A Wildnerness Retreat - 3 Nights Bushmans Kloof Reserve - Low Season package price starting from R 9 075 per adult
The below itinerary is a sample itinerary which can be tailor made to suit your individual requirements, interests and budget. Contact us to tailor make your holiday.
This Relais & Chateaux lodge is an oasis of luxury in a breathtaking landscape of savage untamed beauty, 270 kilometres from Cape Town. The all inclusive stay offers exceptional value and the ultimate wilderness and wellness experience.
A malaria and predator free sanctuary to endangered species of wildlife and flora, with over 130 Bushman rock art sites and one of South Africa's Natural Heritage Sites. Koro Lodge, an exclusive, fully catered for villa in the reserve is ideal for families with young children or groups of friends seeking their own private wilderness.
Escape to a perfect hideaway where peace prevails and beauty surrounds you. Here, your comfort and delight is most important, and every refined facility combines to provide a sophisticated oasis in the heart of the wilderness.
Exquisite botanical gardens, crystal pools and rolling lawns provide a gentle transition between your elegant suite and the dramatic rocky landscape beyond.
Facilities Overview
Luxury accommodation for a maximum of 32 guests in 16 rooms Private 7500-hectare Wildlife and Fynbos Reserve
• Botanical gardens, waterfowl pond and rolling lawns
• Organic herb, vegetable and flower garden
• Private airstrip (20 minutes transfer from airstrip to lodge)
• The Homestead with gourmet restaurant and dining terrace, book & DVD Library, lounge, TV lounge, bar and wine cellar
• Manor House reception, bar and wooden deck under ancient Ficus Trees
• Trading Post gift shop
• Heritage Centre & Rudner Collection (Bushman artefacts)
• Conference venue, fully equipped for up to 32 delegates
• The Spa
• Outdoor dual massage area
• Fitness Centre
• 4 Outdoor swimming pools, including one heated pool
Exquisite dining venues:
• Homestead: restaurant and dining terrace
• Makana: sheltered alfresco dining
• River Boma: fireside pre-dinner drinks and night caps under starry skies on the water’s edge
• Manor House Deck: private dining under the Ficus trees
• Embers: barbeque and campfire dining in the reserve
• Kadoro: secluded private dining
In keeping with the high standards and tradition of Relais & Chateaux, the gourmet dining at Bushmans Kloof is crafted from the finest and freshest local ingredients, making it an art in taste, aromas and textures.
Every meal at Bushmans Kloof is a special occasion and a feast for the senses, with the executive chef’s contemporary cuisine offering a fusion of healthy country food and sensational gourmet fare. Special dietary requirements are catered for on request.
Services
• Fax
• internet and business facilities
• Valet undercover parking
• Room service
• Laundry
• Complimentary wireless internet access available throughout the main lodge
(Note: No mobile phone reception in the area)
Accommodating a maximum of 32 guests, all suites and guest rooms are elegantly appointed and furnished to create a feeling of restfulness and peace.
A subtle fusion of African and European design enhances your personal space at Bushmans Kloof, while small surprises and thoughtful details offer you a special welcome.
All rooms offer the following:
• Luxury bed linen
• Custom designed soft furnishings
• Soothing and pampering private-label toiletries
• Bathrobes
• Air conditioning
• Underfloor heating
• Ceiling fans
• In-room safe
• Well stocked mini-bar
• Tea and coffee unit
• Direct-dial telephone
• Discreet housekeeping three times daily
• Complimentary wireless internet access available throughout the main lodge
• Guest rooms are either in cottages set among landscaped gardens and pools, or form part of the original Manor House (circa 1843), where the suites were named after early Scottish pioneers and explorers.
Discover and partake in a multitude of activities in the Reserve.
A successful programme of species re-introduction has followed the continued rehabilitation of the natural vegetation. The results are a triumph for conservation, and a delightful awareness for visitors.
Bushmans Kloof has been proclaimed a South African Natural Heritage Site within the Cederberg Wilderness Area, and forms part of the Cape Floral Region, a designated World Heritage Site.
The area is malaria and predator-free.
This unusual wilderness reserve, in an area of extraordinary beauty, offers a variety of interesting pastimes including the opportunity to view some of the finest San rock art in South Africa.
Activities
• Daily guided Rock Art walks through natural fynbos
• Guided nature drives in game viewing vehicles
• Spectacular wildflower trails (spring season: July-October)
• Bird watching, nature hikes, organic garden tours, botanical tours
• Archery, mountain biking, canoeing, croquet, star-gazing, fly-fishing
• Special culinary weekends
• Swimming in natural pools and waterfalls
• Yoga and guided meditation (at an additional charge and by prior arrangement)
Optional Excursions
Wupperthal village & historic Moravian mission station
Cederberg Wilderness Area
Biedouw River canoeing & fly-fishing
Lambert's Bay - fishing village and seabird colonies
Clanwilliam Museum - Anglo-Boer war memorabilia
Goue Vallei wine cellars, Citrusdal
Cederberg Private Cellars - the Cape’s highest lying vineyards
"One of the world’s largest open-air art galleries."
Bushmans Kloof guards and conserves over 130 unique rock art sites, which can be viewed only by resident guests, archaeologists or researchers.
The mountains are millions of years old. The people whose culture and spiritual legacy is painted on the rocks were here as long as one hundred and twenty thousand years ago - the Bushman tribes, whose ancestral home was in these mountains.
“South Africa’s rich tapestry of rock art predates the most visited temples and ruins around the world, and is by far the oldest record of human art forms… Many countries have beaches and wildlife, but we also have the cradle of mankind.” – Minister Valli Moosa, Former Minister of Tourism and Environmental affairs (May 2000).
In July 2005 Bushmans Kloof appointed Siyakha Mguni, a dedicated and knowledgeable Rock Art Archaeologist, to the position of Resident Archaeologist and Curator. Mguni is tasked with recording, documenting and researching all of the known rock art sites as well as any potential new sites on the reserve, in order to create a workable model for rock art management on the African continent. This will ensure the integrity of Bushmans Kloof’s sites for generations to come.
Mguni also assists the University of Cape Town's Clanwilliam-based Living Landscape Project, a community based heritage and education project, directed by Prof. John Parkington of UCT's department of Archaeology, aimed at returning the archaeological archive to the Clanwilliam area as material for curriculum development and job creation. This is significant of Bushmans Kloofs' ground-breaking vision for the protection and preservation of this cultural patrimony.
Wellbeing is a state of mind, body and spirit - at Bushmans Kloof you are invited to indulge in the renewal of all three.
Delicious, healthy gourmet fare, pure fresh air, interesting activities, comfort, peace and relaxation are integral to the hospitality. And to top it all, there's the Spa where you can surrender to some pampering with massages, body treatments and skin care by expert therapists.
Inspired by the healing essences of Africa, the Spa at Bushmans Kloof has introduced Africology a unique and proudly South African anti-ageing body and skincare treatment range. Capturing nature’s powerful healing essences, the products contain African Plant extracts and Essential oils such as Aloe Ferox, Marula oil, Rooibos and Hypoxis.
Costs will vary depending on the month of travel / Standard of accommodation required and number of travellers.
