Category: Baviaanskloof

Sleep in the Makkedaat Caves in the Baviaanskloof

27/12/2018

By Roxanne Reid
Wondering what your Baviaanskloof accommodation options are when you visit this part of South Africa’s Eastern Cape? Would you like to sleep in a cave? Forget notions of dank, dark caves filled with smelly bats and sign up to sleep in the Makkedaat Caves in the Baviaanskloof. If you’re like us, you won’t regret it.

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10 unique stays and quirky accommodation in Southern Africa

21/2/2018

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By Roxanne Reid
There are thousands of wonderful places to stay in Southern Africa, but many are variations on the same theme - hotel, safari lodge, etc. But sometimes they offer something different and intriguing, whether it’s a boat, a train, notable architecture or historic value. Here, in random order, are 10 unique stays and quirky accommodation in Southern Africa I’ve enjoyed over the years.

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Magical tree house in the Baviaanskloof

7/6/2017

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Speekhout tree house in the Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape, South Africa

By Roxanne Reid
As a child I dreamed of climbing the Magic Faraway Tree to find a different world among its branches. Spending a night in a magical tree house in the Baviaanskloof recently made me feel like a kid again as I explored its crooked corners and mismatched colours, discovered the secret garden below.

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Spend a night in jail at Willowmore in the Karoo

21/12/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
Staying in quirky, different places is always a kick, whether it’s in a tree house or a cave, on a train or a houseboat. So imagine my thrill when I got to spend a night in jail at Willowmore in the Karoo and uncovered fascinating old stories of darkness and rebellion, of a prison warden who turned to crime.

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7 travel highlights of 2013

18/12/2013

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John Steinbeck said about travel that you go, not so much to see but to tell afterward. I travel for both those reasons. I’m endlessly curious and love experiencing new things I couldn’t in my own back yard, but I also enjoy sharing those experiences through this blog. Here are my 7 travel highlights of 2013.

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10 things to do in Willowmore in the Karoo

16/4/2013

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Anyone who thinks the Karoo is full of a whole lot of nothing just isn’t paying attention. Same goes for anyone who speeds through the Willowmore in the Karoo without stopping to scratch beneath the surface. Here are just some of the things to do in and around this little dorpie.

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How to end boredom: go to the Baviaanskloof

25/1/2012

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There are many river crossings in the Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape

Whether you’re on Raaskrans (noisy cliff), the Nuwekloof Pass or Verlorenrivier (lost river), where the river disappears underground, the Eastern Cape’s Baviaanskloof is a place where beauty and diversity just about smack you in the face. But its greatest attraction is how much there is to see and do, so you'll never be bored.

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The Zen of country living in the Baviaanskloof

18/1/2012

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Radlangs country restaurant, Patensie, Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape

If The Willow Historical Guesthouse and Sophie’s Choice are laid-back gems on the western border of the Baviaanskloof at Willowmore, then Padlangs and Die Tolbos are matching havens of country calm near Patensie in the east.

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Baboons and rude names in the Baviaanskloof

11/1/2012

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The Dutch word for baboon is ‘baviaan’, so we know that the Baviaanskloof is named after the baboons that echo among the crags in the area. But what lies behind strange names like Poepsloot and Pisgoedvlakte?

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Baviaanskloof’s unusual tea garden

4/1/2012

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Take a drive along the R332 through the Baviaanskloof and you simply can’t miss Vero’s. Here among the stones, scrub and mountains, the colourful garden on a bend in the road will make you stop and stare long before you notice that the simple home is actually a restaurant.

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