Impressum:

Soekershof:


Herman van Bon & Yvonne de Wit
Klaas Voogds West, Robertson
Tel: +27 (0)23 626 4134
Email: info@soekershof.co.za

Soekershof Brochure:


Our brochure is available as a pdf downlaod (619Kb).
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How to drive:



Klaas Voogds West is situated along Route 62 (R60) between Robertson and Ashton/Montagu; less than 2 hrs drive from Cape Town, less than 2 hrs from Hermanus, 3 hrs from Oudshoorn and less than 1 hr from Swellendam. Second farm in Klaas Voogds West. Visitors are welcomed by 2 elephants at the entrance.
GPS: -33.81109 (S) 19.98023 (E)

General information:

Open:


Wednesday to Sunday

Closed:


Monday and Tuesday (except pre-paid bookings and public holidays); last 2 full weeks of February and in July (after school holidays)

Nursery & shop:


(no admission fee; is NOT garden visit) Open between 8 AM and 4 PM during Opening days.

Interactive exploration in gardens:


11 AM sharp during opening days (no ‘free looks’). Visitors are advised to arrive approx. 10 minutes in advance. For pre-paid bookings different times can be arranged.

Maze quest with introduction:


11 AM sharp during opening days (no ‘free looks’). Visitors are advised to arrive approx. 10 minutes in advance. For pre-paid bookings different times can be arranged.

Admission fees:


R 60.00 pp
R 40.00 pp >12 yrs

Right of admission reserved.

Mission Statement:
Soekershof is a sacred enterprise, based on the appreciation of nature, humor, play, creation, expression and respect for the land and the growth and development of the people and plants that participate.
 
 

Not your ordinary day outing either.



Soekershof is an interactive and whimsical exploration of mazes and gardens covering 10 hectares in Klaas Voogds West; 10 kilometres East of Robertson in the Western Cape, South Africa.

What we do?



We offer a place of peace, serenity, and potentially finding solutions to life's quandaries in one of the world's largest and most unusual mazes and gardens dedicated solely to the preservation, culture, and display of cacti and other succulent plants.

 
 

What you do?



After a warm welcome just before 11 AM during opening days you can try to uncover the mysteries of a cycling Dutchman and a womanising German in the Maze and earn a handcrafted memento. Or choose for an interactive discovery in the succulent gardens (>2500 different succulent plants) including South Africa's oldest cactus.

In between or there after you can enjoy your picnic; have a stroll through the other gardens; discuss the different locally made Land Art objects; support local artists/craftspeople in buying exclusive gifts in our Visitors Centre; be challenged by the shortest hiking trail in South Africa; explore 'Our Little Nursery' with organically grown succulent plants and get personal advise about their cultivation. And there is more...

 
 

Special day arrangements

  (only prepaid bookings)
  1. With picnic (breadrolls ham/cheese, fruit, coffee/tea, bottle water) plus a glass of prime quality handcrafted wine (no added sulphates) of 'origin Klaas Voogds': R 200.00 pp
  2. As above but with incentive: handcrafted laminated wooden seedbox with embedded cotyledon with packages of freshly harvested seeds of (rare) succulent plants: R 450.00 pp
Ideal for: Family outings, group outings, horticultural/botanical educationals, garden clubs, photo & film shooting, school outings, teambuilding, night adventures, weddings, active functions, etc. Enquire about (customized) possibilities such as a package including a picnic with a glass of prime quality wine from the Klaas Voogds area.

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science" - Albert Einstein


  
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