Hartford is the resolution of all South African safaris; the journey's exclamation point, a retreat from the hubbub where you make sense of a fast life and it's senseless details.
Opening another, the distant sounds of an ancient people at work lilt across the silent landscape, a country of great space, spectacular mountains and big skies. This place commands a headland between the world of traditional cultures and the splendid style of our settler forebears.
* Trout and bass fishing, including trophy-sized fish. Masterclass tuition can be arranged in advance
* This is the only world-class hotel on a world-class racehorse stud in the world. A personalised tour of Summerhill equestrian stud
* Our award-winning restaurant, recently voted No1 in KZN,and among the country's Top 10, serves sumptuous meals either overlooking the magnificent gardens or in the candle-lit dining hall. It has one of only 10 five-star wine lists in South Africa