!Khwa ttu is the home to a number of game species, which include ostriches, eland, oryx, bontebok, zebra and large herds of springbok. Not only can our guests view game at !Khwa ttu but also learn from professional San guides how to track the spoors of these animals. It will be an amazing experience to realise that a San tracker is able to identify the footprints and droppings of all the game at !Khwa ttu, as well as making out the animal’s sex, age and overall condition.

Throughout the year a high number of species of the indigenous fynbos vegetation can be observed at !Khwa ttu. During August and September the centre’s landscape turns into a blaze of colours when giant patches of wild flowers bloom in bight red, purple and yellow.

Buffelsfontein offer game drives daily at 09h00 and 14h00(except the first Sunday of each month). Duration of a game drive can be up to 3 hours.

Game you can expect to see on a drive: Lion, Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Kudu, Eland, Oryx (Gemsbok), Bontebok, Springbok, Duiker, Steenbok and Caracal.

Game seen less often on a drive: African Wildcat, Bat-eared fox, Cape fox, Genet, Grey buck, Mountain Reedbuck, Porcupine, Aardvark, Aardwolf and Honey Badgers.

Buffelsfontein also offers a shooting range with target shooting and clay pigeon shooting. (Except Sundays)

Biodiversity and Wine Champions Cloof and Burgherspost Wine Estates have the best of both wine and nature, all bundled together in a neat package. Hop onboard our Landrover for a guided game drive through our 1 200 ha lowlands Fynbos reserve and see the spectacular show of flowers (in season) and discover the often unseen, rare and endangered species of Darling.

Along the way you’ll also see some large game such as eland, bontebok, zebra and gemsbok to name but a few.

• Game drives: R150 per person (2 – 6 persons) booking essential.
• Accommodation: 2 x Private, luxury, self-catering cottages overlook the vineyards and reserve at the foot of Dassenberg mountain.
• Wine Tasting: Come and taste our award-winning Shiraz and Pinotage wines at Cloof. Barrel tastings also available on appointment basis.
• Restaurant: Cloof kitchen restaurant serve a variety of decadent light lunches to compliment our wines.
• Cloof kitchen: Freshly baked farm bread and rusks, extra virgin organic olive oil – sound good? Wait till you taste it!
• Weddings: The day of all days in the place of all places! Scenic, intimate and really good wine!

Duckitt Nurseries (PTY) Ltd, the largest orchid nursery in the southern hemisphere, is situated on the farm Oudepost, just outside Darling. From May to November, on the first Saturday of each month, their doors are open to the public from 9h00 until 12h00. (Please Note: the greenhouses are closed at all other times).

A selection of orchid plants and flowers and potting mediums will be available for sale at The Orchid Shop at the Oudepost Farmstead. Open Mon - Thurs from 9h00 to 12h00 during orchid season May until October. For more information contact The Orchid Shop at .

Duckitt Nursery also presents an annual orchid show to coincide with the Darling Wildflower Show in September. Thousands of orchid species, including rare and exotic hybrids are displayed. Large sales are for orchid plants and flowers. Tea room and refreshments available. Contact Nicolas or Wilferd Duckitt.