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Berluda - Accommodation in Schoemanshoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Berluda - Accommodation in Schoemanshoek, Western Cape. For the complete Schoemanshoek Experience, a stay with the Schoeman family is essential. Berluda B&B (4 star) is run by Rosie Schoeman. Here the old saying “arrive as stranger and leaved as a friend” takes on a new meaning. Rosie is renowned for her warm hospitality and great attention to detail, and judging by the amount of return visits, she has struck a chord. We have three fully equipped en-suite rooms and two family units. (TV, M-Net, Hairdryer, Sherry tray, Tea and Coffee facilities).

Price: 3

bed and breakfast

3 twin/doubles 2  Family Units

The farm house offers guests their own lounge/reading room, with complimentary sherry, beer and coffee or tea with refreshments on arrival. Fresh flowers from the garden add an extra special touch to the house. The individually decorated rooms are furnished with beautiful antiques and offer all the modern amenities. Berluda offers beautiful spacious gardens and a sparkling swimming pool for the hot summer days (of which we have over 350 per year!). On the veranda guests can enjoy relaxing afternoons or go for a walk in the surrounding hills. Our guests awake to Rosie’s famous farm style breakfast served in the dining room or on the veranda overlooking the garden. The Schoemans (after which Schoemanshoek is named) were one of the first families to settle here and Rosie takes great pleasure in sharing the rich history with her guests.

Only 15km north of Berluda, lies the world famous Cango Caves. These enormous caves take you to an underworld only imaginable. Only a very small part of the cave system is open to the public, but for the curious, a video will take you on an underground journey where very few humans have set foot. Take a drive further towards the north and reach the magnificent Swartberg Mountain Range, after only a few kilometres. In 1886, the renowned road builder, Thomas Bain, took on the enormous task of constructing a pass over the 1500m high mountains. Today, the Swartberg Pass has been declared a national monument, and remains as Bains and his team left it over a hundred years ago. At the top of the pass, an awesome view awaits you: hundreds of kilometers of Great Karoo, and a winding road that takes you down to one of the undiscovered secrets of our valley, the quaint little town of Prinz Albert. For the adventurous, however, try the turn off towards The Hell (Gamkaskloof). The two hour drive brings you into a valley as hot as hell, and as desolate as the moon. It is here where the lost white tribe was “discovered” after almost two hundred years of isolation. Today, it is developing into a must-see stopover. For those not daring to take on the winding and twisting road themselves, guided tours will take you on a day trip where you can sit back and relax, enjoying the view and the picnic in one of the most awesome surroundings in South Africa.