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Ganora Guest Farm & Excursions

Guest House

Capacity: 46 people
Check-in: 14:00 to 22:00
Check-out: 10:00
Address: Ganora Farm, Nieu-Bethesda, 6286, Eastern Cape
All ages welcome
From R360 per night, for 2 ppl

Description

Experience true Karoo hospitality on Ganora Guest Farm, a working sheep farm 7 km from the world-renowned hamlet of Nieu Bethesda. Nieu Bethesda is set in the foothills of the majestic Sneeuberg Range 60 km from Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo Heartland. The farmstead and guest cottages are nestled deep in the slopes of a depression carved into the bedrock by ancient rivers in pre-historic times. The surrounding rock formations and rich fossil beds on the farm bear testimony to the events that contributed to the formation of this vast and beautiful land.

Accommodation is offered in bed and breakfast rooms, a self-catering cottage, and a bush campsite for off-road caravans and tents.

The self-catering cottage, the Khoi San Cottage, is a rustic yet comfortable cottage that can accommodate up to 6 guests and contains 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a kitchen and lounge area as well as a patio and braai facilities.

Bed and breakfast accommodation is offered in Ou Kraal which offers standard double or twin rooms, and The Shed which offers larger double or twin rooms. All the rooms have their own en suite facilities. These rooms, like the cottage, at first were used as sheep kraals, coal and engine rooms. Now these rooms, with their thick, uneven stone walls provide very comfortable accommodation, full of rustic charm. Breakfast is included in the rate for these rooms.

The large Bush Campground features 6 sites with electricity and 6 non-electrified sites. The sites have braai facilities. The large ablution facility has hot water showers. A high clearance or 4x4 vehicle and/or off-road caravan is recommended.

Meals can be provided on request, at an additional fee, and can be served in the homestead dining room, on the verandah, in the big dining hall or sometimes in the garden under the shady trees. After dinner, you will have the privilege to enjoy one of the best star gazing opportunities in the country. There is a swimming pool, a farm reservoir and a farm dam to take a dip and cool off in the hot weather.

Ganora is a working dohne merino sheep stud farm so guests can enjoy watching farm activities like shearing and livestock herding. Children can enjoy feeding the orphaned lambs. Guided tours are available to the Bushman rock art. Fossil talks in a private museum, fossil walks and medicinal plant walks can also be arranged. For the more adventurous there are mountain bike routes, hiking, swimming in river pools, bird watching, or try to climb Compassberg. Furthermore, you can explore Nieu-Bethesda, visit the Owl House and Camel yard of Helen Martins, enjoy the coffee and craft shops or take a donkey cart tour. You will also be able to experience the magnificent Karoo sunsets in the vast open spaces.

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