Ukholo Lodge

The nearby towns of Citrusdal and Clanwilliam are musts during your stay at Ukholo Lodge. Not only are they full of shops, restaurants, bars and museums, but there are markets and farm stalls to poke around, and you can climb aboard a donkey tour in Clanwilliam to see the area at a slower pace than usual. There’s no shortage of walking trails near the site, but there are also a few a little further afield that are worth making an excursion for. If you can only do one, do the Sevilla rock art trail, 50 minutes’ drive from the site, which stretches five kilometres along the Brannewyn river and brings you to rock art paintings left behind by the San people. After all that hiking and wandering, slake your thirst with well-deserved stops at Piekenierskloof Wine Company and Tierhoek (tastings by appointment) 20 minutes from Ukholo Lodge, or have a few sips of the highest altitude wines in South Africa at Cederberg wines and brewery, just over an hour away.