Knysna's best kept secret , Eastford Country Estate is a small patch of paradise, with views of the fabled Knysna heads on one side and the Majestic Outeniqua mountains on the other. High on the hillside neighbouring the Simola Golf Course, yet a mere 5 minute drive to the town centre, the estate offers tranquility, beauty and luxury to the discerning holiday maker and enthusiastic golfer. The contemporary cottages offer a free flowing living space with an elevated deck and verandah with braai area, surrounded by indigenous fynbos and fauna. Privacy and security are assured on this Private Nature Reserve, as you relax away from the hustle and bustle of Knysna during the holiday season. With 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, a well equipped kitchen with dishwasher and microwave and a living space equipped with a TV and CD player, you will never want to leave the house. Should you wish to, however, the estate offers numerous trails to meander, as well as a pool to cool off in on your return. When the rain does descend on this evergreen forest, relax with a good book beside the wood burning fireplace. All linen, bath towels and firewood are provided for your use. All cottages are serviced.The Estate has 6 elegant self-catering cottages. Each house has 3 bedrooms, all with their own bathrooms (2 en suite). The master suite has a queen size bed, and an en-suite bathroom, equipped with a bath and shower.The second bedroom, on the opposite end of the house, has twin beds, with it's own bathroom, equipped with a bath.Next door to this, the third bedroom has two single beds and a separate bathroom equipped with a shower. Eastford Private Nature Reserve was established in 1991. When it was originally purchased it was a pine plantation but the developers had a vision to create a nature reserve, re-establishing the original fauna and flora on the 50 hectare property. Knysna forms part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, which is the smallest and richest of the world's six floral kingdoms. The diversity of fynbos plants is extremely high with over 9000 species of plants occurring in the area, around 6200 of which occur nowhere else in the world.An indigenous nursery was established on the estate to replace the alien vegetation that was removed and 17 years later thousands of indigenous species have been planted. Eastford now boasts a huge array of beautiful indigenous plants, including naturally growing Ericas and Proteas. As the plants were returned to the area the indigenous fauna also began to make a re-apprearance. Now, it's not uncommon to come across a bushbuck, lynx, Knysna loerie or hear the occasional owl on a peaceful evening while relaxing on the deck.Eastford Country Estate is a nature reserve positioned on the northern outskirts of Knysna. It consists mainly of montane fynbos which surrounds the 34 dwellings of which 6 are self-catering cottages. The estate stands above Knysna lagoon and has fine views over it as well as the Outeniqua mountains to the north and west. The town, with all its facilities, is just a few minutes drive away. Game, which wanders freely onto the estate, includes bushbuck, caracal, baboons, mongooses, bush pigs, tortoises, & recently a pair of honey badgers. Birds varieties and numbers are both plentiful and they are enjoying the habitat which was previously a thick pine forest.