点评:The access road from Vryheid to Louwsburg is so badly potholed that we had to come to a dead stop - in my 4x4 - on many occasions to negotiate the holes. It took us well over an hour to drive the 60 km. The road from Louwsburg to Pongola is a lot better.
Half the chalets have their thatched roofs caving in and are not used. The restaurant is operational and what they have is well prepared and served. The phrase " we don't have " was fairly common - even no brandy or coke.
The tar road form the gate to Hilltop is being upgraded and in a good condition. The tar road - although overgrown - to the Pongola picnic site is fair. The gravel roads are not recommended.
The staff - although more in numbers than visitors - are friendly and helpful.
I cannot seen Ithala surviving for much longer considering the low number of visitors - the restaurant must be running at an huge loss.
翻译:从 Vryheid 到 Louwsburg 的通道坑坑洼洼,我们不得不多次驾驶四轮驱动车停下来绕过坑洞。我们花了一个多小时才开完 60 公里。从 Louwsburg 到 Pongola 的路况好多了。
一半的小屋的茅草屋顶都塌陷了,没人使用。餐厅仍在营业,食物也准备充分,服务周到。“我们没有”这句话很常见,甚至连白兰地或可乐都没有。
从 Hilltop 大门到山顶的柏油路正在升级,状况良好。通往 Pongola 野餐地点的柏油路虽然杂草丛生,但还算不错。不推荐走碎石路。
工作人员虽然比游客多,但都很友好,乐于助人。
考虑到游客数量少,我看不出 Ithala 还能撑多久——餐厅肯定在亏损。