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The Mountain is a space which attracts creatives, adventurers, conservationists, dreamers and doers. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be a voice for this unique community through the Mountain Getaways Visitors’ Guide, quarterly Magazine and this Website which serves to remind us once again how privileged we are to be able to spend time in Magoebaskloof where there are mountains instead of malls, spectacular views rather than parkades and silence to replace the sounds of the city.
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Under Canvas, Amongst Blooms: AfriCamps’ Premium tents celebrate Spring at Cheerio Gardens
Spring does not arrive quietly at Cheerio Gardens. It spills across the hillside in clouds of pink, white and crimson, gathers along winding paths and catches in the branches of flowering cherries and crab apples. Yet, in the early morning, before the garden has fully awakened, its beauty feels private to you alone. First light slips through the glass doors before the sun has reached the valley below. Mist drifts between the trees, pale blossoms hover against the softened lan
Love Limpopo
8 hours ago4 min read


Spring Served Outside - The Al Fresco Flavours of Magoebaskloof
There is something about Spring in Magoebaskloof that makes staying indoors feel almost unreasonable. The mornings soften, gardens stir back into colour, new leaves brighten the forests and the mountain air carries that unmistakable promise of warmer days ahead. With the landscape coming alive around you, meals seem to belong outdoors too. It is the season for finding a table outside, ordering something delicious and forgetting, for a while, about doing anything else. Magoeba
Love Limpopo
Oct 183 min read


STAY IN FULL COLOUR - Spring Stays in Magoebaskloof
Spring in Magoebaskloof is often spoken about in terms of blossoms. Cherry trees clouded in pink and white, azaleas glowing beneath tall trees, camellias opening along shaded paths and gardens waking into colour after winter. Yet the season offers far more than flowers alone. It is also a time of flowing rivers, serene dams, green mountain slopes, mist lifting from the valleys and long, mild days that invite visitors outdoors. Perhaps this is the real joy of a Spring stay in
Love Limpopo
Oct 64 min read


SPRING DAYS along Cheerio Road
Spring at Cheerio Trout Fishing and Holiday Resort on Cheerio Road Spring is a feeling. It is the stirring of something soft and fragrant...
Lisa Martus
Sep 16, 20253 min read


ENJOY FESTIVE SPRING DAYS IN MAGICAL MAGOEBASKLOOF
When the first blush of blossoms hits the slopes of Magoebaskloof and the crisp mountain air starts to soften, you know ‘The Mountain’ is...
Love Limpopo
Sep 12, 20252 min read


SPRING ON 'THE MOUNTAIN' .... A Celebration in Full Bloom
Every year, around the end of September, something quietly miraculous happens in Magoebaskloof and the small town of Haenertsburg. The...
Lisa Martus
Sep 8, 20252 min read


MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS ACTIVITY LISTINGS FOR SPRING
SHORT WALKS & SPRING GARDENS - Cheerio Gardens (071 771 5152) Walk the paths of these world-famous gardens in Spring. (L road) -...
Lisa Martus
Sep 7, 20243 min read


BRING ON SPRING
When Spring jumps out at you with all the exuberance of a joyful young child, you know you have to ditch the detritus of winter and put a...
Lisa Martus
Sep 22, 20235 min read


SENSATIONAL SPRING - CELEBRATE A SPRING FESTIVAL & ART EXHIBITION
Nature is putting on her party dress and she looks bloomin’ lovely🌸 Come to Magoebaskloof and join in the celebrations To celebrate...
Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20233 min read


SPRINGTIME PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS WITH SUIKERBOS FOTO
‘What started as a hobby quickly turned into a passion and in 2013, Suikerbos Photography was born’, says Tertia Ernst. ‘I have learned...
Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20232 min read


CHEERIO ROAD FOREVER...
Like the Strawberry Fields of the iconic Beatles song, Cheerio Road is an enchanted place, a song in your heart…. Hidden in the heart of...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20231 min read


PUT SOME ZING IN YOUR SPRING - PICNICS IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
Spring is one of the best times in the year to discover all that Magoebaskloof has to offer with the floral display at Cheerio Gardens, a...
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Aug 22, 20226 min read


BLOOMING MARVELOUS
Making the most of your Spring Photography Tips and Techniques from Elmarie Whelan of Film and Fiesta... Delicate pink and white...
Elmarie Whelan
Aug 22, 20224 min read
WHERE TO STAY...
One of our favourite places to stay on the Mountain is Bramasole Guesthouse….find out why..
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