Mountain Aloe Den — Hotel in Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

We came to see the famous 3.5 billion year old rocks visible in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, and were thrilled to find that the road to Mountain Aloe Den from Barberton is in fact the Makhonjwa Geotrail. All along the road there are numerous geosites with detailed - and accessible! - explanations of fascinating geological formations such as banded ironstone, pillow lavas, volcanic lapilli and many more. Several sites have detailed panoramas to help visitors interpret the landscape spread before them, which we all found a most interesting exercise. Mountain Aloe Den itself is a delight: the rondavels are extremely comfortable, the views are mind-blowing and the charming hosts Mamsie and Isaac could not be more welcoming. We have already made definite plans to come back next February, and are very much looking forward...

This place is a gem. very clean and so private and scenic. Private self catering and a shower would be nice rather than a communal kitchen, but since we were the only ones there it did not matter. The tables have a bit of slope, bujt since not a flat spot exists anyhwhere it is acceptable. I would...

OMG the place is amazing 👏 😍 !!! The hospitality is out of this world. If you are ever in Mpumalanga and looking for a place to breath fresh air and enjoy peace and quiet MOUNTAIN ALOE DEN is the place to be. Thank you so much , me and my friends enjoyed each and every...