Why We Love it and You Will Too
- A one-of-a-kind farmstay on a working farm and private nature reserve in the Riebeek Valley, just over an hour from Cape Town
- The 10,000-acre Elandsberg Nature Reserve can be explored by Land Rover, on foot, by bike, or by kayak
- Bartholomeus Klip is the founding breeder of the Quagga and a guardian of the critically endangered Geometric Tortoise
- Farm-to-table dining at its very finest - fresh farm produce, regional Swartland delicacies, and a carefully chosen wine selection
- Accommodation ranges from the romantic Victorian farmhouse to family-friendly self-catering options
Your Bartholomeus Klip Experience
At Bartholomeus Klip you stay in a restored Victorian farmhouse, situated just over an hour's drive from Cape Town. This Cape Winelands country lodge is located on a large farm in the Western Cape. Surrounded by the Cape Winelands, Bartholomeus Klip Farm House offers guests game drives through a beautiful fynbos nature reserve, mountain biking and comfortable accommodation.
Bartholomeus Klip is a unique Cape Winelands country hotel, providing guests with privacy and exclusivity. It's an original homestead on a large private estate, which is both a working wheat and sheep farm and a nature reserve with a spectacular mountain backdrop. The rooms all feature beautiful interiors and en-suite bathrooms.
Bartholomeus Klip's 10 000 acre fynbos nature reserve is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the world's smallest but the richest in species for its size. During game drives you can search for African wildlife including Zebra, Eland, Wildebeest, Bontebok, Springbok and Hartebeest. Bartholomeus Klip's afternoon game drives end with sundowners in the veld (open fields).
The animals are easy to spot in the low-growing fynbos. More than 160 species of birds have been identified at Bartholomeus Klip, among them the endangered Blue Crane and the African Fish Eagle as well as the Ostrich are frequently seen in the reserve.
Bartholomeus Klip's chef bakes fresh bread, scones, cakes and pastries every day, while milk, cream and butter come from the dairy and lavish bouquets of herbs from the garden. Tea is a serious affair, enjoy scones with thick farm cream and home-made preserves and a variety of sweet treats.
