By the still waters

FISHING RESORT

BASS LAKE

LUXE CAMPING

There aren’t many campsites where you get greeted with a drink as would happen in a luxury hotel. At the Bass Lake lodge, your camp is barely pitched before the staff approach with a tray bearing a glass of juice for everyone. Get ready for a wonderful visit, because there is no shortage of hospitality here.

“Camp” and “luxury” aren’t often used in one sentence, but resorts increasingly focus on the comfort of campers, especially north of Pretoria. It’s clear that Leon and Meléne van den Heever, the owners of Bass Lake, have made this approach part of their management style.

CAMP LAYOUT

The 34 neatly demarcated stands are laid out on either side of two “main