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About Property Amenities Bushman Cultural Heritage Location Pictures Room Facilities Conferences and Weddings Flight Co-Ordinates Rates Activities Grading Directions Accommodation Type Wildlife & Fauna Check In & Check Out Time 3-Night Itinerary Room Categories Rock Paintings Method of payment Cancellation Policy        ABOUT Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve is located in an untouched wilderness area south of the magnificent Cederberg mountains, three hours from Cape Town near Ceres. The reserve is well known for its scenic beauty and dramatic rock formations typical of the Cederberg and has a rich cultural heritage with hundreds of Bushman / San rock paintings or rock art of up to 6000 years old. On our interesting San Cultural Tour guests can appreciate the ancient Bushman living sites at first hand and get in-depth interpretation of the rock paintings from one of our expert guides. On guided open 4x4 safaris guests can also learn more about the various species of plants and animals that inhabit this arid area, experience the Southern night skies by powerful telescope and enjoy a sundowner with spectacular views from the escarpment into the Ceres-Karoo lying 700m lower. Guided quad bike safaris take you to some remote, inaccessible parts of the reserve while powering your own bike. Spend your free time hiking on one of our hiking trails, bird watching or relaxing at the lodge’s swimming pool built into the stunning Cederberg rock formations. Our Health and Beauty Spa offers a wide range of treatments including deluxe manicures and pedicures, hot stone therapy and luxury facials.Unique to Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve is our new Fynbos Therapy, incorporating the finest essential oils indigenous to the fynbos area. Accommodation at the luxurious game lodge are nestled between unbelievable sandstone rock formations and resembles bushman “caves” and rondavels, all with air-conditioner and en-suite bathrooms. In the open air boma restaurant guests can enjoy sumptuous South African cuisine, including venison dishes and an excellent selection of wines from the nearby Cape Winelands. An air-conditioned conference facility is available at the lodge for up to 70 guests. Unique to Kagga Kamma is out Outcrop luxury open-air room where you have the privilege to sleep under the stars in the wilderness. A complimentary bottle of sparkling wine is provided as well as a picnic basket for dinner to enjoy next to your own campfire. A truly wonderful experience! Safaris to the reserve can be arranged from Cape Town International airport or your hotel / guest house in Cape Town, Constantia, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek and Somerset West. A visit to Kagga Kamma private game reserve is an ideal add-on to a tour through the Cape Winelands, West Coast, Route 62 and Garden Route of the Western Cape. Development of Kagga Kamma Willie de Waal, Pieter de Waal and Pieter Loubser bought Kagga Kamma as well as three adjacent farms in 1986. The property covers some 15 000 hectares and the new owners were impressed by the natural beauty and seclusion of the area. They built a small stone cottage in 1987 to enable them to entertain their friends at Kagga Kamma, but soon realized the need and potential of sharing it on a wider basis and preserve the area for posterity. Thus, in 1988, they decided to transform Kagga Kamma into a game reserve. This caused a variety of logistical problems. There were no proper roads and some 20km’s of road had to reach Kagga Kamma. Finding an adequate source of water proved to be equally formidable. After sinking 10 different boreholes without success, as the pneumatic drills could not penetrate more than 30 metres into the solid rock formations, the owners, in 1989, bought the farm Grootvlei, immediately to the south of Kagga Kamma. Grootvlei had water of a high quality, which was subsequently piped to Kagga Kamma over a distance of 8km’s. In 1989 the first antelope were reintroduced and the first chalets were also built. Looking forward to your stay ... click HERE to book now with Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve!         