With spacious and tastefully decorated rooms the farmhouse can be utilised to suit your specific accommodation needs. Spend the night with a loved one in one of the suites or book the entire lodge for a weekend away with family and friends.
The Lodge also offers a communal kitchen for self-catering, a lounge area with DSTV, wireless internet access, a fireplace, a swimming pool as well as air-conditioning for those hot summer days and nights.
Guests are provided with: braai facilities, – a grid and braai tools are provided and wood is for sale on the farm – as well as secure, shaded parking with electronic access.
Breakfast is included and is served every morning at Simonsberg Cafè on Delvera Farm.
Situated just 50 km from Cape Town, on the Delvera Farm, and just 10km from Stellenbosch, Oakleaf Lodge is the perfect weekend getaway for those wanting adventure without having to embark on a long journey.
With so much to see and do in the area, the Lodge is ideal for outdoor enthusiast. Get in touch with nature by taking a hike in the Klapmutskop Conservancy or take the kids on an adrenalin-packed pump-track run by the Dirtopia Trail Centre.
Visitors can also explore the Stellenbosch Wine Region on foot with Wine Walks. The full day tour comes complete with pick up and drop off, a picnic with water, snacks and drinks, and a delicious lunch with wine and drinks.
Delvera – situated on the R44 – is open 7 days a week (09h00–17h00 Monday to Saturday; 10h00–17h00 on Sundays and public holidays). For more information: info@delvera.co.za
Fast Facts:
* There is plenty to do for adults and children – you can select delicious olives from Chrisna’s Olives and Deli or get in touch with nature by taking a gently rejuvenating hike in the Klapmutskop Conservancy and enjoy breathtaking views, especially on a full moon hike with a scrumptious picnic.
* Little Wool Shop & Farm Kitchen has a huge variety of wool and a cute tea garden while Johan Swart Ceramics studio has a selection of beautiful hand crafted pottery.
* The indigenous garden at the Klapmutskop Conservancy Nursery – where you can also buy medicinal and culinary herbs and plants – will appeal to all gardeners.
* Earthworm Al, Delvera’s bulk earthworm breeding facility, offers wormeries; children’s pet earthworm farms; meal worms for feeding fish, birds and pet reptiles; Bokashi composting systems and Bokashi bran.
* Topaz Wines, now located at Delvera, was one of the first garagistes in South Africa. From a first production of just three barrels of Pinot Noir in 1996 they are now making 18 barrels of scrumptious Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Viognier.
* Visitors can also explore the Stellenbosch Wine Region on foot with Wine Walks. A full day tour includes pick up and drop off, a picnic with water, snacks and drinks, a delicious lunch with wine and drinks, all entrance fees, around five wine tastings and an optional cellar tour.
* The Vineyard Collection sells over 400 South African wines and in 2008, it won the Financial Mail Best Wine Logistics and Distribution Award.