Cottage with a view over countryside in Wolfkop Nature Reserve, Cederberg

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Nature Reserve, Cottages, Coffee shop and Steak House, Fauna and flora, Experience, Activities, Camping Villages, Farm cottages, Cape Town accommodation.

Nature Reserve:
About 1 ¾ hours drive from Cape Town, 5 km from Citrusdal village, our 450ha Natural Fynbos and Sandstone reserve (Unesco World heritage site) is situated at the foothills of the Cederberg Range. The snow cover of winter gives way in Spring to a variety of succulent plants and daisies, painting the landscape white, orange, green and blue.

Each unique and totally private cottage offers panoramic views of the Oliphant River valley accessible by private gravel road winding through the Fynbos veld. 

Each cottage has two rooms, uniquely decorated in African art and colors. The main bedroom has a queen size bed and two more single beds in the other room - fitted with cotton percale bedding. Each bathroom features rain head showers and private outside hot bush showers. 

Grind your own coffee beans (provided) for fresh ground coffees with the electric grinder. You’ll find fresh hand squeezed orange in the fridge during citrus harvest time.

Fauna and Flora:

An abundance of early morning animal life awaits you. (Duiker, porcupine, hares, baboon, tortoise, dassie, and leopard tracks have also been spotted). Black Eagles, Secretary birds, Herron, and an early morning passage by Egyptian geese fill the skies. Each cottage has its own indigenous Fynbos and rock garden - Protea flowers during March April, Aloes during June July, Daisies and succulents during our famous wild flower season and pin cushions that flower during October and November. Our lichen rock fields are also unique and in abundance.

Each cottage is independent and private, the perfect getaway from city life. Unwind and relax, experience the unique setting of this Nature Reserve’s tranquility and silence from your own private cottage. Enjoy breakfast while watching a V shape flock of Sacred Ibis glide past, or a drink in hand while watching the sun set. Then wait for the stars. Lanterns are provided, casting a warm and soft light to enjoy either the fireplace or jacuzzi. 

During August/September the whole countryside is carpeted in wild flowers. Find yourself elevated in your cottage above the sea of mist that covers the valley floor. Free Wi Fi is available, but unfortunately not guaranteed.

Hiking and mountain bike trails, fishing dam or river (at campsite on Grootfontein farm), canoe hire. Mountain bikes are for hire on our 8km unspoiled fynbos route which includes rock formations, farm dams, citrus orchids and rooibos plantations. The 8km hiking trail is highly recommended and truly amazing. It includes mind boggling rock formations, Bushmen paintings and scenes of fynbos and sandstone mountains. Fishing can be done either at a reed dam with its abundance of weaver birds or 13km further up at our camping spot on the river at Grootfontein campsite.

Citrusdal (5km away) offers a lovely coffee shop, steak house, golf course, quad bikes and paintball activities. The village hosts four annual events which include a golf event, mountain bike event, canoe marathon and a 4x4 weekend. Citrusdal is also the perfect base to explore the West coast with famous open air restaurants and crayfish festival. Elandsbay (50min from Citursdal) is rated the best left hand point break (surfing) in Africa, and Rockland’s (45min from Citrusdal) is rated the second best rock climbing spot (bouldering) in the world!!!

• Hiking
• Swimming
• Mountain biking
• Bird watching
• canoeing
• day dreaming
• star gazing
• Quad bike
• Golf and 4x4 routes in town.

From Cape Town: Take the N1 direction Paarl. Take the N7 turnoff (left) toward Malmesbury. Continue on the N7 for 175km. Take the turn-off right from the N7 highway towards Citrusdal. When you enter Citrusdal, stop at the first stop street and then turn right on Keerom rd and carry on driving for 5km. 

You will see the entrance to the reserve, as it is a big brick wall with “Wolfkop” written on it and with green gate.

• No Pets
• No loud noise
• No 2, 3 and 4 wheelers
• Deposit needed to secure booking
• Sleeps max 4 adults and 2 kids
• Speed limit 20km/h