Mount Sheba Rainforest Hotel - Mountain Spring Water

You stay at Mount Sheba Rainforest Hotel in the indigenous forest east of Pilgrim’s Rest, where mist often settles over the property in the mornings. The lodge has colonial-style rooms with fireplaces, private patios, and some with loft spaces for families. Self-catering cottages are also available, each with a kitchenette and outdoor braai area.

Eleven hiking trails wind through the surrounding rainforest, where samango monkeys move through the canopy. The forest chapel and reception venue host weddings and events, with the sounds of birds filling the air. Glass doors in some rooms open directly onto private patios, bringing the outside in.

The property is part of the Panorama Route, close to Pilgrim’s Rest and other attractions like God’s Window. The restaurant serves meals, and an outdoor pool looks out over the forest. You wake here to birdsong and the rustle of leaves in the canopy.