Remote, rugged and carved by a network of streams, ravines and some of the country’s most superb hiking trails, the Groendal Nature Reserve is the 3rd largest wilderness conservation area on South Africa. Teeming with fynbos, indigenous forests, and a diverse collection of valley bushveld scrub, the reserve is also host to a number of paintings, archaeological artifacts and archaeological sites left behind by the Khoi-San people.
General Information
| Gate Times: 08h00 - 16h30 |
| Campsites (Peak) R82 per adult | R36 per child |
| Campsites (Off-Peak) R62 per adult | R30 per child |
| Rooikrans Lodge (Peak) Base rate: 1 - 4 people: R727 + R160 per additional person |
| Rooikrans Lodge (Off-Peak) Base rate: 1 - 4 people: R594 + R133 per additional person |
Activities
- Camping
- Picnicking
- Sanrock-art
- Old graves and monument
- HIKING: 16km Blindekloof Trail to Crystal Cavern Pool & shorter 4km circular trail
- HIKING: 32km Upper Blindekloof Trail (advanced - 2 days sleep in tent or cave)
- HIKING: Emerald Pool Trail to Groendal Dam (cross Swartskop river to Eel Cave)
- HIKING: Dam Trail through riverine forest along Kwazunga river through the Aquilakloof
Nearby Attractions
- Drostdy museum - Uitenhage
- Auto Pavilion museum - Uitenhage
- Island Nature reserve
- Addo Elephant Park
- Baviaanskloof world Heritage Site
- Rock-art
- Kwa-zunga catchment
- Zipline and quadbike in Addo
Contact Info
Reserve Number
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Reserve Manager
+27 41 991 9912
GPS
Lat: 33° 41′ 28.80
Long: 25° 16′ 2.71
Office hours
| Gate Times:: 08h00 - 16h30 |
