very few skills and only a hammer had put this place together. Oh, the pillar in the room was a different shade, so that was the best feature. Plain grey walls, not a picture, nothing. I remarked to my husband that this must be what it is like to be in jail. Inside, we had a twin room which I must say had lovely linen with cheetahs embroidered on it. No wifi for guests! We were in 'Block A' which kind of looks like three rondavels joined together. We really do not mind basic accommodation, but this reached a new level of awfulness.
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And, by the way, you can see them from the road for free, plus there are plenty of other places to see these trees. If you wish to visit the quiver trees, you have to pay an extra $100 per person, despite them being on the property that you have already paid a pretty good fee to visit. The lady who 'greeted' us made it quite clear that she had been expecting us on a different day (her mistake, not ours, we had the printed vouchers) and we were certainly not made to feel welcome. Quite romantic, and if you check, the 'good' reviews are from campers. If you are camping,I can see that this would be a lovely venue, all alone under the stars with the ancient quiver trees.
I would suggest a wooden fence to provide more privacy and protect from the noise and dust from the road.
Giants Playground as well as attending the cheetah feedings During the day the quivertrees in the forest are special but as soon as the sun starts to set it turns into a magical place with charm that can't be described The ablution block was clean and had 2 showers and 2 toilets The water was lovely and warm There was a Zink to wash dishes and a dry rack There are 4 separate ablusion blocks about 200 meters apart We really enjoyed the shade of the veranda with cement floor linked to the ablution and took advantage of the quiet period by camping right next to the veranda The owner sells wood at R50 per bag The owner was very friendly and even provided suggestions in terms of our trip to Sossusvlei The only thing that should be improved on is the dirt coming in to the camp from the main road. We camped in our off road caravan at Quivertree Forest for 2 nights and loved every moment of it Camping was R450 per night and included unrestricted access to the quivertree Forest.
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