PICTURES Click on the images to enlarge Outcrop Luxury Open-Air Room       Outcrop Luxury Open-Air Room Bushmen Lodge Cave Bushmen Lodge Hut       Bushmen Lodge Hut Bushmen Lodge Bar Lodge Pool       Rock Formations Rock Paintings Rock Paintings       Guided Game Drives Quad Bike Safaris Star Gazing by Telescope          RATES   JUNE 2007 TO OCTOBER 2007 HIGH SEASON 1 Sept 2007 - 31 Oct 2007 LOW SEASON 1 May 2007 - 31 Aug 2007 Room Type Double Per Person Sharing Single Per Person Double Per Person Sharing Single Per Person Deluxe R 1500 R 1950 R 1050 R 1365 Premium Deluxe R 1500 R 1950 R 1050 R 1365 Honeymoon Suite R 1500 R 1950 R 1050 R 1365 Outcrop Open-air room Optional extra: Weather permitting, thus this rate is added to the rate of which ever room is booked. R 750 R 990 R 500 R 650 Day Visit Includes a rock paintings tour, lunch and a guided quad bike safari. R 950 p.p. R 700 p.p.   NOVEMBER 2007 TO OCTOBER 2008 HIGH SEASON 1 Nov 2007 - 30 Apr 2008, 1 Sept 2008 - 31 Oct 2008 LOW SEASON 1 May 2008 - 31 Aug 2008 Room Type Double Per Person Sharing Single Per Person Double Per Person Sharing Single Per Person Deluxe R 1695 R 2195 R 1185 R 1515 Premium Deluxe R 1890 R 2390 R 1325 R 1655 Honeymoon Suite R 1990 R 2490 R 1395 R 1725 Outcrop Open-air room Optional extra: Weather permitting, thus this rate is added to the rate of which ever room is booked. R 750 R 990 R 500 R 650 Day Visit Includes a rock paintings tour, lunch and a guided quad bike safari. R 950 p.p. R 700 p.p.   Children 2 - 12 years sharing at 50% of above. All rates are per person per night. Includes luxury en-suite accommodation & 3 meals per day. All activities - Rock paintings tour, sundowner, Game viewing drive, night drive and stargazing. Minimum 2 night stay recommended. Entrance Gate Times OPEN: Saturday to Thursday 07h30 - 18h30 Friday 07h30 - 21h00    ACCOMMODATION TYPE • Private Game Reserve / Safari Lodge    ROOM CATEGORIES • 10 Air-conditioned “cave” rooms • 5 Air-conditioned rondavels • 1 Outcrop outside room under the stars    PROPERTY AMENITIES • 10 Air-conditioned “cave” rooms • 5 air-conditioned rondavels • Open-air boma for dinners • Restaurant • Pub/lounge • Curio shop • Health & beauty spa • Swimming pool • Luxury open-air room • Internet access • Conference facilities • Wedding venue • Laundry service    ROOM FACILITIES • En-suite bathrooms • Hairdryers • Dressing gown • Coffee/tea making • Complimentary bottled water • Magazines • Range of personal amenities including body lotion and sunscreen • Personal medication • Vanity kit    ACTIVITIES • Guided game / nature drives • Bushmen paintings • Sundowner trips • Night drives • Stargazing by powerful telescope • Guided quad bike safaris • Hiking trails • Bush breakfasts • Fly-in safaris available    WILDLIFE & FAUNA Kagga Kamma is home to a large variety of wild animals. Some species include: • Burchell’s zebra • Leopards • Gemsbok • Kudu • White tail gnu • Blue Wildebeest • Bontebok • Springbok • Grey Rheebok • Cape Grysbok • Duiker • Klipspringer • Steenbok • Rich Birdlife • Yellow mongoose • Rabbits • Cape hare • Aardwolf • Lynx • Antbear • Black backed jackal • Caracal • Porcupines    BUSHMAN CULTURAL HERITAGE Though their rock art still remains at Kagga Kamma and many other places, the Bushman of the South Western Cape have been extinct for more than two centuries. The small multifamily groups of Bushman numbered some 10 to 30 members, often related by ties of blood or marriage. Though the Bushman are famous for their hunting with bows and poisoned arrows, the bulk of their diet consists of plant foods. In the Northern Kalahari, Bushman utilize more than a hundred plant food species. In the drier Southern Kalahari, plant foods are less abundant, but even there plant foods such as the Tsama melon and gemsbok cucumber are of critical importance for Bushman survival. Not only are they important foods, but also for long periods may be the only source of moisture, as