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Farm 215 - Accommodation in Fynbos Reserve near Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa

Farm 215 - Accommodation in Fynbos Reserve near Gansbaai, Western Cape the whale coast between Hermanus and Cape Agulhas is one of the most beautiful shores, not only of the Western Cape, but of South Africa. What happens in the mountains and hills of the Overberg a few kilometres inland is something that escapes the hasty tourists; farm 215 is a retreat for the non-hasty. From Gansbaai to the guesthouse of farm 215 it is a 20 minute drive on the gravel road to Baardskeerderbos and Elim. The guest house can be seen from far: lonely and kind of imposing on top of its hill. It is a warmly welcoming Western Cape accommodation and gladly shares with you its views on this unspoilt part of the Southern Overberg. Look down from the guest house to the west and you'll see the blue water of the large Kraaiboschdam in stark contrast with the green of the surrounding vineyards. Look to the South and you'll see the white sandy shoreline and the ocean beyond the Agulhas plains. Look to the North and you'll see repeating rows of hills and mountains (a feature the Southern Overberg is famous for). With all that visual violence out there, the place is gracefully peaceful and without clutter. Yet nothing is missing.

Price: 6

bed and breakfast

3 kings 3 Cottages

The big rooms have king-size beds with white cotton linen and a big bunch of white goose down filled pillows. So close to the Artic, temperatures can suddenly change and a set of goose down filled duvets and cotton blankets cater for all surprises of the Western Cape weather. The rooms have a separate space with a dining table, comfortable reading chairs, bathrooms-en-suite with bath and seperate shower. Lighting is designed to please enthusiastic readers and wooden shutters will satisfy our guests that want to sleep late (it does spoil the view though). The rooms have their own CD-player and guests are welcome to pick out of the extensive CD-collection in the lounge. There is no television, neither in the rooms, nor in the lounge. Farm 215 is not a place for televisions. There is, however, an extensive book-collection on many subjects, but with a certain bias to nature and conservation.

Farm 215 has an extensive infrastructure of hiking trails and farm roads of over 20 kilometres, which you can explore on your own or with one of our guides (on foot or by 4x4), specialised in the fynbos of the Southern Overberg. Some of the gentler hiking trails take you up to the mountain ridges allowing for stunning views of the Overberg mountains, the Agulhas plains, the estuary of Uilenkraalsmond, the vineyards surrounding Kraaiboschdam and the Atlantic ocean, guarded by the light house of Danger Point . Other hiking trails, less suitable for the fainthearted, take you down into the coolness of the kloofs where your feet get wet, navigation gets difficult and animals (unseen by you) watch you from the safety of their caves. Due to dramatically different heights, different soil-types, shaded and damp mountain faces, dry and windy slopes and nature's generosity to the Overberg, the fynbos reserve of farm 215 boasts a multitude of different habitats and -hence- an enormous amount of different plant species. In the past, agriculture on farm 215 was restricted to a few suitable places. The largest part of this fynbos reserve has therefore always been safeguarded against the hand of man. We would like to keep it that way; only our guests and a restricted amount of permit holders have right of access to the reserve. Enjoy hiking in South Africa at its best!