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Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse

Owner-run farmhouse lodge in the Kamberg Valley below the Drakensberg, known for multi-course dinners cooked by chef Richard Poynton. It has cottages and suites, the Copper Pot Spa, and hosts weddings.

Stay

Area
Kamberg
Address
Highmoor Road, Kamberg Valley

Details last checked 4 October 2026. Please confirm hours with Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse before you visit.

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Heritage · Kamberg

Game Pass Shelter

A celebrated San rock art site, visited only on a guided walk booked through reception at Kamberg Nature Reserve.

Hours
Guided walks only, booked through Kamberg reception
Fees
Guided walk R120 adult, R60 child, plus the Kamberg conservation fee
Address
Kamberg Nature Reserve, about 40 km from Rosetta
Walks & nature · Kamberg

Kamberg Nature Reserve

Part of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, established in 1951 and named after a mountain shaped like a rooster's comb. The Mooi River runs through it. Trout fishing (Eland and Erskine dams all year; fly tackle only, rod fee payable), guided walks to Game Pass Shelter, hiking trails, three picnic sites, and game including eland, black wildebeest, red hartebeest and oribi.

Hours
Gates 05:00–19:00 (Oct–Mar), 06:00–18:00 (Apr–Sep)
Fees
Conservation fee (SA/SADC): R80 adult, R40 child. Rock art walk R120 adult, R60 child.
Address
Near Rosetta (PO Box 72, Rosetta 3301); from Rosetta about 40 km on the Kamberg road.