For this excursion you'll be heading out to Worcester, ± 1¼ hours travel each way. Head to Villiersdorp as described under our post...

Find your way onto the N2 (as described in our first post in the series: Interesting things to do | Wine Country), once again heading...

Cape Town ± 1¼ hours each way In this second instalment of our interesting things to do series we explore Cape Town, or the Mother City....

South Africa is a big country, and even our little corner of the Overberg and surrounds can involve a fair amount of travelling. But...

We are very happy to announce that our newest family cabin is complete! 🏡 Dubbed “Milkwood” 🌲 (for the type of trees surrounding it)...

If you’ve seen our previous post, you’ll know that we have had an abundance of water in the lagoon. So much so, that the little...

It wasn't too long ago that the Western Cape was experiencing one of the worst droughts in decades. Along with that drought, came major...

Two of the Bot River horses popped by to say hello to our guests - and help themselves to some greenery from the stoep. While sightings...

Oppiedam Family Cabins, like many around the globe, was impacted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, while the world went...

When we first bought the Oppiedam Cabin (then Flamingo Lake), we were completely unaware of the Wild Horses of the Bot River (or as we...

South Africa has designated its 23rd Wetland of International Importance. The Bot-Kleinmond Estuarine System (Ramsar Site no. 2291) is in...