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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

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Five 3-bedroom self-catering cottages for hire
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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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Pokers in the mist

Kniphofia albomontana in the mist, Asphodelaceae

If I thought the cloud was low yesterday, it was nothing compared with today. Not even the wetlands in front of the cottage were visible. My plan to do a hike on the way to my next stop were abandoned and I just hoped that as I headed north the…

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Kniphofia Expedition Asparagus, baboon, Begonia, Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg, Eucomis, Galtonia, Kniphofia, Kniphofia albomontana, Streptocarpus

A mix of pokers

Highmoor cloud and lake

On any trip there are days where regardless of planning things go wrong and there is nothing you can do about it. The target today was a good long walk on Highmoor towards the Giant’s Castle. I woke to find the clouds so low that one would not even know…

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Kniphofia Expedition blesbok, Drakensberg, Highmoor, Kniphofia, Kniphofia angustifolia, Kniphofia ichopensis, Kniphofia laxiflora, Satyrium

An unexpected hike

Photograph of Highmoor in the Drakensberg

It was time to move on from the heat and humidity of Durban. Syd kindly accompanied me out to the Natal Midlands, where we hoped we might find Kniphofia ichopensis and Kniphofia buchananii, but we only managed to find more populations, albeit good ones, of Kniphofia laxiflora as well as…

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Kniphofia Expedition Cussonia, Drakensberg, Highmoor, Kniphofia, Kniphofia laxiflora, Natal Midlands, praying mantis

A day with the experts

Photograph of Kniphofia gracilis

Today I was privileged to be shown around Durban by two of the experts in Kniphofia, Dr Syd Ramdhani and Prof. Himansu Baijnath. Although not the most floriferous day on the trip, it was one of the more enlightening ones because apart from seeing the pokers in the field, I…

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Kniphofia Expedition Clairwood, Durban Botanic Garden, Kniphofia
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