ROOIHEUWEL GUEST FARM

Rooiheuwel is a self-catering Guest Farm in the heart of the beautiful surroundings of the escarpment of the Nuweveld Mountains in the Great Karoo, 80km west of Beaufort West and 60km north of Leeu – Gamka

Rooiheuwel is a safe and ideal getaway destination throughout the year. It offers you the opportunity to visit and experience real Karoo farm life. This is the place to lose track of the days, unwind, catch up with your children, loved ones, renew ties with friends and come to terms with yourself.

karoo Info:

  • The Karoo with its unique landscape and wide-open spaces is a place where the visitor is graced by a magnificent authentic Karoo experience, diverse and varying scenery consisting of mountains, valleys, kloofs, plains and rivers with perennial pools and fountains.

  • The silence, tranquility, peace and open starry sky at night is something special! The Karoo has the greatest variety of succulents in the world, a huge and diverse flora as well as a variety of primate, game, reptiles, invertebrates and birds.

  • In most Karoo rocks numerous fossils of the ancient reptilian animals and plants that colonized this territory can be found. New discoveries of Karoo fossils are constantly being made and attract the interest of scientist from all over the world.

  • The Karoo today is situated where in the distant past, some 280 million years ago, there was a vast fresh water lake. This gradually dried up and the new land was criss-crossed with rivers that laid down the sands and muds that are now the layers of Beaufort Group rocks (sandstones and shales) each layer indicating a different time when formed from 270 – 235 million years ago.

ACCOMMODATION:

GROOTDROOM:

  • Grootdroom is a beautiful, self-contained mountain chalet, built on the banks of a dry riverbed surrounded by the Nieuveld Mountains

  • This 4-bedroom holiday home can accommodate a maximum of 16 persons, and it was made for comfortable living with well-equipped features such as a complete 12 volt photovoltaic (PV) solar system that uses the sun as a renewable energy source to satisfy its own electricity needs e.g. lights and fridge. Warm water is from solar geyser and a “donkey” boiler during overcast days.

  • 4 x fully furnished bedrooms (5-sleeper room: 1 x double bed, 1 x single bed and 1 x double decker single bed, 4-sleeper room: 1 x double bed, 2 x single beds, 4-sleeper room: 1 x ¾ bed and 2 x single beds and 3-sleeper room: bedroom under the deck with 3 x single beds).

  • Fully equipped wheelchair friendly bathroom, Separate shower, Separate toilet, 2 x outdoor cold-water showers, Outdoor flush toilet with a beautiful view,

  • Fully furnished open plan kitchen / sitting room,

  • Gas stove with oven, 213 ℓ solar fridge / freezer,

  • Outside lapa with bonfire, braai facilities

  • An attractive stone dam for cooling down in the hot African sun, custom built to be specifically accessible by the disabled

  • RATES: ADULTS: R430.00 P/P/P/ NIGHT CHILDREN U/15 215 P/P/P/N

    CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER: FREE OF CHARGE.

BOPLAAS farmhouse:

  • Boplaas has 4 bedrooms for 16 persons, 2 rooms with double bed and 2 single bed rooms, 1 bathroom and separate shower, 1 Bedroom 1 double bed and 1 single bed, 1 Bedroom 2 double decker beds (sleep 4),

  • 1 Bathroom with bath, toilet and basin, 1 separate shower and separate toilet.

  • The farmhouse has a dining room and lounge as well as a kitchen with a gas-stove and oven, microwave, fridge and a freezer.

  • This guest house is a comfortable, well equipped, self-contained farmhouse, complete with lapas and outside and inside braais.

  • There is also a rock pool where you can cool off after the days outdoor activities.

  • The bird life is surprisingly abundant; bring your binoculars and books.

  • RATES: ADULTS: R430.00 P/P/P/ NIGHT CHILDREN U/15 215 P/P/P/N

    CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER: FREE OF CHARGE.

BOPLAAS Cottage:

  • The cottage can accommodate 4 persons and has a double bed and an en-suite bathroom

  • There is a separate apartment with a double bed but forms part of the main cottage and cannot be rented on its own

  • is well equipped with a microwave, fridge, and gas-plate stove.

  • There are an open plan kitchen and outside braai facilities.

  • There is also a rock pool where you can cool off after the days outdoor activities.

  • RATES: ADULTS: R430.00 P/P/P/ NIGHT CHILDREN U/15 215 P/P/P/N

    CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER: FREE OF CHARGE.

BOPLAAS Campsites:

  • The campsite is under thorn trees with ablution facilities (electrified) – donkey-geyser, flush toilets, showers, wash basins and a camping kitchen with 3 sinks, power points and water.

