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Simonskloof.com – version 3
1st of May, Workers Day 2020 Never had a public holiday such a strange ring to it. It will forever be remembered for a long weekend that had us all locked-up in our own four walls, instead of heading for a much-needed weekend in the hills, or home as John Muir calls...
8th Year – Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony
8th Year - Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony Twice a year Simonskloof Mountain Retreat is host of the Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony lead by Native North American - Tim Sikyea. In March & September we gather for up to 2 weeks of Sweat Lodge Ceremony to...
Eric’s Place is Special
We freshly bake an Organic* Wholewheat Walnut, Pumpkin & Sunflower Seed Bread for your first evening @ Eric’s Place during the whole of July & August 2019 - So, Book NOW 😉 * We use organic heirloom wheat from Lowerland only - freshly milled!
30 years Kloofing in the Nuy River Gorge
The year 1988 We were just two 18 year old Swiss youngsters in the midst of our apprenticeships: Stephan a Lumberjack and myself an Architectural technician. But the opportunity of adventures way down in South Africa was too great to turn down! So we booked a 8...
On Instagram
We're becoming (almost) instant now... There was a time of Newsletters, then came Facebook and "now" it's Instagram... kind off. Words disappear more and more, #'s grab their places, instant global connectivity rises with images becoming the all powerful messenger......
Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony in 7th Year
2018 is our 7th year of having the honour to host Tim Sikyea, native from North America sharing his tradition of holding a Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony. If you would like to take part on any of the below dates - or in future ceremonies, please e-mail:...
Orange Cottage 2.0
Originally built in the 1960’s as a 2-bedroom farm worker’s cottage, Orange Cottage’s classic square shaped foot print, can be found in multitude on farms from here to Montagu. Back in 1988 it served as our base when visiting granddad here on Simonskloof. Then in...
On top of a hill
On top of a hill, in the depth of a val, at the end of a road, in the middle of nowhere, with someone you know, about something you don't, to get away from what you do, to see anew and hear nothing at all but your very own soul...
MTB @ Simonskloof
It's indeed our best kept secret. The first track was made or shall we say discovered already back in 1999, while exploring Simonskloof on a borrowed good old Avalanche Mountain Bike. We've never made much noise about it, but lately there's been several enquiries...
Sacred Sweat Lodge
In 21 days, we’ll be welcoming Tim Sikyea for our Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony, now entering its 6th year here at Simonskloof Mountain Retreat. Please contact Stella at Sweat Lodge sweatlodgesa@gmail.com to book and express your gratitude for Mother Earth’s...