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INTRODUCTION

Lightleys Holiday Houseboats and Phantom View River Resort now offer the perfect venue for small conferences, corporate breakaways, unusual team builds and functions:

• Magnificent views of the Knysna Lagoon, the Knysna River and the distant Outeniqua Mountains.
• Excellent conferencing and meeting venues to accommodate a maximum of 50 delegates.
• For accommodation chose from our fleet of self-drive houseboats or our luxury log-style Lagoon-side chalets.
• A vast range of on and off-site activities, including team building.

LOCATION

• On the banks of the Knysna Lagoon, 5 km from central Knysna.
• Knysna is a cosmopolitan lagoonside town, twice voted as South Africa’s favourite holiday destination.
• Centrally situated along the Garden Route coastline, Knysna is just 500km from Cape Town and 260km from Port Elizabeth. The nearest airport is 70km away in George.
• With-in easy distance of the beaches at Brenton-on-Sea, Buffelsbay, the Outeniqua Mountains and the famous Knysna Forests.

CONFERENCE & MEETING FACILITIES

Two conference rooms – for 20 and 25 people – can be combined to accommodate a maximum of 50 delegates.

Total seating capacity area (80 Sq.m)

• 40 – U-shape
• 50 – School room
• 50 – Banquet

The conference room is equipped with:

• Wireless internet connection
• Airconditioning
• Overhead data projector
• DVD player
• Pull-down screen
• Flip charts
• Other equipment upon arrangement

CONFERENCING RATES

We offer exceptional package deals designed to make hosting conferences both cost-effective and hassle-free. See the package listed below for an overview of what each one offers. Please contact us for more information or to discuss a tailor-made package to meet your unique requirements.

Our Full Day Conference Package at R250 per delegate includes:

• Full Day Venue Hire
• Three tea/ coffee & biscuit breaks
• Waters & Mints
• Lunch

ACCOMMODATION

Choose from our fleet of houseboats or our luxury log-style Lagoon-side chalets.

Lightleys Holiday Houseboats www.houseboats.co.za

• 14 self-drive vessels;
• Accommodation for 66 people sharing;
• No skipper’s licenses required – full training is provided on arrival.

Phantom View River Resort www.phantomview.co.za

• 10 Luxury wooden chalets;
• 2- and 3-bedroom units (all bedrooms en-suite);
• Accommodation for 58 people sharing;
• 200 metres from our Restaurant (Crow’s Nest) and Conference venues.

CATERING REQUIRMENTS

• Our Restaurant, The Crow’s Nest, seats a maximum of fifty people.
• Its large wooden deck, with built-in barbecue, makes it ideal for cocktail parties and traditional South African braais.
• All your catering requirements are arranged with our professional caterers.
• Picnic baskets can be provided upon request.

ON-SITE TEAM BUILDING

• This is the most fun you can have on water and we challenge you to find a better team building exercise!
• Based on the Amazing Race concept, teams navigate their Lightleys Holiday Houseboats around the Knysna Lagoon looking for clues. The race takes about four hours. Each clue carries a number of points and the team with the highest score wins.
• It’s suitable for groups of up to 50 people of all ages, with four to six people per boat.
• Skipper’s licences are not required, however safety is paramount.
• You can choose to use our standard clues or design your own unique race.

ON-SITE ACTIVITIES

• Lightleys Holiday House Boats for hire. Charter a luxury, self-sail house boat – for a single day or overnight.
• Hire a canoe for one or two people – they are great for romantics and ideal for birders.
• 8hp Fishing boats – hire a Poppet they are suitable for as many as four adults.

ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND KNYSNA

Animal Experiences

• Elephant back riding
• Game drives
• Dolphin tours
• Monkeyland
• Game Drives
• Elephant Sanctuary
• Birds of Eden
• Knysna Elephant Park

Half/Full Day Tours

• Knysna
• Millwood Gold Fields
• Tsitsikamma Forest
• Hiking Tours

Full Day Tours

• Oudtshoorn – visit an ostrich farm & Cango Caves
• Swartberg Pass
• Game Drives

Adventure Activities

• Bloukrans Bungy
• Featherbed Eco Experience
• Quad Biking
• Tree Top Canopy Tour
• Paintball
• Mountain Biking
• Skydiving
• Micro Lighting
• Deep Sea fishing
• Lagoon fishing
• Shark cage diving
• Abseiling

Water Activities

• Canoe Trails
• Scuba diving
• Surfing
• Yacht charters
• Lagoon Cruises

ACCESS AND TRANSPORT

• The nearest airport is 70km away in George. Flying time from Cape Town International Airport to George Airport is just 40 minutes.
• There are also daily flights from all major South African cities including Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to George Airport.

CONTACT DETAILS

Lightleys Holiday Houseboats & Phantom View River Resort
Tel: +27(0)44 386 0007
Fax: +27(0)44 386 0018
Email: marketing@houseboats.co.za
Web: www.houseboats.co.za