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Find out what's on at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat. 

3rd & 4th May, 6th & 7th September

Rock Art Workshop

Enjoy a fascinating Rock Art Workshop with Stephen Townley Basset. Stephen is the only Experimental Archaeologist & Documentary Artist of San Rock Art, which makes this even more special. Guests are able to handle paintbrushes made from feathers and porcupine quills at the Rock Art site, which make the experience come to life. Stephen has had a long-lasting relationship with Bushmans Kloof, first visiting (then Boontjies Kloof) as a child with his uncle in the late 70s to explore its fascinating rock art. He has also created many accurate documentary art pieces of our rock art sites, which are on display at the lodge.

Stephen is the only Experimental Archaeologist & Documentary Artist of San Rock Art, which makes this even more special. Guests are able to handle paintbrushes made from feathers and porcupine quills at the Rock Art site, which make the experience come to life.

VUTH’UMLILO “BLAZING FIRE” AT KADORO

Kadoro is a charming stone building set in the shade of an ancient blue gum in the midst of the reserve. Translated from the ǀXam dialect of the San language, which means ‘Tinderbox of Stories’, Kadoro provides a
unique venue for a romantic dinner for two or a private dining venue for up to 10 guests.

With no electricity, Kadoro offers dining by candlelight. Guests are greeted by hundreds of candles and lanterns, casting a warm ambience throughout the cottage and creating an enchanted setting for what is to
come, a six-course fire-inspired meal by out incredible Chef Oliver Coetzee, incorporating indigenous fauna and flora of the region. After dinner, guests enjoy a night drive back to the lodge under a blanket of stars.

This experience is available on 23rd & 24th April, 19th & 20th July, 13th & 14th September, 11th & 12th October 2024.  

Food & Wine Affair

Savour the union of distinguished wines and gourmet cuisine with a weekend of culinary excellence in a magnificent wilderness setting. Sample the hospitality of the Cederberg hosted by our Executive Chef, Oliver Coetzee, together with some of South Africa’s most respected estates and winemakers. 

Please note this event is available on the following dates:

10th & 11th May: Cederberg wines

31st May & 1st June: Piekenierskloof wines

14th & 15th June: AA Badenhorst 

Discover our unique botanical heritage

Hosted by botanist, Dr Ernst van Jaarsveld, discover the botanical richness of the Cederberg. A specialist in succulent plants and other drought-adapted flora, he actively promotes ecological gardening and the cultivation of xerophytic species. He travels widely in South Africa, collecting plants with potential
ornamental uses, many of which have been successfully introduced into cultivation. He worked at Kirstenbosch Gardens until his retirement in 2015 and currently works at Babylonstoren as master botanist. Dr. van Jaarveld’s captivating excursions over the weekend will take you in search of some of the 755 indigenous plant species, including fynbos, rooibos, and other unique indigenous plants that grow across the expanse of the Bushmans Kloof Reserve.

This experience is available on the 9th & 10th August and 16th & 17th August. 

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