Attractions
Nearby tourist attractions include the BASOTHU CULTURAL VILLAGE, the INKART ART GALLERY for unusual painted arts, CREATIVE METAL WORKS for customised wrought iron ware, as well as the famous BATTLEFIELDS OF SPIONKOP. Visit the nearby TREVREDEN CHEESE FARM for homemade cheeses, the world renowned MEADOWSWEET FARM where visitors are offered the opportunity of observing herb production from nursery stage to the dried product, or the ROYAL NATAL NATIONAL PARK which boasts the most magnificent scenery in the Drakensberg. Whatever your interests, Alpine Heath has it all. Our fun Entertainment Team awaits you with a full 7-day-a-week programme catering for all your entertainment needs to ensure a funfilled stay at Alpine Heath Resort. This entertainment programme is tailor-made for each guest's needs, and caters for kids, teens and adults alike. From the moment of arrival, your kids are swooped away to the Alpine Heath Little VIP Club, with activities around the clock to ensure a peaceful stay for mom and dad. With activities like African beadmaking, peak cap making, biscuit decorating, treasure hunts and other funfilled games and activities to boot, your kids are sure to retire to bed exhausted and excited about the next day's programme. The mornings are started with guided walks to one of our scenic hiking trails to get the adrenaline flowing for another funfilled day ahead. Parents are given a reprieve when the Entertainment Team have separate Kiddies Dinners with Big Screen movies in the evenings, while they can rest assured about the safety of their kids. Our Karaoke nights in the Tavern have become legendary - sure to have you either in stitches or in awe! Idols on television does not have a patch on the ""talent"" unearthed at our karaoke nights! The Dinner Dance evenings with some of the country's finest live musicians are very popular and well attended, and the acts get changed on regular intervals. During the day adults can laze around the pool and wrack their brains with some fun interactive general knowledge quizzes, or try their luck at a few games of ever-popular bingo. Some great prizes are up for grabs with various pool games and fun activities throughout the day. During the very busy season periods, you can have a laugh at the staff with their hilarious Staff Cabaret Shows, Hypnotist Shows, Win 'n Spin Game Shows, Kiddies Discos, Open Air Street Mardi Gras Parties, etc. If there are any additional activities that the guests would like to partake in, the Entertainment Team will be happy to add to their experience. Every entertainment and sporting facility under the sun could be found at Alpine Heath Resort: Two Swimming Pools, Two Tennis Courts, Squash Court, Table Tennis, Volleyball Court, 18 hole putt-putt course Soccer Table, Village Green - an open field for cricket, touch rugby and soccer, Walkabout chess set, Kids Jungle Gym, Trampoline, Mountain Bikes, Gymnasium, Flyfishing and a Golf Course - 5 minutes away. Please feel free to contact our Three Cities Group Entertainment Manager, Brandon Manns, with any queries regarding entertainment at Alpine Heath Resort.
Facilities
With a backdrop of the stunning mountains of the Northern Drakensberg, this stylish Afro-Swiss designed resort blends perfectly into the landscape. The village square is situated at the centre of the resort with the 100 three-bedroom chalets conveniently situated around the main buildings that surround the square.
Dining From the moment you get here, you'll discover Alpine Heath is all about flexibility. You can self-cater and shop for necessities at the village patisserie or you have the opportunity to treat yourself to the fine fare of La Gruyéres restaurant and the Village Brasserrie. With enormous breakfast buffets, elegant midday menus and exceptional evening fare, the choice is yours.
DirectionsJOHANNESBURG TO ALPINE HEATH [340km - 3.5 hours] • Travel to Harrismith on the N3 Jhb - Dbn • Take the N5 towards Bethlehem for 5km (exit 29) • Turn left to Phuthaditjaba (8km) • Turn left onto R74 in the direction of Bergville (After Harrismith) • Travel past Sterkfontein Dam and down Oliviershoek Pass (35km) • As the pass levels out turn right following the sign for Northern Berg Resort o After about 3km – just after “tower of pizza” turn right following the Alpine Heath directional signs o Have a safe journey ! o DURBAN TO ALPINE HEATH [270km - 3 hours] • Take the N3 Durban - Johannesburg • Beyond Escourt, 6km after the Shell Ultra City exit the N3 taking the R74 in the direction of Winterton and Northern Berg • Travel through Winterton (21km) via Bergville (20km) in the direction of Harrismith • 35km beyond Bergville turn left following the sigh for Northern Berg o After about 3km – just after “tower of pizza” turn right following the Alpine Heath directional signs o Have a safe journey! |