Create everlasting memories in the unspoilt Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape.
A mere 42 km from East London, Crawfords Beach Lodge is situated in the scenic Chintsa East village, set along a breath-taking coastline.
A family run holiday resort offering luxury wild coast accommodation, gourmet cuisine and a wide variety of adventurous or relaxing activities to suit the whole family.
The perfect holiday home for your Wild Coast adventure.
Accommodation at Crawfords Beach Lodge:
Wake up to spectacular sea views and magnificent surroundings in rooms that offer you everything you expect from a luxurious beach resort.
Our range of rooms and suites ensure we can accommodate your group and budget comfortably, while you relax and enjoy our amenities, 3 delicious meals per day, friendly staff and much more. We look forward to welcoming you to Crawfords Beach Lodge.
Functions at Crawfords Beach Lodge:
Weddings
Offering a dream coastal wedding service on Chintsa East beach with a beautiful seaside backdrop for photos that will be cherished.
C Club Reception
We highly recommend paring your service with a garden wedding reception at the C Club venue. A perfect venue for a rustic and relaxed wedding reception. The venue can accommodate up to 120 seated guests with both indoor and outdoor seating, space for a dance floor and a separate bar.
Conference
onference Organisers will be pleasantly surprised and delighted by the warm hospitality, services available, and overall professionalism that takes their conference from ho-hum to Hallelujah!.
Teambuilding
Organisational Managers and Executives are always looking for ways to improve their companys business results and profitability. Building a solid team that works together and communicate effectively is one way to get the results you want from your staff. Crawfords Beach Lodge is an excellent venue to achieve the team-building results youre looking for.
Crawfords Beach Lodge is located in the heart of the Eastern Cape Wild Coast, and we encourage our guests to explore and discover this scenic, cultural, and historical region for themselves. Whether you want to go on foot or by car, we can help you arrange a variety of fascinating outdoor Wild Coast excursions that will add a new dimension to your holiday or conference.
Eastern Cape Cultural Experiences
The Xhosa culture of the Eastern Cape offers visitors to the Wild Coast a wealth of cultural experiences from modern township life to centuries-old traditional customs. Its all waiting for you to explore on your Eastern Cape family holiday.
Wild Coast Day Hikes
Get closer to nature and explore the Wild Coast on foot. We can help arrange a variety of fascinating day hikes in the area. We also include a packed lunch or breakfast hamper, and return transport.
Wild Coast Day Trips
Explore the rugged Wild Coast and discover legendary Eastern Cape attractions such as Haga Haga, Morgans Bay, and Kei Mouth. Any of these trips could well be the highlight of your Eastern Cape holiday.
Guided Safaris Half Day Tours
We can arrange for you and your family to go on a genuine South African safari around East London or elsewhere in the Eastern Cape province.
Experience true tranquillity as you view the abundance of wildlife from our open-topped 44 vehicles. Game viewing can be enjoyed either with our morning or afternoon game drive. The tour includes a drive through our lion reserve as well as a refreshment stop, where complimentary light refreshment can be enjoyed.
Guided Sunset Game Drive
Enjoy a game drive at dusk, with the sun setting, bringing about the nocturnal life on the reserve. View them with spotlights at a completely different time of day. There are also mountain bike and quad bike trails as well as an elephant sanctuary.
African Heartland Journeys
They take you to the former Transkei home to the Xhosa people and birthplace of one of the most extraordinary leaders of our time Nelson Rohihlahla Mandela. The trip is a fully catered (excl. drinks) adventure African Heartland Tours are run by professional local guides specializing in small groups of up to 12 people strong support of community-based projects is a cornerstone of each journey. It promises to be an adventure of high spirits, mind-opening experience and heart-warming discovery. Enquire at reception about availability.
INKWENKWEZI Private Game Reserve
Crawfords Beach Lodge is situated only 8 km away from the popular Inkwekwezi Private Game Reserve. One can make enquiries at reception about availability and the friendly staff of the game lodge will collect keen game viewers from within the Crawfords complex.
Mpongo Private Game Reserve
This malaria-free safari destination has a wide variety of game and wildlife including Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, Hippo, Giraffe, Zebra, Impala, Warthog. and other grassland antelope as well as several bird species.
Game drives are in open vehicles with a picnic stop for light refreshment, night drives are also offered. The experienced game guides have extensive knowledge to share.
