Pile-inn B&B - Underberg B&B, B&B Underberg, Sani Pass, Southern Drakensberg, South African accommodation

Ian and Sue Pile, were trained in England, in the Hospitality Industry. Our commitment to our guests is untiring, and pander to every need.

30 THINGS TO DO

Whilst you are at Pile-Inn

 ·         Sani Pass Day Tours – A valid passport is required. Tours depart at 09h30 from Pile-Inn B&B - Returns at approximately 16h15.  It is a fully interactive eco/ethnic/historical tour led by a qualified and registered guides. Have a drink in the highest pub in Africa.
Birding Tours with a tour guide  with excellent knowledge of all birds and habitats - tailor-made tours. Reichenau Mission- +-15kms from Underberg on the R617 towards ‘Maritzburg.  Fascinating history of the church and mill.  Walk down the steep stairs behind the mill to the waterfall on the Polela River.  Ikhwezi Craft Cooperative project run by Zulu women and do a guided tour of the Mission Himeville Museum – On the main road in Himeville.  Open 09h00 to 12h00 daily but arrangements can be made at other times for larger groups.  Displays show Settler home, introduction of trout, San/Bushman Rock Art and many more. The Underberg Studio in the heart of Underberg. Beautiful, affordable ceramics exhibited for sale, from all over South Africa and landscape photography. Something for everyone. Open weekdays 10h00 till 16h30  –  Sunday - 11h00 till 16h00 Underberg Cheesery –2kms on Drakensberg Gardens Rd. Delicious variety of cheeses and yoghurts made daily with viewing windows to see how it is all done! Meet the young heifers who will soon be graceful “meadow ladies” contributing to the dairy. Open daily 09h00 to 16h00 Heritage Nursery  2kms on the Drakensberg Gardens Rd has an excellent selection of cold climate plants for sale plus more. Ilala Palm Furniture, Percale Linen, Towels & Lingerie - Gallet Collections – On the 2nd Coleford Road - Open Day every Wednesday – Pony Trails – From one hour to 3 days in Lesotho – Khotso Horse Trails - or eKuthuleni Pony Trails  Tubing or Canoeing – Best in the summer months when the rivers are running strongly. Tubes for Hire – The Highlander in Underberg – Mountain Biking – Endless scenic cycle routes. Bicycles for Hire – Tour the towns of Underberg & Himeville on a bicycle and stop at the Himeville Nature Reserve for a light picnic. Pedal Inn – next to Bunter’s Diner. Hiking for family – Usually in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Wilderness area.  With children – try Cobham for easy hikes on the banks of the Polela River, Bushmans Nek and Drakensberg Gardens. R20.00 entry fee per person. Hiking for the serious -  In the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park.  Try any of the “peaks” like Rhino, Siphongeni and Khanti.  From Cobham you can also access Hodgsons Peaks.  Hike from Sani Pass to Cobham on the Giants Cup Hiking Trail.  The whole trail from Sani Pass to Bushmans Nek is a 5-day hike, but you can hike sections of the whole trail in one day. For those with passports and 4x4s Hodgsons Peaks are also accessible from Sani Top Chalet at the top of Sani Pass.  Stay two nights at Sani Top and you can also “do” Thabana Ntlenyana – the highest peak south of Kilimangaro.  There are many caves in which to overnight – Bookings – Hiking – Organised & guided – every Sunday leaving from NUD Sports. Bushman Painting Hikes – Not recommended for the unfit or young children.  Fully guided hike with registered/qualified guide.  Short or long hikes available, all with entrance fees and light packed lunch included.  Dairy Visit – Experience the daily milking at one of the dairy farms in the area.  Contact Sani Pass Tours on 033-7011064 to make arrangements.  Cows and farmers wait for no man, so please make your arrangements early (24 hours in advance) to avoid missing the experience. Duck & Dolittle – 1km from the R617 on the Drakensberg Gardens Road.  Relax in the restaurant or bar while the children feed the farm animals or play in the playground.  A well stocked craft shop on the premises.  Pucketty Farm – 2kms from the centre of Underberg on the R617 toward ‘Maritzburg.  Coffee shop, wonderful farm produce, homemade bread, smoked trout, jams, preserves great little craft  & coffee shop – famous farm animals.  A true Beatrix Potter experience.  Kenmo Lake – Approximately 3kms from the Himeville/Loteni Sani Pass/Pevensey crossroads, towards Loteni.  Turn into the Hazeldene drive and Kenmo is on the left.  Best seen in autumn but a wonderful picnic spot all year round.  Please, no BBQ’s Himeville Nature Reserve – Just outside Himeville.  Turn at the Museum, cross Sutton Street and drive straight into the gates of the reserve.  A small herd of Blesbok and Wildebeest.  Two trout dams with boats.  Perfect for picnics and there is a BBQ area. Game Drives - Penwarn Country Lodge – Small herds of zebra and eland and other plain buck.  Meet “Nimrod” the tame otter.  Trout dams, horse riding & abseiling.  Good restaurant. Sani Pass Quad Tours will take you on a 1 or 2 day overnight fishing trip into Lesotho on self-drive Rhino’s.– Passports required. The Underberg/Himeville Fly-fishing Club manages many of the dams and river beats in the area.  Rod fees are R75.00 per rod per day per beat.  The office is open from 08h00 to 10h00 daily including Christmas Day.  Himeville Tennis Club is open to visitors at R10.00 per person. Golf - Underberg Country Club welcomes visitors. Paton Express – Narrow gauge train trip – take your picnic basket and enjoy scenery of “Cry the Beloved Country”.  Paragliding – In Bulwer.  Tandem flights arranged.