Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Groot Winterhoek Mountains stretch north, towering above the villages of Gouda, Saron and Porterville, rising up to 2,000 metres above sea level, boasting many rock pools and protecting endangered mountain fynbos and wildlife.
Over millennia, the elements have carved exceptional rock formations in the Table Mountain sandstone that characterises the area, creating a place of outstanding natural beauty and wonderful views.
By Jacques Marais
So impressive is the towering Groot Winterhoek peak that, until 1892 when the Hex River's Matroosberg was measured at 2 249 metres, it was b...
The kloofing route from Die Hel to De Hoek is a one-way affair down the river, combining hiking, leaping off high cliffs into deep pools and...
The most impressive aspect of the rugged Groot-Winterhoek range is its abundance of flowering plants. Game and birdlife in the Groot-Winterh...
Call it canyoning or kloofing or river-running or whatever you want. Jacques Marais bashed his way down the Twenty-four Rivers gorge and he ...