2 Best Hotels in Oudtshoorn, The Garden Route and the Little Karoo

The warmest of welcomes awaits you at this homey guest farm surrounded by the Swartberg and Outeniqua mountains. Choose to stay in the historic manor house, the lodge, or in one of the attractive stone cottages with private viewing decks. All the accommodations are comfortably furnished with wooden furnishings. The restaurant serves delicious meals sourced from the freshest local ingredients. Try some homemade soup, an ostrich fillet, or the traditional Malva pudding. Whatever you do, don’t miss the Meerkat Adventure. You’ll go out at dawn with accredited guides to a meerkat burrow. There you sit and wait until the first little sentinel pops his head out of the burrow, does a few quick stretches in the rising sun, then calls out to tell his family it’s all safe to come out. It's a wonderful way to start a morning.

Although Kleinplaas means "small farm," this lodging isn't really a farm despite the ostriches and ducks on the premises; basic but comfortable chalets are neatly arranged in a huge, shady lawn area. Each chalet has a tiny patio area. If you brought you own tent, there's also a tree-shaded campsite.