South Africa Accommodation - Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse - Three Meals a Day

The Inclusive Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse Package
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Rates from: R3658 per adult sharing for 3 nights (FI) Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse Luxury Room (1 May - 31 August 2006)

Single Rates on request

Included are three meals a day (gourmet dinner, lavish tea and full cornish brunch), guided walks, game drives, birdwatching, and use of mountain bikes, windsurfers, canoes and all other facilities, Conservation Fees and 14% VAT.

Rates: R2332 per adult for 3 nights (SC) Wild Olive House (1 May - 31 August 2006)

R1242 per child for 3 nights

The house can be hired on a self-catering basis, with special rates for children. Meals can be booked at Bartholomeus Klip at the cost of R200 per person per day (price includes afternoon tea, 3 course dinner and mid-morning brunch). Childminders can be arranged, or meals for the family can be served at Wild Olive house.

The kitchen can make you a picnic to put a bit of romance in your day.

Rates include brunch, 4-course dinner, high tea, morning game drives, guided walks, birdwatching, use of mountain bikes, daily servicing of the house, Conservation Fees and 14% VAT.

Arrival Time: Guests are welcome to arrive early, although we cannot guarantee the room until the check-in time of 03.00 pm (check-out time is 12pm). A light lunch is served prior to arrangement.

Cancellation Policy: No show: 100% of booking
1-6 days prior to date of arrival 100% of booking
7-14 days prior to date of arrival 50% of booking
14 days or earlier - no charge

The nature reserve, with its characteristic fynbos and rare renosterveld vegetation, forms part of the Cape Floral Kingdom. It has been declared a National Heritage Site in recognition of its importance as the last major habitat of the geometric tortoise, one of the world’s rarest reptiles.

The reserve in springtime is a flower heaven, with sheets of colour and a myriad of different bulbs, orchids and daisies to be discovered on closer inspection.

More than 160 species of birds have been identified, among them the endangered blue crane and the African fish eagle.

Farming at Bartholomeus Klip: Follow the farming cycle on one of the largest wheat and sheep farm in the Western Cape, with 6 000 acres under cultivation (wheat, oats, canola and clover pastures) and 4 000 wool sheep. Wheat is sown in the winter, and harvested in the early summer. Lambs are born in the autumn and the sheep shorn in the spring, when the nature reserve is starred with an ever-changing variety of wild flowers.

A stay at Bartholomeus Klip is a wonderful opportunity for the energetic, who can:

• Walk or hike in the reserve
• Ride mountain bikes through the wheatfields
• Go windsurfing, birdwatching or boating on the dam
• Inspect the farming operations

Fore the more laid-back, there are lounges in the extensive gardens, at the edge of the dam or on the deck of the saltwater pool: read, relax or even fall asleep.