MemelGetaways.co.za
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Memel Getaways
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Memel, the name of a small town in the corner of the NE Free State, means 'surrounded by water'. This small pristine country village is situated in the NE corner of the Free State close to the Drakensberg escarpment, only 240 kms from Jhb and 300 kms from Pietermaritzburg.
Its breathtaking scenic beauty. To the east and the south of the village you drive within minutes into the majestic and picturesque mountains, with their rocky hillsides, sandstone cliffs, high altitude grasslands, through valleys and alongside clear mountain streams and lakes. On the Drakensberg Escarpment at Moorefield, only 25 kms from Memel, big areas with unspoilt indigenous forest are to be found. To the north and west the landscape comprises mainly undulating grasslands and includes the extensive 5000 ha Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve.
The spectacular internationally important 2000 ha Seekoeivlei Wetlands - listed as a Wetland of International Importance (RAMSAR) - which is situated in the Reserve along the Klip River. The wetlands is made up by an extensive meandering floodplain and is now once again home to the hippo, 100 years after the last one was shot in the area.
