Karoo Farm Holidays at Hillandale -- Activities

The Hillandale farm area of 6,400 hectares extends across wide Karoo plains and rocky mountainous ridges.

The vast open spaces invite you to relax or explore at your own pace.

There is ample scope for short rambles, day walks or longer wilderness hikes.





Guests are welcome to watch farm activities and there is usually something to interest visitors of all ages.

On the farm we run about 2,500 animals, mostly Merino sheep which provide fine grade wool, and Angora goats which provide luxurious mohair, as well as a small number of milking cows, pigs and poultry.



Springbuck and fallow deer are plentiful and usually easily seen. Lots of other wild animals inhabit the area, all of them shy by nature. With patience and a bit of luck you may spot many species, such as baboons, antbears, steenbok, various rabbits and hares, jackals, foxes, mongoose, otters, meerkats (suricate), lynx and wild native cats.

Keen bird watchers may be rewarded with sightings of some 80 species, and many birds can be seen around the crop lands, river and weirs, all quite close to the homestead.

For plant enthusiasts the Karoo's unique flora is full of interest, and there are often dramatic floral displays after good rains when unusual plants suddenly come into bloom.