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Serendipity

But if you read the story you will find that the princes were actually well educated and intelligent men.

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Int. Tel: +27 51 924 0585

Description

Serendipity a TGCSA 5-star Guest House is cradled by the protected evergreen Outeniqua forests and the water bird sanctuary in the heart of the Garden Route which is situated on the banks of the Touw River and borders on to the Wilderness National Park. 

The word serendipity was coined by Horace Walpole, 28th January 1754, in a letter he wrote to his friend, Horace Mann, the English resident in Florence. He told him that he invented it in reference to the title of an old Persian fairy story The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes regularly discovered pleasant things that they weren’t searching for.

But if you read the story you will find that the princes were actually well educated and intelligent men. Their good fortune was based on careful deduction, not chance. As the saying has it, “fortune favours the prepared mind”, just as discoveries today that are said to be serendipitous are so often the result of experience and good observation.

Wilderness National Park is in the heart of the Garden Route, is an exhilarating world of lakes, rivers, inland marches, estuaries and beaches against a backdrop of lush forest and lofty mountains. Nature trails wind through densely wooded forest and along tranquil rivers, affording you the opportunity to encounter the brilliantly coloured Knysna lourie or one of the five kingfisher species that occur here.

The series of lakes connected by the Touw River (Eilandvlei, Langvlei and Rondevlei) host a variety of aquatic species and is an internationally proclaimed Ramsar site by UNESCO.

Rates

Rooms/Units and Seasonal Rates

Bedrooms (4)Rates Include : B & B
Seasonal FROM
(01 May 2009 to 30 April 2010)
Per Person Sharing from R 380.00 to R 620.00      

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Directions

From the N2 highway, turn into Wilderness Village (away from the ocean), at the Caltex Garage. Drive through the village until you reach the T-Junction. Stop at the Protea Hotel. Turn Right into Waterside Road and drive 1, 2 km to Freesia Avenue. Turn Right into Freesia Avenue, (the first street on your right). Serendipity is the fourth house on the Right.