Chandelier Game Lodge & Ostrich Show Farm – Oudtshoorn

Chandelier Game Lodge & Ostrich Show Farm – Oudtshoorn

Chandelier Game Lodge & Ostrich Show Farm is located just 7km from the Klein Karoo town of Oudtshoorn. The farm is easily accessible, next to the N12 (Route 62), and is an ideal base from which to explore the Garden Route as well as the Klein Karoo and Route 62


Chandelier Game Lodge & Ostrich Show Farm offer accommodation, a venue for weddings and conferences and a variety of activities.

Accommodation – Oudtshoorn

A unique feature of Chandelier is the luxury en suite tented accommodation offering a unique bush experience in the Oudtshoorn area. The tented chalets are placed on wooden decks in the bush and great care has been taken to assure privacy and unique views.

Wedding Venue at Chandelier, Oudtshoorn

Chandelier offers a unique wedding venue in the Oudtshoorn district. The wedding chapel is nestled under the 100 year old peppertrees in a beautiful garden overlooking a tranquil lake.
The Kings Mask Restaurant can seat up to 140 guests around a spacious dance floor, has an intimate atmosphere and is fully licensed.

Ostrich tour in Oudtshoorn

Visitors can enjoy Chandelier’s famous ostrich show and riding! You also get the opportunity to stand on the strong ostrich eggs, hold the cute chicks and enjoy ostrich riding. An ostrich tour is a must to include in your itinerary when visiting Oudtshoorn.

Oudtshoorn Game drives

Game viewing is an unforgettable experience at Chandelier! Chandelier hosts 24 species on the 3500ha reserve near Ousthoorn. Spot the majestic leopard, or Sable Antelope, Kudu, Waterbuck, Lechwe, Bontebok or the Giraffe during a game drive in a Land Cruiser. Quad bike safaris are also offered for game drives.

Sundowner Bush Dinner at Chandelier Game Lodge

The ‘Sundowner bush dinner’ at Chandelier Game Lodge, starts 1 hour before sunset, with a late afternoon game drive to the mountain "lapa". Here guests are spoilt on sundowners and a variety of snacks, against the backdrop of an exquisite sunset over the Swartberg Mountain range. The three course “bush dinner” consists of a variety of snacks, as well as ostrich, venison/game – (like kudu & springbok), chicken and vegetables. Trained guides lead the star gazing of the Southern Hemisphere skies.Coffee and traditional ‘koeksisters’ will be the final farewell before we go on a night game drive with spotlights. Trained rangers know the hiding spots of the game and will escort you on an unforgettable night drive to view the behaviors of the ‘creatures of the night’.

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Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm - Oudtshoorn

Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm

Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm is located in the Klein Karoo, world renowned for its Big Sky and quietness.

Oudtshoorn - Wedding Venue

Chandelier near Oudtshoorn developed facilities with all the luxuries you can wish for, but close enough to nature so that you can experience Nature's Most Romantic Wedding Venue.

Wedding chapel at Chandelier

The wooden wedding chapel with a crystal chandelier is nestled under the 100 year old peppertrees in a beautiful garden at Chandelier overlooking a tranquil lake with ducks and geese. Your guests will be seated under the peppertrees during the ceremony.

Wedding Reception at Chandelier Game Lodge

The Kings Mask Restaurant at Chandelier Game Lodge where the wedding reception will take place can seat 140 guests around a spacious dance floor, has an intimate atmosphere and is fully licensed.

Getting married in Oudtshoorn

If you are planning on getting married in the Klein Karoo, Chandelier Game Lodge and Ostrich Show Farm is the perfect venue!

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Accommodation at the Baron’s Palace in Oudtshoorn

Hotel accommodation in Oudtshoorn

The Barons Place Hotel in Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo offers visitors to the area hotel accommodation at affordable rates.

Barons Palace Hotel in Oudthoorn

The Barons Palace Hotel in Oudthoorn was built at the turn of the century by a wealthy Ostrich Baron and features lush drapes, high ceilings, ornate fireplaces and original ostrich plume showcases recreate an era of gracious elegance.

