Self-catering accommodation and hiking trails in the Klein River Mountains near Stanford
Self-catering cottages, perched on the slopes of the Klein River Mountains, ten minutes outside Stanford and half an hour from Hermanus. It is home to Phillipskop Cave, a local heritage site and the only recorded rock art on the Cape Whale Coast. We also offer a range of hiking trails into the fynbos around Phillipskop.
"Phillipskop conserves 246ha of beautiful fynbos on the southern slopes of the Klein River Mountains. Ten minutes outside Stanford and half an hour from Hermanus. It is also home to Phillipskop Cave, a local heritage site and the only recorded rock art on the Cape Whale Coast. The peak of Phillipskop, 487m, is an easy day hike, as well as several other easy walks around the reserve. It is also the start of the Haarkapper Hiking Trail over to Tesselaarsdal and back. Over 800 species of plant have been found on the reserve, and it is home to many bird and animal species such as the Black Harrier, Ground Woodpecker and Klipspringer."
