Karoo Farm at the End of the Road
what to expect
This is a guided, self-drive tour that spans 9 days and 8 nights, immersing you in the authentic charm of the Karoo. Stay on working farms in the Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Vosburg, and Sutherland districts, where you’ll experience the vast space and profound silence of this quiet, open land. Connect with the local people, learn about their way of life, and enjoy the unique tranquility and beauty that the Karoo has to offer.
Minimum vehicle requirements: four-wheel drive (4×4), minimum 200 mm ground clearance and minimum 60 mm tyre profile.
Groups are limited to 5 vehicles / 10 guests
From R 19,800
itinerary
Saturday
10h00: Meet the group at the Veldskoen Padstal outside De Doorns.
Having met everyone and clarified basic arrangements, we follow the highway to the historical town of Matjiesfontein, then on to Laingsburg, then turn south into the Cape Fold Mountains – and make sure your cameras are ready.
Relax around a fire for supper on a working farm before Seweweekspoort.
Sunday
Wake up in clean farm air, make our way to the Bosch Luys Kloof Private Nature Reserve, and traverse the astonishing Bosch Luys Kloof Pass to Gamkapoort Dam. Lunch at Bosch Luys Kloof Restaurant, venture back up the Pass, and relax the afternoon while exploring Sandrivier.
Monday
Marvel at the forces of nature as we drive through the Seweweekspoort.
Pause at the Lutheran church in Amalienstein.
Top up provisions at the Calitzdorp Dried Fruit Farm Stall.
Follow the Nels River and turn in at Peter Bayley for a small wine tasting. Lunch in a shaded spot next to the road. Follow the river via Groenfontein, Kruisrivier and Matjiesrivier, then (slowly) up the Swartberg Pass and on to Prince Albert.
Supper and relax at a farmstead hidden among hills in die middle of the Great Karoo.
Tuesday
Take a tour of the farm, guided by its fifth generation custodian. Gain an insight into the Karoo ecology, as well as the intimate relationship between land and people.
Explore and relax while the sun sets and supper arrives.
Wednesday
Visit Christiaan Barnard Museum in Beaufort Wes.Ascend the Nuweveld mountains via De Jagers Pass, visit Wagenaarskraal on the Royal Mail Route, enjoy lunch in the mountains between Beaufort West and Victoria West.
Supper and a starry night on a water rich farm in die Vosburg district.
Thursday
Field trip with expert Field Guide Ryan Tippett.
Stand closer for a Veld en Vonkel / Karoo Classique picnic under karee trees, from Chante.
Explore the farm till supper and bedtime.
Friday
Drive / walk up Koeëlkop for a view of Carnarvon.
Cheese tasting with Peter and Francy at Langbaken, enter the shade of a corbelled house and discover the humble sandstone art of Cornelis de Waal.
Lunch under big sky between Williston and Sutherland.
Supper, stars and sleep in a stone farmhouse on the Sutherland plateau.
Saturday
Visit SALT Observatory in Sutherland.
Sit down at Sutherland Planetarium for a view of the stars.
See the sun set over the Tankwa.
Supper and recap.
Sunday
Goodbyes and return home.