Accommodation at the Barons Palace Hotel in Oudtshoorn

Accommodation at the Barons Palace Hotel in Oudtshoorn is available in 24 air-conditioned en-suite bedrooms clustered around a sunny courtyard with swimming pool and gazebo. There are also 3 rooms in the main building; these rooms are available on request.

Overnight & Holiday Accommodation in Oudtshoorn

The comfort, privacy and affordability of the accommodation offered by the Barons Place Hotel in Oudtshoorn makes this the perfect place to stay, from overnight accommodation for business travelers to holiday accommodation for tourists!

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Wine farms a superb addition to second annual Gourmets & Gourmands festival

Gourmets & Gourmands fundraising evening for the Carpe Diem School

The second annual Gourmets & Gourmands fundraising evening for the Carpe Diem School was held on 28 August 2010, and the sell-out event saw guests once again being wined and dined by some of the Garden Route’s finest restaurants. An added attraction this year however was the pairing of each restaurant with a wine farm to take the culinary experience to another level altogether.

Garden Route & Klein Karoo restaurants

The pairing of Garden Route & Klein Karoo restaurants with specially selected wine farms was a new flavour added to the already fragrant evening. Guests were treated to an unrivalled food and wine experience where chefs and wine farms carefully selected the perfect flavour and aroma combinations to guarantee a perfect taste explosion in every bite.

Wine circles in the Southern Cape

One of the companies who managed to get 7 of their wine farms involved in this incredible evening of giving and gourmet is NLR Wines. Owner Nell-Marie le Roux is well-known in wine circles in the Southern Cape and wanted to align not only her brand, but the brands of her restaurants and wine farms to this wonderful cause. When asked about her involvement with Gourmets & Gourmands this year she quite candidly said, “I would like NLR Wines to become synonymous with the Gourmets & Gourmands brand, because we have the same goal at heart – to help a school like Carpe Diem to keep doing the amazing work they are doing and to facilitate, even if in a small way, seizing the day and helping open doors for the kids who attend the school.” NLR Wines represent 12 wine farms in South Africa and supply fine wines of distinction to the restaurant industry. The 7 participating wine farms who came to the party from the NLR Wines stall were Bon Courage (Robertson), Hermanuapietersfontein (Hermanus), Hartenberg (Stellenbosch), First Sighting (Elim), Weltevrede (Bonnievale/Robertson), Raka (Stanford), Ormonde/Ondine (Darling).

Auction steered by co-owner of the Eden School of Culinary Art, Francois Ferreira.

Making the event even more spectacular was the auction of incredible experiences, paintings and select wines graciously donated for the occasion, skilfully steered by famed foodie and co-owner of the Eden School of Culinary Art Francois Ferreira.

Carpe Diem School were able to raise an incredible amount of R60 000

Through the Gourmets & Gourmands evening, the Carpe Diem School were able to raise an incredible amount of R60 000 to further the school’s important work with the special needs learners in our area. A visibly touched headmaster, Karools Hauptfleish, thanked everyone for their part in the second staging of this glorious event and was extremely excited about the 2011 event that will coincide with the George 200 year celebrations.
So with a sweet treat in one hand and a sip of delectable dessert wine in the other, a toast is raised to another successful event and a dream is cast towards the festival of festivals in George in 2011 and yet another chapter opened for the creative culinary cast to make food and wine pairing magic.

Article compiled and supplied by Mini Finestone and Mariki Theron of House of Ngamathuba for Carpe Diem School.

Jakkalsvlei Wine Cellar near Mossel Bay making news again!

Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar near Mossel Bay

Wine Maker, Jantjie Jonker from the Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar in Herbetsdale near Mossel Bay in the Garden Route won another prize!

Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar - SA Young Wine Show

At the recent SA Young Wine Show (SA Jongwyn skou ) the Red Muskadel from Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar took the prize for the Champion Red Muskadel (Kampioen Rooi Muskadel).

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