Ganora Guest Farm, Camping and Excursions

The guest house I stayed at was spacious with modern amenities. Dinner and breakfast was awesome; The owner, Hester was ever present and her staff were attentive to my needs. There is a fascinating fossil display, rock art tours and hiking trails.

We recently visited Nieu Bethesda and decided to stay at Ganora Guest Farm, conveniently located just outside town (about 8 km). Ganora is a working Karoo sheep farm but provides guests not only with a typical Karoo Farm experience where one can hike, mountain bike, bird watch stargaze and hand feed new born lambs but also some unique activities not often encountered. One of these is a fossil museum where the host shares his extensive knowledge about the ancient past of the Karoo. There are also guided walks to various of these fossil sites. Another surprise is the guided tour to a Bushman rock art site where the guide will point out some of the culture and beliefs of the Bushmen. Regarding Accommodation - We stayed in the Self catering cottage that was well equipped and comfortable. There is a fireplace in the lounge that served as well in winter as well as a convenient braai on the veranda overlooking the farm and the Karoo scenery. The farm was also the ideal base to visit Nieu Bethesda Town and the Owl House of Helen Martin. We were four adults and decided to extend our stay to two days.

Wonderful stay on a beautiful farm. Great hospitality and food. The rooms were clean with white linen. The stay on a working farm with newborn lambs all around you, is really extraordinary. The small detour from the main road is worth tge while.

We camped there 06 September 2024 and can really highly recommend. Ablution facility is great - very clean, big showers with lovely hot water and neat.. Braai grills are available as well as electricity and water. Owners are very friendly and helpful and look after their guests. Will definitely camp there again

Ganora Lodge is in a wonderful location, so unique with so much to do; from walks, fossils, bushman paintings, medicinal walks, the sheer beauty of the surroundings, fantastic food, ambience, hosts are amazingly friendly, go out of their way to help and are so knowledgeable . The rooms are beautifully stylish with original art by the hostess and meticulously clean and comfortable. We will be back for sure ! Ganora is a winner, unbeatable.

Ganora, a working farm in such a beautiful setting has interesting walks for every ability. Hester and JP are great hosts with a wonderful warm welcome, not the least of which is the beautiful big fire in the converted barn, now a dining room. We had a fascinating talk about life before dinosaurs, all carefully explained by JP, showing us round his incredible fossil collection. The rooms are lovely and imaginatively designed, I wish we could have stayed longer.