Cape Country Routes has three great suggestions this winter
Visiting the hippos at the New Holme Guest Farm
New Holme Guest Farm: Situated within the newly proclaimed Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve, midway between Cape Town and Johannesburg, the guest house offers a complimentary sunset drive to the Nature Reserve’s Hippo Pool, with a glass of bubbly.
If you’re planning a noteworthy pit stop and stay-over in the Karoo, book their three-course buffet dinner prepared by the national winner of Queen of the Kitchen, the popular Gauteng cooking competition.
Watch the magnificent meerkats in action
De Zeekoe Guest Farm (7km outside Oudtshoorn) is offering winter specials. On June 17, dads already staying here get a free 30-minute massage. Until end September, guests can also stay for three nights and only pay for two. Check in for a unique Wild Meerkat Adventure Tour. Upon sunrise, the tour nears the meerkat burrows where guests observe the gorgeous creatures frolicking in the sunshine.
One of the views at the D’Olyfboom Family Estate
D’Olyfboom Family Estate: Set against the Paarl Mountains overlooking vineyards and countryside, the estate is showcasing a new art exhibition, I Found a Father, by Wellington artist and photographer, Hennie van Loggerenberg, who nominated Mosaic, a community project that provides orphan care, as a beneficiaries of the Father’s Day event hosted on Sunday June 17 from 17h30. The R100 entrance fee includes a welcome drink, soup, home-baked bread and a donation. RSVP to info@dolyfboom.co.za before June 10.
- For more information about some great Cape escapes, visit Cape Country Routes.
