Farmer’s Weekly’s recent return visit to Mountain Pastures Game Lodge, in the De Hoop Valley on the R62, was too special not to share.
Set within the Klein Karoo, approximately 18km from Uniondale and 90 minutes from George Airport via the Outeniqua Pass, Mountain Pastures is a working game farm with seven chalets for hire, as well as a conference centre for up to 70 delegates.
Over the years, its owners, Eugene and Riana Edwards, have raised sheep, buffalo and plains game for sale to other game lodges, but recently, following a long period of drought, they have put their focus on plains game and sheep.
ACCOMMODATION
Six chalets are situated side by side, and one stands alone and nearest to the main house, which has a communal kitchen and dining room for guest use.
THE VIEW FROM THE CHALET REVEALS THE VASTNESS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE CREATED BY THE MOUNTAINS
While each chalet has three beds (a king and two singles), it is worth noting that the bathroom, with toilet, tub and hand shower, is accessed from the main bedroom, so whoever is in the single bedroom needs to move through the main bedroom before reaching the bathroom. But with rates from as little as R350pp, this is a small inconvenience.
While Mountain Pastures provides catering for groups of eight people or more, the well-appointed kitchen and outside braai facilities are available for self-catering.
Each room proudly has a trophy head on the wall; an eland above the bed in chalet three looms large.
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