Red Envelope Terms and Conditions
- Costs are subject to change with supplier increases accordingly
- Ski Lessons are COMPULSORY (either a beginners or a refresher course is included)
- Per person cost based on availability of accommodation type (subject to change)
- Bookings must be made through Red Envelope and paid for with your Virgin Money Credit Card
- Your package will only be confirmed on receipt of full payment
Please Note:
Accommodation - The Havana Lodge is situated in front of the private chalets, overlooking the beautiful, tranquil valley below. Each Havana room consists of two single beds, pushed together, to create a double (they can be split for ‘twin option’), with en-suite bathroom, leading onto a balcony. The room also offers a coffee/tea station and TV.
Meals - enjoy our full English buffet breakfasts and buffet dinners in the “UPPER LIMITS” restaurant, prepared with award winning executive chefs. Lunches are served on the deck area and is now included in your package, to satisfy the skier’s daytime appetites. You are more than welcome to bring your most desirable wine but please note a corkage fee of R35, per bottle, will be charged (in the restaurant and bar).
Entertainment - Tiffindell’s Après-Ski, matches the best, with some really unique programmes. Enjoy Schnapps and Gluhwein in South Africa’s highest pub - “Ice Station 2720”. Try some of the local snowy cocktails, hang upside-down from skis and watch the flame torch ski demonstration. Have a few drinks at ‘Yeti’s Retreat Pub’ as the sun goes down, sit by the fire, or party the night away. There is also a games room and child minding facility. There are a range of daytime activities including exhilarating walks, a visit to frozen waterfalls or the spectacular Telle Falls, participation in a snowball fight, making a snowman or bum boarding!
Ski Gear - The ski hire will supply you with all the equipment you need for snow activities. Ski clothing for hire or sale is available at reasonable prices, while a range of accessories, including sweaters, beanies, goggles, cameras & pharmaceutical goods are also available. You can purchase your winter gear from our ski shop in Fourways at Tiffindell Xtreme Zone, at the same prices as on the mountain.
Kids Programmes - Kids from age 5 can join Tiffindell’s fun and exciting kids program, call ‘Snowfun’. They will learn to ski with our professionally trained instructors, bum board down the snow alley, build snowmen, have snowball fights and much much more. All aimed at ensuring the kids have as good a time as their parents.
Medical Support and Evacuation - the resort has medics on duty, with a first aid room. The front desk can assist with aches and pains, while a resident masseuse can ease your muscles. Please take note: There is a pharmacy in Elliot with a practicing pharmacist.
Snowmaking - currently covers 1300m of ski run, compared to 1000m in 2007, for about 3 months of the year, during average winters; this too will increase with the next few phases of the development plan. The advanced system with a grooming machine ensures the best possible conditions in an African climate. Tiffindell’s modern snowmaking equipment is like a fancy sprinkler system making use of the natural cold weather high up in the mountains to freeze the water into crude snow crystals.
GETTING TO TIFFINDELL: Tiffindell is situated high in the mountains, 24km above the historic town of Rhodes and about 212km east of Aliwal North. 2WD, 1300cc vehicles with no trailers, can reach the resort in dry conditions via Rhodes. There is also a shuttle service which offers transport for visitors via Rhodes (R250 rtn) and Wartrail (R250 rtn) when roads are wet and snowy. The shuttle is to be booked with the resort at least a day before your arrival date. Private vehicles not driven to the resort can be left in secure, uncovered parking areas.
SHORTEST DISTANCES TO TIFFINDELL: It’s a long way to Tiffindell, but the journey is very scenic and the destination is worth it!
Johannesburg 817km (+/- 9hrs) Cape Town 1177km (+/- 13hrs)
Port Elizabeth 642km (+/- 7.5hrs) Durban 650km (+/- 7.5hrs)
East London 521km (+/- 6hrs) Bloemfontein 419km (+/- 4.5hrs)
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