  • The campsite cannot be accessed with a normal caravan but only with a Busch Caravan and/ or 4×4 trailers

  • RATES

  • R250 per camping space per night & R50 for each additional person

  • Adult (15y +) R100 add. p/p/p night Children (7 – 14y) R30 add. p/p/p night

    Children (under 7) Free

  • Only 4 persons per site.

BLOUBOS at mIDDELPLAAS:

  • This is our hunting house mostly booked out by experienced hunters during hunting season (May – August).

  • Bloubos is fully equipped house with all amenities also for 16 persons

  • 4 Bedrooms, 2 x Rooms with double bed and 1 bunker bed and en suit, 2 x Rooms with 2 single beds and 1 bunker bed

  • 1 Bathroom with shower, bath, toilet and basin

  • open plan kitchen with Gas stove with oven, microwave and fridge freezer.

  • It has a large living area with indoor braai

  • On the outside, we have a Lapa with a stone pond

  • RATES: ADULTS: R430.00 P/P/P/ NIGHT CHILDREN U/15 215 P/P/P/N

    CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER: FREE OF CHARGE.

ELMA’S PLACE:

  • A very comfortable house with electricity and well equipped with everything you need.

  • It can accommodate up to 8 persons in 3 bedrooms: 2 x rooms with 1 double bed and 1 single bed each. 1 room with 2 single beds.

  • 1 bathroom with bath, toilet and basin. 1 Bathroom shower, toilet and basin

  • Large living area with indoor braai

  • Open plan kitchen that is well-equipped with microwave, gas stove and electric stove with oven and fridge freezer.

  • There is a lapa with outside braai and a stone-built pool.

  • RATES: ADULTS: R430.00 P/P/P/ NIGHT CHILDREN U/15 215 P/P/P/N

    CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER: FREE OF CHARGE.

EXTRAS:

  • Take the opportunity of taking home some Karoo lamb! A low throughput abattoir is fully operational for the slaughter of sheep, cattle, pigs and game. Karoo lambs are cut up and packed on the farm with an option of vacuum packing.

  • Freezing and cooling facilities are available.

  • Firewood, “braai “ (barbecue) packs, sausage, liver-in-a-net (“skilpadjies”), whole ribs, cleaned lamb-tripe (offal) and other delicacies such as “biltong” (jerkie), dried sausage (“droëwors”) and chilli bites may be purchased on the farm.

  • •Meals such as “boerekos” (authentic farm meals), freshly baked bread, spit “braais” (barbecues) and “potjiekos” (meal cooked in a black pot on an open fire) can be provided on request for larger groups. Please arrange this when booking to allow for preparation.

ACTIVITIES:

  • HIKING TRAILS:

  • Boplaas and Grootdroom Guesthouses can be used as base camps for Day circular hiking trails as they both have 2 x extra day trails (From and back to each).

    Visitors may also make use of all jeep tracks and/ or the mountain bike trails.

  • 4 X 4 ROUTES:

  • Three separate mountainous 4 x 4 routes, with an average grading of between 2 and 4, plus two riverbed 4 x 4 routes, ensure maximum enjoyment.

  • For any 4 x 4 enthusiasts. A diff lock is an advantage but not a prerequisite.

  • A vehicle with good ground clearance is recommended. Experience is necessary and low ratio gears are essential

    • Cost: R300 for the first vehicle and first route. R50 per additional vehicle and route.

  • MOUNTAIN BIKING:

  • Numerous mountain bike routes are available, varying from easy to more demanding, so you will find routes to challenge you at your fitness level.

  • For the more adventurous rider, there are some very technical 4 x 4 routes on offer. All routes vary in terrain and degree of difficulty

  • Routes are ideally suited to make Rooiheuwel the perfect place to host training camps for endurance rides or stage races

  • HORSE RIDING:

  • Think of a horse-riding experience in the beautiful Nuweveld Mountains, with routes stretching across gorges and mountain streams, overlooking the plains of the Karoo.

  • Day Visitor Rates:

    • 90-minute horse rides: R375 per person

    • 2-hour horse rides: R400 per person

    • 3-hour horse rides: R500 per person (includes breakfast in the veld)

  • Weekend Outback Horse-Riding Package:

    Book an unforgettable weekend horse-riding experience in the Karoo, featuring breath taking views. Horses: Good riding horses provided in excellent condition.

    • Price: From as little as R1,250.00 per person per day/night.

    • Includes: Accommodation, all meals, and horse rides.

    • Details: A 2-to-3-day trail covering 8km to 20km, depending on the rider’s experience and fitness.

    • Includes 3 meals, accommodation, and both a morning and afternoon horse-riding session.