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Rooiheuwel Farm & Ecotourism – Family-Friendly Camping & Nature Retreat

Rooiheuwel Farm & Ecotourism offers family-friendly camping and scenic spots in Western Cape, South Africa.

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Rooiheuwel Farm & Ecotourism

South Africa - Western Cape

About Rooiheuwel Farm & Ecotourism Camping

Rooiheuwel Farm & Ecotourism is a caravan park and campsite near Beaufort West, in Western Cape, South Africa. The property offers opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, swimming, and 4x4 trails. Nearby attractions include Fossil Trail (Karoo National Park).

Contact Info

Accommodation

  • Camping Allowed: Caravans & tents
  • Caravan Allowed: Yes
  • Caravan Requirements: Standard caravan
  • Ground Cover: Ground
  • People per Site: 4
  • Power points: Standard power point
  • Self Catering: Farm house with 4 rooms, cottage with doublebed and shed for groups
  • Shade: All have shade
  • Sites Available: 15
  • Tents Allowed: Yes

Facilities

  • Braai Grill: Yes
  • Cellphone reception: No
  • Credit Cards welcome: No
  • Dogs Allowed: No
  • Freezer: Yes
  • Fridge: Yes
  • Shop: Meat & wood for sale
  • Washing up: Yes
  • Water taps: Yes
  • Wheelchair Friendly: Yes

Directions and Road Condition

  • Access Road: Gravel road
  • Closest Town: Beaufort West
  • Directions to campsite: See www.rooiheuwel.com
  • Distance to Town: 80 km
  • GPS Campsite: S 32.319117 E 21.975150
  • GPS - Office: S 32.374667 E 21.887517
  • Trailer Required: Standard trailer
  • Vehicle: Sedan

Ablution

  • Showers: Hot water made with donkey
  • Toilets: Flush toilet

Activities

  • Bird Watching: Yes
  • Hiking: Yes
  • Horse riding: Yes
  • Mountain Biking: Marked routes, gravel roads & jeeptracks
  • Nature Drives: Yes
  • Swimming: Dam

4x4 Related

  • 4x4 Routes: Yes
  • 4x4 Comments: 4x4 routes

Comments, Rules and Notes

  • Comments: Rooiheuwel is situated in the beautiful surroundings of the escarpment of the Nuweveld Mountains in the Great Karoo with a typical mountain-karoo landscape. Guests will be graced by a magnificient and authenic Karoo experience. The silence, tranquility, peace and open starry sky at night is something special to experience. The Karoo is an enormous semi-desert with the greatest variety of succulents together in the world , a huge and diverse flora as well as a variety of primate, game, reptiles, invertebrate and birds.
  • Additional Comments: Campsite on a farm
  • Special rules: No loud music after 22:00

Nearby Attractions & Points of Interest

  • Fossil Trail (Karoo National Park)

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,5 (23 reviews)
    49,2 km from camp
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