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Unwind... Explore... Discover... Rock Art

Unwind...

Relax in our self-catering cottages and enjoy stunning views across the Overberg surrounded by the beauty of the fynbos

Explore...

Hike to a waterfall, visit the rock stacks, or wonder at the rock art in our very own local heritage site Phillipskop Cave

Discover...

More about the unique flora and fauna of the fynbos in this remarkable part of the world.

Rock Art

Phillipskop Cave is an important heritage site, home to the first recorded rock art on the Cape Whale Coast

Phillipskop - Unwind, Explore, Discover...

We offer spacious chalet-style self-catering cottages, perched on the slopes of the Klein River Mountains just outside Stanford with sweeping views across the Overberg, as well as opportunities for guests and day visitors to explore the reserve and discover more as they do…

Accommodation

Accommodation
Five 3-bedroom self-catering cottages for hire
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Visit the Reserve

Visit the Reserve
Come and explore our mountain reserve
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Guided Walks

Guided Walks
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Flora & Fauna

Flora & Fauna
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The Last Poker

Kniphofia ensifolia subsp ensifolia, Asphodelaceae

And so the trip ends. Today it was just a question of returning from Buffelskloof to the airport in time to catch my evening flight home. There was no great rush to the day but one never likes to leave catching a flight to the last minute. John and Sandie…

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Kniphofia Expedition Alzu Service Station, Crocosmia, Kniphofia, Kniphofia ensifolia, Kniphofia typhoides

Pokerhunters

Flowering head of Kniphofia albescens, Asphodelaceae

Today was a mammoth day of travelling: an almost 600km round trip very kindly driven entirely by John Burrows of Buffelskloof. The aim was to find Kniphofia albescens, which he had seen in the uplands near Piet Retief some years ago. If that was successful we hoped to go on…

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Kniphofia Expedition Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Kniphofia, Kniphofia albescens, Kniphofia laxiflora, Kniphofia linearifolia, Kniphofia splendida, Mpumalanga, Riocreuxia, Watsonia

Good day, bad day

Buffelskloof Nature Reserve near Lydenburg

Good day – rain had stopped overnight and I was up by 6am ready to drive around the local area looking for Kniphofia with John Burrows, the manager of Buffelskloof Nature Reserve. Bad day – Wallet was missing, spent next hour looking everywhere in my cottage and luggage to no…

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Kniphofia Expedition Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Kniphofia, Kniphofia fluviatilis, Kniphofia galpinii, Kniphofia multiflora, Kniphofia rigidifolia, Kniphofia triangularis

A British summertime drive

I have now arrived at Buffelskloof and my final stop on my expedition but getting here was not a journey to remember. Apart from the long roadworks and the frequent lorries reducing speed to a crawl, those bits of the countryside that did look appealing to drive through were blighted…

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Kniphofia Expedition Kniphofia, Kniphofia albomontana, Memel
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