MOUNTAIN COTTAGE offers Pet-Friendly, Secluded, Self-Catering Accommodation in the Kouga Mountains on the Western Cape/Eastern Cape Border on the Dragonder Kraal Farm. Dragonder Kraal is a working farm situated in the De Hoop Valley in the Kouga Mountains 40 km due East of Uniondale and 35 km due North of Plettenberg Bay, separated from the coast by the Tsitsikamma Mountain range. Responsible Nature Lovers, well-behaved dogs and horses are most welcome. The self-catering Cottage is private, neat, cosy and practical and comfortably sleeps 5 people. Linen is provided. Your dogs will love the beautiful large garden and the sizeable farm dam all safely contained within a six-foot 500 metre perimeter fence. Your Horses will love the large field just below the cottage perimetre. It is lush with lucern and grass. From the cottage perimetre there is a pedestrian gate that leads directly onto the field. The farm is 10 km from top to bottom and has plenty of mountains and kloofs for you and your dogs to walk and explore. Each kloof is a beautiful undisturbed world unto itself. Guided walks (on foot) are available at an additional R200 per walk. The typical walk takes around three to four hours. Quad Bikes are welcome on condition that they are adequately silenced and that the drivers are respectful of the natural beauty (ie. No racing bikes). There are many tracks to explore on the farm suitable for quad bikes or horses. And there is also the 45 km De Hoop Valley Road which is very quiet and great for Horses, Mountain bikes and Quad bikes. Guests seeking peace and quiet need not be concerned about quad bikes disturbing that peace and quiet since only one group of guests are accommodated at a time. To ride/cycle/quad to the top of the De Hoop Valley (+- 15 km from the farm) and look back over the entire Valley is a fantastic and worthwhile experience. Day trips can be taken to Uniondale (45 km), George and Oudtshoorn (150 km), Plettenberg Bay and Knysna (110km by road via the beautiful Prince Alfred's Pass). Winters are generally cold, but cosy by the large fireplace (wood provided). Winter is also the best time to seriously explore the Mountains. Summers are mild to warm with hot days often ending in the late afternoon with a gentle cooling misty drizzle.