Skeiding Guest Farm

Skeiding Guest Farm

Selected by The Greenwood Guide to South Africa, 2nd edition

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Neels and Ann�-Lize are fantastically energetic � you need to be to run a farm, a young family and a guest house in the same lifetime. Guests eat wholesome farm cooking at dinner (all together) and are involved as far as possible in the workings of the farm. This could mean watching the 1500 ostriches being fed in the morning, but there are also indigenous beef cattle, some sheep and goats, two dogs called Asterix and Obelix� and a couple of young children too. The farm is on high, open, rolling terrain, but it is only a short drive into surprising, Garden Route-style forest and the beautiful Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve for day hikes.

The area is a birder�s paradise too with 17 endemic species and they have counted at least 50 species on the farm itself. Alternatively, you can head down over South Africa�s only working ferry to the De Hoop Nature Reserve or go to Witsand (35 km) for the whales (June to November) and boat rides. It�s an outdoorsy sort of place and bedrooms have all you need with strong showers. The cottage rooms have their own sitting area too. A friendly family farm and an education for city slickers.Professionally run horse rides can be arranged

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)28 7221891
Facsimile: +27-(0)28 7222223

Email address:
skeiding@sdm.dorea.co.za