parts of the Kalahari only has standing water during the relatively brief rainy season. As women are the main collectors of plant foods, they are in a sense the breadwinners among the Bushmen. Hunting, nevertheless, is an important activity, as meat is a much sought after food. Men are therefore under constant pressure to hunt. This is mostly done in small parties that search for fresh animal tracks, which are then followed. As Bushmen arrows are light and flimsy, a hunter must be close to the animal before he shoots, thereafter relying on the poison to kill the animal. Kalahari Bushman mostly use the contents of the pupae of certain beetles as poison. Contrary to popular belief, Bushmen hunting activities are often not directed at the larger antelope, but rather at smaller animals such as duiker and steenbok, as well as burrowing animals such as the springhare and porcupine. Custom demands that the meat of larger animals must be shared with others. Not only does it strengthen the ties between people, but it can also be seen as an insurance policy, ensuring that no one will go hungry while others may have an abundance of food. A hunter’s parent in-laws are usually the first to receive their share...      ROCK PAINTINGS At Kagga Kamma there are several rock art sites containing a variety of paintings, some of which are particularly well preserved and interesting. The paintings are records of the animals and people who lived in the area during historical and pre-historical times.      CONFERENCES AND WEDDINGS Our conference facility is fully equipped and has air-conditioning. It can accommodate up to 80 delegates in cinema style, 40 in classroom style and 24 in U-shape. With the unbelievable quiet and untouched environment, this is a conference paradise! Kagga Kamma is also a romantic location for a special wedding.      GRADING    CHECK IN & CHECK OUT TIME • Check In After: 14h00 • Check Out Before: 10h00 Entrance Gate Times are: Saturday to Thursday: 07h30 - 18h30 Friday: 07h30 - 21h00    METHOD OF PAYMENT • Cash • Direct deposit into bank account • All major credit cards accepted    LOCATION • Nearest Town: Ceres • Province: Western Cape • Reserve: Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve • Reserve Size In Hectares: 15000    FLIGHT CO-ORDINATES • Airfield: FAKA • Co-Ordinates: 32º 44.3 sec S   19º 32.25 sec E • Surface: Hard Gravel • Elevation: 3250 ft • Length: 18/36 - 900m   19/01 - 1400m • Radio Frequency: 124.80 MHz - please contact the lodge on (023) 317-0888 before take-off CAUTION:  LOOK OUT FOR ANIMALS ON RUNWAY!    DIRECTIONS FROM CAPE TOWN, VIA THE N1:   1. Take the N1 North, at Worcester turn off to Ceres. 2. In Ceres follow the directions to P.A. Hamlet and Citrusdal. 3. After passing through P.A. Hamlet and Gydo pass, turn right at "Kagga Kamma" sign just after the small town called "Op-die-Berg". 4. Turn right at the next "Kagga Kamma" sign after about 18km. 5. From here it is good gravel road. Turn left at "Kagga Kamma" sign after 19km. 6. You will arrive at the entrance gate of Kagga Kamma after 15km. TRAVELLING TIME = ± 3 HOURS. ± 250KM FROM CAPE TOWN.    Click to enlarge    TYPICAL 3-NIGHT ITINERARY   Day 1 Arrive at lunchtime. Scenic sundowners. Dinner in the Lapa (outside restaurant). Light your candles at 22h30. Day 2 Early morning game drive with breakfast in the bush. Bushman Culture Tour, ancient San living sites, rock art paintings and interesting stories. Lunch. Lapa dinner with South African “Braai” (barbeque). Night drive. Day 3 Breakfast. Day hiking trail through some of the most magnificent rock formations, beautiful fauna & flora and discover some other rock paintings. Picnic lunch. Enjoy the sparkling pool or spa. Dinner. Guided star gazing at our mini observatory. Day 4 Game Drive. Depart after breakfast.    CANCELLATION POLICY • 29 to 22 days prior to arrival - Loose your deposit • 21 to 15 days prior to arrival - 30% • 14 to 7 days prior to arrival - 50% • 6 to 3 days prior to arrival - 65% • 3 to 1 day prior to arrival - 80%. See Terms & Conditions at bottom of the SA Travel Desk webpage.