Karoo Farm Holidays at Hillandale

Hillandale Farm offers you South African country hospitality and a taste of farming life, plus exciting 4x4 driving and mountain bike trails, long or short walks on scenic hiking routes, bird watching, wildlife spotting, and more.

Hillandale is a long established working farm located in the centre of South Africa's Great Karoo region. The whole Karoo area has a special appeal that is hard to describe but unforgettable once you have experienced it.


Come and visit, take in the wide sweeping views of open veld, breathe the clear air, listen to distant animal sounds under a canopy of brilliant stars that city residents never see, and you will know why so many people are charmed by the magic of the Karoo.

Getting here is easy, with about an hour's drive from the main regional town of Beaufort West. Access is by way of a good gravel road, quite suitable for small family cars.

We can help you plan your Hillandale holiday to suit your own tastes, and there is plenty to do.

• Active outdoor adventures on our private 4 x 4 trails (subject to availability).
• Get a taste of farm life -- just watch or join in.
• Go mountain biking or walking -- our trails range from easy to challenging.
• Seek out elusive wild animals, go bird watching and observe the many facets of the natural Karoo environment.
• Extend your artistic skills with unlimited subjects for photography, sketching and painting.
• Relax and enjoy warm country hospitality surrounded by spectacular Karoo scenery.

Hillandale provides a range of accommodation options and prices to suit different requirements.

• Leave all housekeeping duties to us when you stay in our historic homestead and enjoy delicious country home cooking.
• Do your own catering in the self-contained second farm house.
• Get close to nature in a rustic stone hut.
• Set up your own tent or vehicle at one of our camp sites.

Our extended family has lived and farmed in the Karoo for generations, and we ourselves have lived at Hillandale for most of our lives and raised our four children here. We enjoy having visitors from all over the world, and look forward to welcoming YOU to Hillandale.

Please ask us, Robin and Hilary Steven-Jennings, for more information and holiday reservations, as advance bookings are essential. Our contact details page has our phone, email and postal information.

We also include updates of Hillandale News for those who would like to keep in touch with events around the farm and district.